The Impact of Smoking and Lifestyle Factors on Hair Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Androgenic Alopecia
October 2024
in “
Comprehensive Health and Biomedical Studies
”
TLDR Smoking and alcohol worsen hair transplant results.
The study conducted at the Jordan Clinic in Tehran, Iran, involving 120 patients with androgenic alopecia, found that smoking and alcohol consumption negatively impact hair transplant outcomes. Smokers experienced complications such as spontaneous bleeding and reduced hair density and growth, with mean hair counts significantly lower than non-smokers at both 2 weeks and 12 months post-transplant. Hookah smoking and alcohol use also led to poorer results. The findings underscore the importance of addressing lifestyle factors, particularly smoking cessation, to improve hair transplant success, and suggest the need for further research on the effects of different smoking types on hair health.