Why Is My Hair Still Falling After a Transplant?
Hair falling after a transplant is part of the biological process, not a sign the surgery failed. Transplanted follicles enter a temporary resting phase called telogen after the trauma of surgery, the visible hair shafts shed, and new growth begins from the same...
Can Stress Cause Permanent Hair Loss?
Chronic stress elevates cortisol, pushes hair follicles into the resting phase ahead of schedule, and accelerates androgen-driven miniaturisation in patients who carry a genetic predisposition for hair loss. Short-term stress produces temporary shedding through...
Hair Transplant and Diabetes: Is It Safe?
Diabetes doesn’t automatically close the door on hair transplant surgery. Poorly controlled diabetes does. Patients with HbA1c below 7.5, no active infection, and proper physician sign-off undergo hair transplants safely with modified protocols. What changes is...
PP405: New Hair Loss Drug for Transplant Patients
PP405 is an oral CRTH2 receptor antagonist that blocks the prostaglandin D2 pathway responsible for follicle suppression and miniaturisation in androgenetic alopecia. Minoxidil and finasteride leave this pathway entirely unaddressed, which is why a significant...
MEDICALLY REVIEWED BY
Dr. Harikiran Chekuri
MBBS, MS – General Surgery, MCh-Plastic Surgery (Gold Medalist)
Plastic Surgeon, Hair Transplant Surgeon