Should I Discontinue Using An Herbal Product On My Hair After Transplantation?

Hello Dr. I had a hair transplant in first week of december 06. Its about 3 months now and haven’t seen any growth. This is my second procedure (2200 grafts). My first one gave moderate results (1500 grafts).

I gave up on rogaine as it did more harm than good and I am currently using a herbal product to keep my preexisting hair and it works well.

Should I be concerned about using it on a transplanted area? I started using this after all my scabs were gone(15 days after surgery). I hope this would not interefere with growth of transplanted hair as I see only beneficial results out of it. My doc said it cannot possibly cause any harm as the transplanted hair bears the same identity as the ones in the back of my head.

Your response will be highly appreciated and thanks for your time.

I do not know what is in the herbal substance you are using, but I would generally agree with your doctor that it will not probably make a difference. It is my belief that most herbals do not impact hair growth. At 3 months, most people are just entering into the growth phase which will become evident over the 4-5th month. See Patient’s Guide — How Many Grafts Will I Need? for more.