Smoking may be deleterious to graft growth and your health, so I would always advise against it. Finasteride (Propecia) is a lifelong medication and generally people start taking it before the surgery as recommended by their doctors. The need for Propecia reflects your risk for accelerated balding. This is a judgment call based upon the […]
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I cannot say what is going on without examining you in person. How would you know if the hairs you are losing are the transplanted hairs or native hairs? Or maybe transplanted hairs (like regular non-balding hairs) are going through their natural hair cycle of shedding before regrowing. I really cannot say. At 8 months, […]
Now that is some due diligence! Below are the answers to your questions. Either FUE or FUT will be fine. The key is to prepare one-hair grafts and put them at the correct angle, lying flat so that they do not stick up. I have never seen shock loss of the existing eyebrow hair when […]
There was no Propecia on the market in the early 90s, so young men would get hair transplants anyway and many would suffer from shock loss (especially those under 25 years old). Then the doctors chased the hair loss as the eventual pattern of each patient emerged. I guess the same would happen in 10 […]
There is no specific age limit to when you should or should not take Propecia. Your doctor can give you a better assessment based on YOUR specific goals and issues. You do not need to take the medication in order to have a hair transplant, but it is often recommended. You could take it temporarily […]
Oh boy. Why in the world would you want your hair loss to progress faster?! Please read about building a Master Plan. If you are ready for a hair transplant, I would think you would want your existing native hairs present as long as possible for a better result. Shock loss may be an issue, […]
I believe that improvement while taking finasteride has been reported for as long as 24 months. Shock loss is often protected by finasteride… so as long as you stay on the medication, having a hair transplant should not produce shock loss.
Existing miniaturized hairs are more fragile and we do see shock loss in young men following a hair transplant. Finasteride seems to protect the patient from this. If your question reflects the mechanical damage that can be produced by making recipient sites in the frontal hairline, this can be avoided by a surgeon who is […]
Propecia slows down the hair loss, but rarely completely reverses it, except on occasion in the crown… and even that is not permanent. Hair transplants have the potential to accelerate the hair loss process unless you are taking the drug (more so if you are in your early 20s and actively losing hair). Propecia may […]
I put together a guide for patients, where I detailed the approach I would take if I selected any doctor for any reason. If you go for a consultation and end up meeting a salesman, then I would generally suggest that selling is the doctor’s priority. If you come to my open house events, you […]
You need to find a great doctor that is known to be honest — not one that wants your money instead of giving you what you need. A good relationship with a doctor you trust will be critical to the decision making process. I cannot say the recommendation you got was good or bad, as […]
You need to continue Propecia and minoxidil to see their benefits. As soon as you stop one or the other (or both), the benefits from that medication will be gone. In other words, you’ll see hair loss. The transplanted hair won’t be the issue, as it is permanent if taken from the donor area, but […]
Transplanted hair is from the donor area (back of the head), so it should not fall out from genetic causes. If you didn’t experience shock loss after your surgery, particularly since you’re a young man, you are quite lucky. There is a chance your loss could still progress, but there is no laser or topical […]
It’s not likely. The hair loss that comes as a side effect of various medications is different than hair loss that’s a direct result of genetic balding. That being said, I wouldn’t expect Propecia (finasteride) would really help any hair loss related to antidepressants. But since you’ve already been taking Propecia, talk to your prescribing […]
No. I have seen men that lost hair following transplants (shock loss), but it was likely their native hair that fell out. This is a real problem in young men, especially if they did not take Propecia before surgery. I have also seen men with DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia) who have had failed transplants as […]
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