{"id":7120,"date":"2026-06-10T05:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusehair.com\/blog\/?p=7120"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:49:34","slug":"transplanted-hair-turn-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusehair.com\/blog\/transplanted-hair-turn-grey.htm","title":{"rendered":"Can Transplanted Hair Turn Grey?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is perhaps one of the first questions you have asked, and will continue to ask once you have already had your hair transplantation done or are thinking about doing it. After all you have put in your time, money and effort in restoring your hair line and have a reasonable right to be inquisitive of whether the hair that has been moved around will ever turn grey in the future? The simple answer is yes and transplanted hair turn grey. But the full explanation of it will surely be of far greater interest.<\/p>\n

Why Does Hair Turn Grey in the First Place?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before we go further into transplanted hair it is worthwhile to understand what causes our own hair to go grey.<\/p>\n

There are specialized cells called melanocytes in each hair follicle, which make pigment (melanin) which gives us our hair colour. As we get older the melanocytes in the hair follicle get slower and cease producing colour, meaning the hair is allowed through with no colour at all.<\/p>\n

This process is inherited so if mother, father, grandmother and grandfather were grey young, it’s highly likely we will be too.<\/p>\n

So, What Happens to Transplanted Hair?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is where it gets exciting for a lot of patients,<\/p>\n

Usually Yes \u2013 your naturally growing hair and your transplanted hair are both coming from the same scalp and are both genetically programmed, therefore tend to grey together and at more or less the same rate. Some patients have reported slight variations in the speed at which their hair turns grey and especially if:<\/p>\n

There was slightly varied activity of the melanocytes (cells that give hair its colour) between the different donor sites. Stress or deficiency issues post operatively in relation to the patient\u2019s own health. Underlying health condition in relation to pigmentation. These are just the minority. For most people it blends naturally.<\/p>\n

Will the Transplanted and Natural Hair Grey at the Same Time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is where things get interesting for many patients.<\/p>\n

In most cases, yes \u2014 transplanted hair and your existing natural hair tend to grey at a similar pace because they come from the same scalp and share the same genetic programming. However, some patients notice slight differences in timing, especially if:<\/p>\n