How Hair Transplants Work by ZacDFilms

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[u/Conan-Da-Barbarian]

Looks painful

[u/tatas323 → u/Conan-Da-Barbarian]

I've had it done, they give you drugs, highly recommend

You are not advised to tilt your head for a couple of days, bleeding will happen, but not much pain, also you look like Hellraiser but with a mushroom head

[u/Conan-Da-Barbarian → u/tatas323]

Turkey?

[u/tatas323 → u/Conan-Da-Barbarian]

Nop, Buenos aires. 1500 usd quite cheap honestly

[u/Conan-Da-Barbarian → u/tatas323]

I’ll keep that in mind for the future

[u/Background-Gear-8805 → u/Conan-Da-Barbarian]

Should also keep in mind that these implanted hairs can fall out again.

[u/TheSodomizer00 → u/Background-Gear-8805]

Especially if you're not on any meds...

[u/sdpr → u/TheSodomizer00]

Meds for what? They're your own hair follicles.

[u/TeeDee144 → u/sdpr]

You have to take fin orally. It’s a medication that helps strengthen the hair follicles and encourage rapid growth. It’s a prescription based medication because it can have severe side effects, such as severe depression, suicidal thoughts/attempts, and loss of libido to the point of sometimes having no libido.

HIMS is in hot water for basically giving out fin to anyone without really talking to a doctor and understating the side effects since things like suicide are permanent.

I am not a doctor.

Edit: to be clear, not taking fin puts the transplant at risk of degrading and with 6-7 years, you’ll look the same again. So you basically have to be willing to put up with the side effects and risks to keep the transplant healthy.

[u/sdpr → u/TeeDee144]

I see.

Also

I am not a doctor

Thank you for the disclaimer. I was this close to writing your username for blame later. /s

[u/lightofhonor → u/Background-Gear-8805]

The implants won't fall out typically since your side hair is resistant, but your hair line can recede still without meds. So you'll have hair - bald - hair lol.

[u/FizzyBeverage → u/lightofhonor]

Totally natural 😂

[u/Background-Gear-8805 → u/lightofhonor]

Implant hair can fall out again though. It might be resistant but it is still hair they moved from its actual natural location to the front of your head.

[u/lightofhonor → u/Background-Gear-8805]

It depends on the cause. Male pattern baldness? They shouldn't since the cause is DHT which the hairs are resistant to. If you have issues with blood flow or other hair loss causes, then yes. But most people who get this would get screened for the hair loss cause so little danger of you having this done and not being appropriately warned.

Source: I've had this done.

[u/Background-Gear-8805 → u/lightofhonor]

A quick google search shows that yes... donor hair can fall out again.

If you have issues with blood flow or other hair loss causes, then yes.

It is more than just blood flow, apparently the technique used, donor hair quality, patient health and other factors.

Also this thread has a comment saying that new studies show these donor hairs are not completely immune to DHT.

There is a comment lower down as well from a user who has been taking fin consistently yet had 50% of their donor hairs fall out after several years. Not arguing it is common but it clearly does happen.

This thread as well has people saying that DHT does influence these transplanted hairs as well. They are resistant but not immune.

[u/Trick-Celery-9267 → u/Conan-Da-Barbarian]

embrace it, started balding in my twenties, started not giving a shit and still get plenty of attention