Donor Area Recovery After FUE: Week by Week
FUE extraction leaves tiny circular wounds across the donor zone that close within days, scab within a week, and blend into surrounding hair within a month. The donor area heals faster than the recipient zone and causes far less long-term concern. Most patients stop...
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...
MEDICALLY REVIEWED BY
Dr. Harikiran Chekuri
MBBS, MS – General Surgery, MCh-Plastic Surgery (Gold Medalist)
Plastic Surgeon, Hair Transplant Surgeon , Longevity & Peptide Expert