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Can I Take Medication After a Hair Transplant?

Dr first this site is AWESOME and I really wish I would have read all this before I underwent my transplant 2 weeks ago…

My question is and I know you had questions simular but I’d like to add a question to it. Transplant was 2 weeks ago, and now I’m taken Terbinafine 250 MG AKA Limisil for small amount of fungus on my toes, IF, I were to see myself losing hair will taken Propecia cancel out the hair loss and bring it back to it’s normal state? Do you think it’s too soon to take Lamisal just having the surgery just 2 weeks ago? I am really trying to undertsand how Lamisil in the 1st place could cause hair loss in some!?

I am just so paranoid cause I just spent all this money on a hair transplant and dont want to LOSE any of it, and it also a catch 22 cause I don’t want yellow nails either. Thanks in Advance

Side effects from medications (except steroids) that produce hair loss are generally rare. Those people who take anti-fungal medications do not have a problem with hair loss as a rule, but you need to discuss this with your prescribing doctor who probably has more experience with these medications than I do. I tell my patients that they can take all of their medications after a hair transplant and will frequently let them take their medications before and after the surgery.

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Nanogaine

What are your views on nanogaine?

Nanogaine’s active ingredients are Superoxide Dismutase, Capilecti, and Lo-Seb, but there is no proof that this substance works on hair regrowth or even prevention of hair loss.

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Can It Take 6 Years Before Propecia Side Effects Show Up?

I started using Propecia when I was 27 and I am now 43. I didn’t really notice any side effects until I was 33. I started having erectile difficulties then which are offset by daily Cialis use. The difficulties were loss of erection during sex and reduced ejaculate. Is it possible that it took 6 years for the sexual side effects to kick in from Propecia?

The drug has definitely helped me prevent hair loss and I would like to keep taking it but I have also dealt with some anxiety and depression issues over the last few years.

The basic question is: Can it take that long( 6 years) for side effects to show up?

You need to see a medical doctor and have a physical exam. Many men in their 40s or even 30s have erectile dysfunction (ED) without ever taking Propecia. It’s just that they do not openly talk about it. You might also have undiagnosed medical conditions (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, etc) that can cause ED. Or you can be taking other medications (blood pressure, anti-depressants) or drugs (marijuana, cocaine, etc) that may be causing the ED. Maybe you smoke cigarettes or you drink alcohol. I don’t know enough about you and since you’re not my patient, I’m just taking wild guesses here as to possible causes.

I suppose it is possible that after 6 years in a healthy man with none of the things discussed above, some sexual side effects may develop over time. That being said, it is more likely that if you were going to have side effects from Propecia, they would appear within the first few weeks.

I’ve written about this before here.


2012-08-15 15:17:22Can It Take 6 Years Before Propecia Side Effects Show Up?

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Necrosis from Transplant in Turkey (photo)

This is a case of necrosis. I don’t understand why it keeps happening in Turkey. In my 33 years in practice, as the first surgeon to do 5000 grafts and as the pioneer of FUE, I have never seen this complication. These three pictures show the progression of the necrosis over time and the final scarring that resulted. I see other areas where there is a suggestion of further compromise. These scars will not grow the transplanted hair. Another hair transplant by a competent surgeon may fix this problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Can my neck hair be used for hair transplants?

I have an abundance of neck hair, hair that almost goes to the top of my back. I’m used to shaving that part of my neck (genetic I guess as it’s something some of my family has) Could this be used as possible donor hair for FUE if you have long hair and aren’t comfortable with shaving a typical donor area location?

Neck hair is not permanent hair in many man. Worse still, is that incisions of any sort that are made in the back of the neck has an increased risk of scarring and scar stretching. Some people taking finasteride find that their neck hair disappears (not always).


2020-12-04 11:24:14Can my neck hair be used for hair transplants?

