Can Breathing Difficulties Affect Growth After Hair Transplant Surgery

This question, from a member of our Hair Restoration Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by Coalition surgeons Dr. Scott Alexander and Dr. Glenn Charles:

I understand that good oxygen supply in the bloodstream is necessary for hair growth after hair transplant surgery. However, if a hair loss patient suffered from an occasional breathing disorder, would the lack of oxygen affect the post-operative growth?

If you have occasional breathing difficulties, this obviously should be checked out by your doctor to find out exactly what is causing this problem. As for hair growth, if you remain conscious, you are getting enough oxygen to keep your hair alive. This is not the cause of any hair loss or poor growth after a hair transplant procedure.

– Dr. Scott Alexander

Exposing yourself to low oxygen situations may cause additional stress to your whole body. This in turn could possibly make you experience hair loss at a faster rate. However, it would most likely only be a permanent problem if you were genetically inclined to have hair loss later in life. In other words, hair loss is almost always genetic. All the things you are exposed to and the stressful events probably only play a role in the rate at which the genetics express themselves. However, it is well documented that wounds do heal faster when exposed to high concentrations of oxygen.

– Dr. Glenn Charles

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