Dr Markou

I somewhat agree with this post, but do yourself a favor and give the Propecia, low level laser a full year.

I believe that starting hair transplants at your age maybe a mistake. Many patients do not want to take propecia, however, the side effects are minimal and the benefits are good. You should also consider low level laser(you can purchase a low level laser comb). Many of my patients benefit a lot with this. Platelet rich plasma (cells taken from your blood) injections are also very helpful , especially in the back. The problem with starting hair transplants at an early age is that hair loss is an ongoing process. We really dont know how agressive your case will be, or how many grafts you will need for an acceptable result over the next 10 years or so. It would all depend on how stable your current pattern is (Its not stable at your age).

It is very promising and yes it is inconsistant depending on what type of patient it is offerred to. I believe it is just one more tool that helps as propecia and low level laser do. I believe in using all of these together. Hope that was helpful

After about a year and a half of providing prp to patients and doing follow up visits and pics, It appears that the results seem to be long lasting. Of course I recommend when appropriate that the patients utilize propecia , rogaine, and low level laser. It seems however that the patients that do not utilize and maintainance therapy as above are still with a positive result.