If Intercytex Is Successful, Would Propecia Still Be Needed?

Hi again, Dr. Rassman. Thanks for the continuous great work on the website. Doctor, my question involves Intercytex and Propecia: assuming Intercytex’ research does generate a successful treatment, am I write to believe patients who get that specific treatment will still need drugs such as Propecia? The reason I ask this is that I believe that even though the “new hair” will not suffer from DHT-related problems, the patient will still lose “original” follicles not related to Intercytex’ procedure. Thanks!

Good question. We really don’t have much information about the quality of the hair that could be produced with this technique. I agree with you that even if you can have an unlimited source of hair grafts for transplanting into the bald area, you still need to keep your natural hair, otherwise you are committed to many unnecessary procedures instead of one. Propecia will most likely hold on to the existing hair and slow down the progression of the hair loss and whatever hair that will be obtained from Intercytex will be focused upon putting new hair into a bald area from (I suspect) a productive ‘hair generating’ source other than excision of strip harvesting from the back of the head.