Why does the transplanted hair sometimes initially appear kinky or dry?
Occasionally following a hair transplant the emerging hair exhibits characteristics dissimilar to one’s native hair e.g. excessive curl. It is felt that this uncommon and temporary phenomenon is related to collagen activity in the skin surrounding the grafted hair its impact on the hair’s attributes as the hair emerges from the skin’s surface. The usual outcome in this scenario is the normalization of hair characteristics over the ensuing twelve months. Dry hair is felt to be cause by excessively tight trimming of the follicular units during the graft preparation stage and the inadvertent removal of the sebaceous glands surrounding the hair follicle. These glands provide a lubricating action to the surface of the hair and skin and their absence can create dry hair. Proper attention to detail during the process of graft preparation eliminates this also temporary post-operative effect.