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New 10 year Finasteride Study from Japan

https://www.oatext.com/Long-term-(10-year)-efficacy-of-finasteride-in-523-Japanese-men-with-androgenetic-alopecia.php

RESULTS: We evaluated the long-term (10-year) efficacy and safety of AGA treatment with 1 mg/day finasteride in a large study population (532 patients), as the first study of this kind in Japan, to our knowledge. A high objective efficacy was demonstrated by the MGPA, which revealed improvement and prevention of disease progression in 99.1% of the 532 Japanese men with AGA treated with 1 mg/day finasteride for 10 years.

SEXUAL FUNCTION: In the investigation in 40 years or older of Asians, the incidences of decreased libido and erectile dysfunction were 6.0–38.7% and 40.6–70.0%, respectively [29,23]. Overall, the adverse reactions were all mild, and the incidence was lower than the generic incidence of decreased libido and erectile dysfunction in Asians. As adverse reactions were recorded by patients in a subjective questionnaire, the result was thought to be slightly different from the correct number of adverse reactions in this study

Dr. Rassman’s Comment: The efficacy of long term finasteride treatment has been published many times. When compared side-by-side with men who did not take finasteride, the results show that men with genetic balding hold on to more hair over time than the non-finasteride counterparts. The issue of sexual dysfunction is briefly discussed and the comment that the sexual side effects of age parallel the sexual side effects while on the drug (just slightly less according to this study). There were no cases of Past-finasteride syndrome reported in this study, a significant point.

 

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2021-03-08 19:55:47New 10 year Finasteride Study from Japan

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Can Propecia Counter the Side Effect Risk from My Antidepressant?

I am starting to take an anti-depressant that is potentially linked to hair loss as a side effect. I am on propecia and minox. I was interested in knowing if these drugs will most likely counter the effects of hairloss related to anti depressants. I know that propecia can combat shock loss after a transplant, so I am just using some logic that this may alleviate this concern of mine?

It’s not likely. The hair loss that comes as a side effect of various medications is different than hair loss that’s a direct result of genetic balding. That being said, I wouldn’t expect Propecia (finasteride) would really help any hair loss related to antidepressants.

But since you’ve already been taking Propecia, talk to your prescribing doctor about staying on it to continue the battle against the genetic loss.

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New Propecia Persistent Sexual Side Effects Study Published

Snippet from the study abstract:

Methods. We conducted standardized interviews with 71 otherwise healthy men aged 21–46 years who reported the new onset of sexual side effects associated with the temporal use of finasteride, in which the symptoms persisted for at least 3 months despite the discontinuation of finasteride.

Results.  Subjects reported new-onset persistent sexual dysfunction associated with the use of finasteride: 94% developed low libido, 92% developed erectile dysfunction, 92% developed decreased arousal, and 69% developed problems with orgasm. The mean number of sexual episodes per month dropped and the total sexual dysfunction score increased for before and after finasteride use according to the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (P < 0.0001 for both). The mean duration of finasteride use was 28 months and the mean duration of persistent sexual side effects was 40 months from the time of finasteride cessation to the interview date. Study limitations include a post hoc approach, selection bias, recall bias for before finasteride data, and no serum hormone levels.[/bq]
Read the full abstract — Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride for Male Pattern Hair Loss

This is new to me. We always try to follow publications, but remember that just because an article is published does not mean it is FACT and everyone needs to understand how the results were compiled. This was a paper based only on interviews of 71 men with sexual side effects only. I’m unsure about what lengths they went to find any underlying health issues or even conducting physical exams.

If this is true, then those men who develop sexual side effects will have a difficult decision. This has not been my experience in using and prescribing this drug for over 14 years. We have to make our decisions not just based on what we read, but also the methods of how the conclusions were based.

More info can be found at Time.com.

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Can rice water grow hair?

According to Google Search: “The amino acids present in rice water, in particular, help in the regeneration of hair and aid faster growth of your hair. Also, rice water contains vitamins B, C, and E, which further help in hair growth (7). The best way to use rice water to grow hair is to rinse your hair with it after a wash.Oct 25, 2017″. Instructions follow in this link on how to use Rice Water: https://www.google.com/search?q=rice+water+and+hair+growth&oq=rice+water+and+hair+growth&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l5.5077j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


2019-02-01 15:22:05Can rice water grow hair?