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Physician Answered Q & As

have been progressively losing my hair for about the past five years, but I am concerned about using propecia because of sexual side effects. I’ve been researching hair transplants but have read that if you have a hair transplant then you have to take propecia to maintain the new ha...

Your questions and are commonly expressed concerns. Unfortunately you have read incorrect information. Transplanted hair is not dependent on Propecia. The donor hair follicles are genetically different from the follicles that are effected by male pattern baldness. Donor follicles are not sensitive to normal levels of dehydroxytestosterone (DHT). Once transplanted...

Top Q & As

How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session? Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots?

I’m 43 years old and I have been slowly losing my hair for the past 15 years. I seemed to have retained a pretty good hairline, ev...

I am wanting to start coloring my hair. If I color my hair, can I still get a hair transplant? Do I have to stop...

I’ve been researching hair transplantation online and I’ve become very confused. It seems that a lot of doctors have developed their own techniques and...

I really would like to have a hair transplant, but I’d prefer not to have long scar on the back of my head. My co...

I have been researching hair transplants for about 3 years and have visited with eight different surgeons and seem to learn something new every time. I...

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