20 Day Minoxidil Break Post hair transplant, Can I Expect Telogen Effluvium/shedding?

GoldenMane

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I stopped taking minoxidil 5 days before my hair transplant surgery and intend to begin again tomorrow, 14 days post surgery.
I'm on finasteride (Tue, Thu, Sat and Sunday) and dutasteride (Mon, Wed and Friday).
Can I expect to shed much due to minoxidil withdrawal? My shedding had actually been lower this past week than it has for the previous 3 years on minoxidil.
 

GoldenMane

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You are most likely gonna have telogen effluvium from the transplant trauma, so it wouldn't matter. Just resume as you plan, and expect some shedding.
I had almost no reinforcement done at all, just my hairline lowered by 1 cm and temples about the same. My doctor claims to never have had a case of shock loss. I'm primarily concerned with minoxidil shedding rather than surgery related Telogen Effluvium...
 
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