Tory Lanez New Hairline
Tory Lanez Hair Transplant Analysis
written by Matt Dominance
In this post you will find out about Tory Lanez and:
- The secrets behind his hairline transformation!
- His hair doctor, price for his FUE hair transplant!
- Norwood stage before his hair transplant!
- Whether he is or isn’t likely to be using Finasteride(Propecia) or not?
- Why is he still losing more hair!?
- FUE vs FUT for Afro-textured hair – which one is better!?
Tory Lanez Hair Loss before his Hair Transplant
His hair loss started at a relatively young age (as it was the case with Xherdan Shaqiri). On the photo below we can see how Tory’s corners are vividly thinning. He was about 23-24 years old in this photo.
Tory’s mistake was not taking anti-hair loss medication seriously and thus letting his hair loss progress.
You can check out my article on “The Big 3 of Hair Loss Prevention”
Most of the men who develop advanced hair loss (Norwood 6 or Norwood 7) over the course of their lifetime, are usually also the men who start also experiencing hair loss early on.
In order to minimize the chance of becoming completely bald later on, one should start exploring the proven ways of combating hair loss as soon as first signs of male pattern hair loss appear.
Tory Lanez Hairline after his FUE Hair Transplant
After his FUE hair transplant with Dr. Ziering in LA, Tory ended up with roughly 2000 hair follicles transplanted. The follicles come from the back of his head (donor area).
The removal of the hair follicles also leaves tiny circle-like scars which should never be concentrated way too close to one another. Otherwise the hair on the donor area will grow in patches after the hair transplant.
The price he paid for his hair transplant was abut 15$ per graft (hair follicle). You can also check out my whole video, where he was discussing the details about his hair doctor, price and overall hair transplant experience.
He also admitted in one of his interviews about hair, that Tyga has recommended him Dr. Ziering and his clinic for the transplantation.
Although Tyga and Tory both have gotten awesome results from the FUE hair transplant despite having curly Afro-textured hair, there are is a little warning for all the patients with curly hair interested in FUE.
Transplanted area
Below you can see the approximation for the transplanted area. The final number of hair follicles transplanted in this case is somewhere around 2000. Tory also mentioned in this video he paid around 30.000$ in total for his procedure. We already know that the price per extracted hair follicle is 15$.
Hair transplant naturalness
This screenshot has been taken from the interview, where Tory mentioned having his FUE hair transplant done 8 months ago.
You can still spot slight difference in color between the transplanted hair on the temple vs the hair on his sides. The transplanted hair on his hairline, however, already blends pretty well with the rest of his hair.
FUE Hair Transplant with Afro/Curly Hair - WARNING!
Hair follicle transection
Transection of the hair follicle causes irreversible damage to the hair in many cases. Depending on the location of where the transection occurred, the hair may or may not grow again.
If the transection occurs above the hair bulge area (hair stem-cell producing area), the hair may in fact grow again. Transections lower than that usually cause irreversible damage to the hair.
This results in total disruption of the communication between the stem cells and dermal papilla.
Why the graft transection is especially high with Afro hair?
On the picture below you can see why straight hair is the easiest to extract with a punching device used during FUE hair transplants and why Afro hair is the most challenging to extract without damaging it.
How can be graft transection avoided?
Whether an Afro-textured–haired patient is a good candidate for FUE is never 100% sure. That’s why some FUE hair doctors conduct a small initial test in which the surgeon takes out about 100 hair follicles from the donor area and then evaluates how many of them were accidentally transected.
If the transection rate is less than 10%, the patient may consider getting FUE hair transplant with good results.
Best punching tool for minimizing the transection rate by Afro haired patients
The most ideal punching tool based on this study on 17 patients with Afro hair is a curved nonrotary punch. Furthermore, it has been shown that dull rotary punches were safer to use in patients with Afro-textured hair compared to sharp rotary punches.
Why FUT Hair Transplant might be more suitable for Afro-textured hair?
FUT hair transplant used to be the nr. 1 choice for transplanting large number of hair follicles of any texture. With the latest improvements in the FUE as well as FUE physicians sharpening their skills more and more, it is now possible to achieve very low transection rates with follicular unit extraction also.
Why the transection rate with FUT is still lower than with FUE by patients with Afro hair?
Every hair transplant doctor knows, that Afro hair is very unpredictable in terms of the curl underneath the skin. This makes it especially challenging to properly encompass the hair follicle with a punching tool.
On top of that, the hair follicles tend to have different angles of growth based on a particular region of the scalp. For example on the temples, the hair grows at a very acute (sharp) angles while on the crown area, the angles are less acute.
Similar differences in the angle of hair growth has been observed on the donor area.
FUT hair transplant successfully bypasses both of these challenges.
Excision of a strip of skin tissue from the back of the head with hair follicles in it allows the hair transplant doctor to minimize the hair follicle transection.
By looking at the excised strip under a stereo microscope, it is possible to see the curl of the hair follicle underneath the skin. This will make it easier to successfully dissect the hair follicles with least possible transection rate.
Tory Lanez used PRP treatment for hair loss! Was it a good idea?
Tory admitted he has done “PRP shots” in conjunction with his recent hair transplant. Although many doctors like to include PRP after the hair transplant to promote faster hair regrowth and healing post-op, the efficacy of PRP for long term androgenetic alopecia management is still not as rock solid as we might hope.
Since PRP (platelet rich plasma) does not suppress the hormonal component of androgenetic alopecia, many doctors started to doubt its efficacy.
Another disadvantage of PRP is no standardized protocol of preparing platelet derived plasma as well as optimal frequency of the treatment.
Studies on PRP deliver mixed results and although most of them yield positive results, they often times don’t have large enough sample size for better statistical significance.
Why is Tory Lanez losing more hair despite his hair plugs!?
Yes, hair transplant can get you some of your hair back, but it can’t make the rest of your native hair resistant to further hair loss.
This is unfortunately what many guys (who are not on any anti hair loss treatments) experience after their hair transplant.
Further hair loss on Tory’s mid-scalp and vertex
On the photo below you can see how his hair loss keeps on progressing on the rest of his head. This is a clear indication of not being on any potent anti hair loss treatment. In cases like this, PRP only can never suffice as a monotherapy.
During the interview on the “Breakfast Club” I immediately noticed that Tory Lanez is not on the FDA approved treatments like Minoxidil or Finasteride.
Otherwise his hair loss on the mid-scalp and crown area wouldn’t have been so severe.
If we look at his older photos from 2015 or 2016, his hair loss in these regions wasn’t that bad.
However, if he decides to keep going without any proven treatment, he will have to rely on more hair transplants in the future, scalp micro-pigmentation or hair fibers.
This may of course result in depleting his donor area or inability to successfully cover his future baldness with the limited number of hair follicles still available on the back and sides of his scalp.
2021 Update: Tory Lanez no Finasteride - Conesquences!
The whole internet seemed to roast Tory Lanez about his sudden hair loss behind his previously transplanted area.
Well, was it really that sudden?
Likely not. He just kept his hair fairly short on the scalp so the diffuse thinning on the mid-scalp and vertex area didn’t attract much attention. However, once he decided to grew his hair out, the contrast between transplanted hair density vs native hair density is mind-boggling.
Some people thing his hair transplant fail, but did it really?
No. In this post we have already seen that his transplanted hair on the hairline and temples grew in just fine. The problem was his careless approach towards his existing hair. Although it seems he did some PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections in the past to preserve his native hair, it wasn’t enough. It certainly wasn’t the best he could have done!
Some people thing his hair transplant fail, but did it really?
Think.