“Shocked” Hairs Return After a Hair Transplant

I am 7 weeks post-op from a hair transplant.   I’m starting to see some black dots on my head.   Could this be a sign of early growth?

Though this could be a sign of early growth, most likely you are seeing are signs of hairs that experienced shock loss growing back rather than signs of new growth of the transplanted hairs.  

Hair that experience shock loss due to the trauma of hair transplantation  typically grow back as they once were – thick and mature looking.     Transplanted hairs, however, typically start growing in colorless and  fine, barely visible to the naked eye.   Most of the time you will be able to feel these hairs with your finger tips before you see them.  

This is one of the reasons why ahair transplant patient may panic around the third or even fourth month.   Many expect to see visible results at this point, but instead, typically the hair only just breaks through the surface of the scalp starting around this time.   It’s also important to understand that not all the hairs will grow at the same rate.   This may leave a patient with unbalanced growth.   Example:   The right side may be growing in faster and thicker than the left side.   Fear not, however…they will catch up to one another.  

Bill
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
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