Hello, just to provide a little introduction to my situation I'll begin by typing that my hair transplant was on the 8th at Bosley New York with Dr. DiBiase. Since then my life has been a roller coaster as I found myself discovering all this information about hair transplants post-op that made me second guess my procedure. My hair transplant was done via donor scar to fill in an area on the back of my head where I had a scar from a childhood accident. Initially I was excited to have my long time scar gone but gradually my excitement changed into pure terror.
Today, as of the 28th, I spoke with DiBiase about an issue I've been having since the second week or so: hair shock. At least I think it's hair shock, truly nobody has been able to give me a straight answer and I'm hoping for different from the informed people of this forum. From my own research I know that shock loss occurs typically around the donor area and the area receiving the transplants. Okay, that's fine and dandy, except I'm losing hair EVERYWHERE, especially on the top of my head. And when I say losing hair I mean losing hair, as in I now have patches. I'm twenty one years old, went to fix a scar, and am now finding myself cursed with additional patches on my head that my hair can barely cover up. My doctor suggested this could be due to MPB but I never suffered from MPB prior to the operation and am clinging to the hope that it's shock loss that'll eventually come back. Anybody else have an experience like this where they suffered shock loss in areas completely foreign to where their hair transplant happened? And can MPB be accelerated by a hair transplant? I apologize if it seems like I'm in panic mode but I kind of am at this point.
My doctor said to expect the return of hair from up to four to five months post op, information online says it can return as early as three months. But what is really going on? Could the hair transplant have really triggered MPB in my hair or could the general anastisia have done something to damage my hair? Please, I'm looking for any kind of help/information I can get because honestly I feel like I'm going to lose my mind over this. The stress is driving me insane, which I'm sure is adding to the hair loss, and it's as though everywhere I turn is another obstacle. I literally can't leave my room anymore without wearing a hat because of both now having my already existing scar on my head, the donor scar, and patches of bald on the top of my head. I'm hoping this is just my case of the "ugly duckling phase" and that down the road everything will turn out for the better but right now I'm not sure what to think anymore. Thanks.
Today, as of the 28th, I spoke with DiBiase about an issue I've been having since the second week or so: hair shock. At least I think it's hair shock, truly nobody has been able to give me a straight answer and I'm hoping for different from the informed people of this forum. From my own research I know that shock loss occurs typically around the donor area and the area receiving the transplants. Okay, that's fine and dandy, except I'm losing hair EVERYWHERE, especially on the top of my head. And when I say losing hair I mean losing hair, as in I now have patches. I'm twenty one years old, went to fix a scar, and am now finding myself cursed with additional patches on my head that my hair can barely cover up. My doctor suggested this could be due to MPB but I never suffered from MPB prior to the operation and am clinging to the hope that it's shock loss that'll eventually come back. Anybody else have an experience like this where they suffered shock loss in areas completely foreign to where their hair transplant happened? And can MPB be accelerated by a hair transplant? I apologize if it seems like I'm in panic mode but I kind of am at this point.
My doctor said to expect the return of hair from up to four to five months post op, information online says it can return as early as three months. But what is really going on? Could the hair transplant have really triggered MPB in my hair or could the general anastisia have done something to damage my hair? Please, I'm looking for any kind of help/information I can get because honestly I feel like I'm going to lose my mind over this. The stress is driving me insane, which I'm sure is adding to the hair loss, and it's as though everywhere I turn is another obstacle. I literally can't leave my room anymore without wearing a hat because of both now having my already existing scar on my head, the donor scar, and patches of bald on the top of my head. I'm hoping this is just my case of the "ugly duckling phase" and that down the road everything will turn out for the better but right now I'm not sure what to think anymore. Thanks.
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