Taking Ciprofloxacin Months After a Hair Transplant

Hi doc,
First off, I’d like to say thanks for all you do on here. I had a hair transplant about three months ago and am starting to finally see a little growth. I recently have been developing a lot of pain in my prostate area and have been prescribed 500 mg of Ciprofloxacin twice a day for 14 days. My doc seems to think I have developed some form of bacterial prostatitis. In your opinion, will being on these antibiotics for such a long period of time have any permanent or negative effects on my future growth? Again, thanks for putting in the extra time for all of us hopeful hair farmers. It means a lot.

Chronic prostatitis can be a very serious problem and must be treated with supervision from your physician. Some doctors question the use of long term antibiotics if the infection has been successfully treated, but many people with chronic prostatitis have persistent pain that may not reflect an active infection. If your doctor is going to prescribe you ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic also known as Cipro), perhaps he has more experience with possible side effects than I would.

With all that said, I do not think that Cipro will affect your transplanted hair. I’ve read reports from people online that believe Cipro and hair loss are linked, but I’ve not found anything like that in medical literature and if there is a link it would be rare.