5 Reasons Why Hair Transplants Fail

Is there anything more painful than a failed hair transplant? I made up my mind to spend a lot of money and endured the pain of hair transplant surgery, but in the end, the hair follicles failed to avoid falling out after the successful hair transplant. It can be frustrating for anyone who mustered up the courage to have a hair transplant and was expecting good results. What are the reasons for hair transplant failure? What are the related matters that you need to know before hair transplantation? The following will be a detailed professional answer by Dr. Lin Yirong, an expert in hair transplantation research.

Chances of Hair Transplant Failure

Hair transplant itself is a delicate surgical operation, but many hair transplant clinics on the market are prone to hair transplant failure due to outdated equipment and equipment, insufficient team training, and immature physician skills. In principle, the failure rate of hair transplantation is very low, but according to the current development trend of international medical standards, cases of hair transplantation failure still exist. Due to the complexity of domestic hair transplant institutions, the quality of technology and equipment is uneven, and more importantly, the survival rate of hair follicles and the rate of hindbrain loss after surgery. A good hair transplant doctor will try to avoid the loss of hair follicles, and any hair follicle cannot be wasted in their eyes.

5 reasons why hair transplants fail

Poor Hairline Design

Many people think that the failure of hair transplant may be because the hairline design does not match personal temperament and face shape. Whether it is the distribution of hair follicles that does not conform to your own hair flow direction, the uneven distribution of hair density, the overall beauty and the final naturalness...all of them are very important. Therefore, be sure to communicate with your cooperating physician before hair transplantation, so that there will be no gap between your original expectations after the results come out.

for Hair Transplant Failure: Error in Hair Removal

• FUE hair extraction technology: Excessive or uneven extraction of hair may lead to a large number of white spots on the back occipital area, or uneven hair density and honeycomb after shaving.
• FUT hair removal technology: To achieve linear recovery after healing, it is necessary for doctors to have professional knowledge and grasp of the patient's posterior occiput. Flaps that are too long or too wide for extraction may leave permanent scars that cannot be easily concealed.
• FUS-Z hair removal technology: After the skin flap is removed, it will be sutured without trace after the operation, which can perfectly control the hair flow and present a natural and beautiful appearance.

If you want to have a clearer understanding of each surgery, you can refer to: What is the difference between FUE, FUT, and FUS-Z in hair transplant surgery? What you must know before hair transplant!

The survival rate of hair follicles is low

If the overall survival rate does not reach 80% after 9 months after hair transplantation, it can be defined as "low" hair follicle survival rate. The failure of hair transplantation is closely related to the survival rate of hair follicles. Therefore, FUS-Z hair transplantation technology - Taiwan University of Science and Technology patented metal glass coating 0.8~1.0mm hair transplantation needle / patented hair transplantation pen (no holes, no plugging of hair follicles, one step) can be used. The attrition rate of hair follicles is reduced to about 3 in 1,000.

Unnatural Hair After Surgery

In addition to the amount of hair, if the surviving hair after hair transplant does not conform to the natural growth law of the human body, it will look awkward and unnatural. The key point of hair transplantation is that it can be naturally integrated with the original hair, so that people cannot see from the naked eye that the area where the hair has been transplanted is artificial.

There is a fault between the hair transplant area and the primary hair area

The hair in the hair transplant area can be maintained permanently and does not fall out, and it is perfectly connected with the original hair area, which has long become a new standard for judging whether the hair transplant is successful. Most hair transplant clinics only focus on the effect of the hair transplant area, but ignore whether the hair in the original hair area appears on the scalp naturally.

The above 5 situations can be defined as different degrees of hair transplant failure cases. If you want to save further, you can refer to hair transplant repair surgery. Therefore, when choosing a hair transplant doctor at first, be sure to choose a professional hair transplant clinic and communicate with cooperating doctors at all levels to avoid hair transplant failure.