Post Hair Transplant Shock Loss: When Will Native Hair Regrow?

This question, from a member of our hair loss social community and discussion forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. Glenn Charles:

I underwent a [tag]hair transplant[/tag] a couple of days ago. I had significant native hair pre-HT. I had opted for shaving my hair before the procedure. Though I knew there would be some shock loss of the native hair, I wanted to know by when the native hair starts growing back. I am not concerned about the transplanted hair as I know they will take approximately 8 months to show some measurable signs of growth.

The native hair that does not experience shock loss will start growing immediately and the [tag]hair loss[/tag] that does occur from shock in the first few weeks should start growing again in 3 to 5 months.

I try to tell patients that, after the initial healing process is over, to just try and forget about the [tag]hair restoration[/tag] procedure for 3 to 4 months. Don’t drive yourself crazy. Staring in the mirror does not make [tag]hair growth[/tag] appear faster. Go about your normal life and just know that something positive is going to happen down the road.

Dr. Glenn Charles