Shedding after 5 months

[x33]

I did HT surgery 5 months back. The growth was good uptill now. But now i have started shedding the hair. Anyone else experienced this?

[Jazz1]

I did HT surgery 5 months back. The growth was good uptill now. But now i have started shedding the hair. Anyone else experienced this?

From what I read it's normal

[x33]

Aren't you supposed to grow permanent hair at this stage coz the shedding period is upto 2 months postop which are the implanted grafts.

[Jazz1]

Hairs can go through cycles etc, they will come back just don't stress as it can make it worse.

[35YrsAfter]

I did HT surgery 5 months back. The growth was good uptill now. But now i have started shedding the hair. Anyone else experienced this?

Take a close look at the ends of the hairs that fall out. Are they tapered at the end and come to a sharp point, or do the shed hairs have a blunt end like when you cut a hair with a pair of scissors? New growth is indicated by the tapered end. Often times the cut-end hairs just sit there for a while even though they stopped growing. You should remove them or have them removed. You should scrub your head with shampoo on a wash cloth. You can't hurt you grafts by doing that. The more stubborn hairs that don't come out in the shower will pull with tweezers like a needle in hot butter. Transplanted hair once the crusts come off, is not fragile.

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[x33]

Take a close look at the ends of the hairs that fall out. Are they tapered at the end and come to a sharp point, or do the shed hairs have a blunt end like when you cut a hair with a pair of scissors? New growth is indicated by the tapered end. Often times the cut-end hairs just sit there for a while even though they stopped growing. You should remove them or have them removed. You should scrub your head with shampoo on a wash cloth. You can't hurt you grafts by doing that. The more stubborn hairs that don't come out in the shower will pull with tweezers like a needle in hot butter. Transplanted hair once the crusts come off, is not fragile.

35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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1070 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone 678-566-1011
email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
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Majority are the tapering type.

[35YrsAfter]

I did HT surgery 5 months back. The growth was good uptill now. But now i have started shedding the hair. Anyone else experienced this?

A few questions:

Does your hair appear noticeably thinner? Are you shedding a lot of hair? If so, how many per day do you estimate?

Did you recently begin using Propecia (finasteride) or Avodart (dutasteride)?

Have you started any new medications, over the counter or prescription within the last 8 months?

Any new stress?

Do you eat healthy and exercise?


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[x33]

I had flakes problem first. For that i used an anti Dandruff hair tonic which controlled the flakes but shedding started. Then i stopped it but the shedding continued. Also i guess i may be allergic to minoxidil so i stopped it too a week ago. Apart from this everything else is ok

[35YrsAfter]

I had flakes problem first. For that i used an anti Dandruff hair tonic which controlled the flakes but shedding started. Then i stopped it but the shedding continued. Also i guess i may be allergic to minoxidil so i stopped it too a week ago. Apart from this everything else is ok

Have you tried using ketoconazole shampoo? Irritation from a yeast called Malassezia can lead to seborrheic dermatitis. Seborrheic dermatitis appears to run in families. Does anyone else in you family have similar flaking?

Article on seborrheic dermatitis

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[x33]

Yes i used ketoconazole regularly and no one in my family has seborrhoeic Dermatitis

[35YrsAfter]

Yes i used ketoconazole regularly and no one in my family has seborrhoeic Dermatitis

Your hair shedding is probably just temporary. How many shed hairs approx. are you seeing per day?

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[x33]

Well i see many while shampooing. Also whenever i sweep my hand over head there are always some hair there. Yesterday i tried applying oil over the hair and it was catastrophic. There were almost 20 to 30 hairs.

[35YrsAfter]

Well i see many while shampooing. Also whenever i sweep my hand over head there are always some hair there. Yesterday i tried applying oil over the hair and it was catastrophic. There were almost 20 to 30 hairs.

According to an article on the American Academy of Dermatology Website, it's normal to lose between 50 and 100 hairs per day.

Of course that level of hair loss may not be considered normal for a person who already has lost 70% of their hair due to MPB. Did you have minor hair loss before you had your recent HT surgery?

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[x33]

Yeah i had lost approx 70 percent of my hair.

[gillenator]

x33,

At five months post-op, your grafts should have all shedded by now yet it sounds by your words that you have a more advanced shed going on, meaning native hair shedding as well?

This could be from the minoxidil use and if you started low dose finasteride, that can potentially commence a shed cycle as well.

Did you ever use minoxidil before your procedure or is the first time using it?