Hi again, Dr. Rassman. The blog keeps getting more interesting, congratulations! My question is: in theory if the ACell procedure works, would patients on Propecia need to keep taking it or there would be no need for the drug anymore? Thanks!
You will likely need Propecia (finasteride) to maintain any benefits, whether that includes regrowth or just slowing the loss down. I have a feeling I’m going to be writing this quite a bit over the next few months, but ACell is not a hair loss cure.
We are all optimistic, but even in the best case scenario it is not a complete answer to hair loss and you will always likely need a medication (Propecia) adjunct.
God damn it! Can’t we just leave this ACell stuff for a while until we got some more information about it?!
We don’t know yet whether the results are going to be cosmetically significant or persist over time.