JayPed

hi Bill,can I ask why you stopped taking finasteride? is it becauae risk of prostate cancer which was found just few years ago? I ask because I'm myself long time user of finasteride (10+ years) and recently considering stopping it due to that risk.(although I never had any side effect)

For airport security problem,I asked my clinic to give me a letter stating that I've had a surgery and need to cover my head for protection. it worked and when airport security asked me to remove the head covering I just told them its for medical reasons and showed them the letter,they let me go without any problems both at departure and arrival. my surgeon actually put a loose fit,bandana on my head,which I kept on untill I arrived home.it worked better than hats and more acceptable for airport security as a medical head covering. I'd be very careful with sun exposure after ht,personally I wont go out in sun even for short time with a operated head.

Thanks Dr.Alexander

thanks everyone for responses. what do you think about putting some sun screen on my scalp and then putting some Toppik on top? will that be okay? I do have pre-existing hair,and applying only sun screen,even the ones that claim are non-greasy makes my hairs stick together and look real bad,it's also difficult to apply on your scalp when you have some hair. and about 8-10 month...that's really hard,I hope 6 months is just enough.

Hello, I've had a FUE transplant in my front/top area 2.5 months ago. so far I've been very careful,and following all post op instructions. I always wear a hat outside. I was told sun light is very bad for scalp after HT and can result in permanent skin discoloration and even worse,can damage newly transplanted grafts. my post op instruction says avoid sun light for 6 months post HT. now I live in UK and normally we don't have much sun shine at all but this time a year it can get sunny,I don't plan on getting sun bath etc,but I find it very difficult to wear a hat for 6 months,especially since I have existing hair and they can be styled with Toppik..it's already been 2.5 months that I'm wearing a hat outside. how do people cope with this issue? my main question is,if I use Toppik or similar fibre based concealers , do they block the sunlight as well so I can go out without wearing hat?