Thu 15 Jan 2009
Is Transplanted Hair Dependent on Hair Loss Treatment Propecia?
Category: FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) , FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) , Hair Transplant Surgery , Non Surgical Treatments , Post Operative Concerns , Propecia (Finasteride)I would like a hair transplant but don’t want to be condemned to taking Propecia after. Would taking Propecia lead to transplanted hair becoming in some way dependent on it? What about natural hair not affected by DHT?
Neither transplanted hair nor natural hair not susceptible to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is or will become dependent upon Propecia (finasteride). Most hair transplant patients use Propecia to attempt to slow down, stop, or reverse the hair loss process. Because male pattern baldness is progressive, Propecia can help you keep hair that may have fallen out naturally over time. Stopping Propecia however, will stop any hair regrowth and discontinue any benefits you may have been receiving from it.
In stopping Propecia you risk the probability that hair loss will continue, especially if Propecia has worked to slow down or stop the balding pattern to date. You will have to decide whether or not you want to take that risk.
Bill – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor
Technorati Tags: hair transplant, Propecia, DHT, transplanted hair, dihydrotestosterone, finasteride, hair transplant patients, hair loss, male pattern baldness, balding
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