Shock Loss

Shock loss or effluvium, the shedding of native hair after hair transplant surgery can potentially effect any hair transplant patient, but in most cases is a temporary phenomenon in which the shocked or shed native hair will regrow.

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About the IAHRS

The IAHRS is an organization whose membership is limited exclusively to state-of-the-art hair restoration surgeons. The IAHRS is the patient’s advocate, the ethical physician’s voice, and the standard for the profession.

Physician Answered Q & As

Is It Possible To Keep a Shaved Head Military Cut After a Hair Transplant?

This might seem like a silly question, but can I keep my head shaved to a military cut if I have a hair transplant? I’d like to just lower my hairline to kind of make a shadow where there is currently no hair. I like to wear my hair ve...

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First of all I’m glad you took the time to write before jumping into surgery. Before I continue, I would like to make it clear that I am NOT a physician, and the information provided in this response is my opinion based on over a decade of experience as a...

Top Q & As

Bad Hair Transplant Results – How Can I Improve My Situation?

I’ve had two poor hair transplants in 2003 and 2004 and I am at my wits end. Unfortunately, I did not do enough research and have ju...

Repair

What Is Trichophytic Closure? Does It Improve The Hair Transplant Scar?

Trichophytic Closure on Scar Revision I am really struggling with the idea of having a hair transplant and being left with a long scar on...

Strip Hair Transplant

My 16 Year Old Daughter Has Hair Loss – Is She Too Young For a Hair Transplant?

My daughter is currently 16 years old. She started experiencing hair loss when she hit puberty (approximately 11 years old) as well as fairly serious acne. She...

Female Hair Transplant

My Son’s Hair Transplant Has Resulted In a Tightness and Pulling Feeling – Need Advice

My son had a hair transplant done 9 yrs ago and has had a major problem ever since. He has tightness/pulling over half of his...

Repair

Traveling Outside of the Country For a Hair Transplant

I am considering a hair transplant. I have consulted with two surgeons in San Francisco (near where I live) and am considering having the work...

FAQ

Are Hair Transplants Appropriate If You Are Only Experiencing Frontal Hair Loss?

I began to notice my hairline receding about 5 years ago at the age of 24, At the time I just thought it was normal and didn’t...

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The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.