Is a Hair Transplant Advisable When Losing Hair Rapidly?

Written by Robert H. True, MD on July 22, 2010

I have been noticing that my hair has been falling out faster than ever lately. I’ve been losing it for about 5 or 6 years, but for this time it has been kind of slow. I have been looking into having a hair transplant but now I think it’s critical that I have one as soon as possible. Do you think it makes sense to do this now or should I wait until all of my hair falls out to see what I have to work with? I really do not want to wait. Thanks!
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The most important thing that you need to do now is to come in and have a consultation, because the first order of business is to see if we can determine why your hair loss has been accelerating recently. There can be a variety of causes, it may simply be that your male pattern baldness has gone through a phase where it has accelerated, but it can also be something else, so we need to take a careful history and do a careful examination in order to rule out any underlying causes. I always feel that if a patient has entered into a period of accelerated hair loss, the first order of business is to try to stop that accelerated hair loss before we do hair transplantation. [...]

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Dr. Robert True M.D., MPH
Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Member, American Hair Loss Association
Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
True & Dorin Medical Group, P.C
New York City, USA

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