Would Dreadlocks Cause Hair Loss?

First of all, thank you very much for your work in putting this site together.

I have a question(s) regarding dreadlocks.

About two years ago my hair started thinning and so I began treatment with propecia and minoxidil. It seemed to work; there was new hair growth and my hair gradually became quite a bit thicker. In addition to this treatment I’m thinking about having transplant surgery eventually.

My question is, would it be possible/adviseable to grow dreads? I’m concerned about the dreads either making my hair look thinner and/or actually causing it to thin.

With the regimen I mentioned and a transplant (assuming the transplant is necessary) would it be possible to have dreads that don’t produce an appearance of thinning hair and also don’t actually cause the hair to thin.

Thank you so much for your time.

Dreadlocks cause traction alopecia. The constant pull on the hair root will cause the loss of that hair in the long term.