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do you or not?
Do you need to take finasteride with a transplant or not?
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Yes you do. If you transplant hair and then continue to lose hair then you will look horrible. That's why it is generally better to rely on medication instead. Surgery should be last effort.
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Using hair loss meds is a no brainer if you’re thinking of a hair transplant.
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It's rare but yes.
doubleindemnity
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I'm planning to go for a hair transplant without finasteride. In the worst case, it can't be worse than being bald. Anything is better than this.
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Do your homework. I think Indians like yourself tend to have dark hair that blends well with dark skin. Maybe you can buzz it like this but I will warn you, I don't think it will solve all your problems.
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Anything is better than being bald? Except for taking finasteride apparently.
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Yeah. I've seen photos of him. I think with finasteride he could hit norwood 5 again since he is a diffused thinner. Maybe 4 if he is lucky. Then add a hair transplant and he's got ok coverage.
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yes lol, mindset of people who cry about hairloss the lost
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I can't tolerate finasteride but had transplants and I'm doing fine. My hair loss has stabilized and I started using minoxidil for extra gains.
doubleindemnity
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I really believe that, for myself, that the chances of serious side effects with finasteride are too high. I argued that I have been unlucky in everything else so why wouldn't I be unsuccessful with finasteride too? Changing the hormones is always scary for me. Also, how about the unknown unknowns such as fertility or birth defects (main reason for me to have hair is so that I can have a family)? That was my thinking when I decided not to use finasteride. It's each person's own personal decision.
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I've tried oral finasteride twice, unfortunately it gives me side effects and nukes my libido. I can try topical finasteride next but some of it still goes to the bloodstream so it's likely I'll still have side effects. My transplant isn't going away in the next few years though so for now I'm fine.
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@DoctorHouse has been using Proxiphen for years, it's a topical anti androgen that doesn't give sides like finasteride so I'll get it subscribed next time I see my transplant Doctor in 5 months.
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Have you tried Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday regimen?
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Yeah didn't change anything sadly, I have the worst reaction to Finasteride nothing will help. Anyway I ended up ordering Proxiphen today so I should be fine. Will report back on how it works for maintenance/regrowth in a few months
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What is proxiphen?
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Much better with and being a responder to meds, but depends too, can get by with just transplants, hair density may vary though significantly depending on balding pattern and donor availability. Rooney got screwed hard without medication, he had a pretty nice Norwood 2 frame put in but his hair is a mess now. I can't believe he is 80-90% grey already too in his early 30s!