Transplanting near native hair should not be a problem unless that native hair is miniaturized and on the way out. Shock loss occurs when your hair is miniaturized and a transplant is performed. Taking finasteride often blocks such loss, and I recommend it regularly to my patients, especially those under 35 years of age. Men […]
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I noticed my hairline receding at the temples about 2 years ago. I started taking dutasteride injections in to my scalp 1 year ago along with minoxodil. My goal was to at least stabilize my hair loss before I get my hair done, although it didn’t get better, it actually got much worse. If I […]
I am sorry if I add to your problems, but this is what I try to get guys under 25 to understand. The risks of hair transplants could be devastating, even if you took the drugs finasteride to minimize shock loss. It doesn’t always work. How many grafts did you have? How much hair remains […]
If you have a hair transplant do you need to take Fin still? Or are the donor hairs usually resistant to hair loss? You should keep in mind that male patterned hair loss is progressive and finasteride does two things when having a hair transplant: (1) it protects against shock loss from the transplant (the […]
I want to know what I would look like after surgery (typical look). For instance, what impact will the surgery have on my appearance at various intervals after the surgery, especially since we are talking about grafts to the front that everyone will see when I meet them. I am also concerned that if I […]
I read a lot about people having 2-3 HTs in their lifetime but always just assumed they had more than 1 because they weren’t on fin. Is this a safe assumption? I want to eventually have an FUE because I just don’t like my natural temporal points (fin and min havent fixed them yet, and […]
You can get a hair transplant without medications; however, if you are under 30 and/or had recent hair loss, then shock loss is a high risk without taking oral finasteride prior to the surgery. Early hair loss is the problem. Anyone whose hair loss is recent, will usually have miniaturization that is extensive. It is […]
Finasteride does two things when you are having a hair transplant: 1- It prevents shock loss (loss of the hair you would have lost in the coming two years which is accelerated) 2- It stabilizes the progressive nature of genetic balding So yes, giving up these benefits is not uncommon and you can have a […]
I know you suggest finasteride after hair transplant to prevent shock loss. How long would you use finsateride after a hair transplant to prevent shock loss? I generally like the man to be on finasteride at least 1-2 weeks before the transplant and until the transplanted hair has grown out. That applies to men under […]
So I’ve tried finasteride and minoxidil the past years but both substances had side effects for me. I also want to clarify that I still fully recommend these products. I was just unlucky because they weren’t compatible with my body chemistry, but I recovered from the side effects as soon as I quit the drug. […]
Dr, is it possible to get hair transplanted between thinning hairs on the hairline? or will this result in shock loss? If the hairs are miniaturized and you get a hair transplant placed between the thinning hairs, then there is a high risk that these miniaturized hairs will fall out. The older you are (past […]
I am a 25 yo NW2 with good density (little bit of thinning at the top and the crown) and pretty healthy donor area. My hairline is fairly stable and I am not experiencing any significant hair loss. My surgeon recommended for hairline correction with 1600-1800 grafts. I was hoping to get it done in […]
I’m wondering if there are people here who had a transplant done at a late age, let’s say 40, and given their balding pattern and high quality of their donor hair they opted for not taking meds (fin, min, etc) and were mostly fine for 5-10 years, doing another procedure then. If someone has bad […]
Doctor, if you get a hair transplant, do you have to take fin and minox? Or are you solid to discontinue? That depends upon how much miniaturized hairs are at risk of shock loss. Finasteride prevent shock loss. Generally, the older you are, the less the risk of shock loss. Some people don’t want to […]
What is the probability of shock loss when getting a transplant without fin? Are some people able to get transplants without it? Shock loss is common when there is a lot of miniaturization. Therefore, shock loss is more common in younger men, typically under 30 or 35 depending upon what miniaturization presents.
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