Kid Funkadelic

Hello All, I was recently prescribed Propecia by a doctor specializing in hair transplants. Being familiar with this website, I mentioned Proscar as a cost saving alternative, however, the doctor shut me down. Said it is not the same thing. I was wondering how those of you who are currently using Proscar have gotten prescriptions for it? I thought the pharmacy could just substitute it for Propecia like they would any generic drug, and I could just cut it in 4's, but that is not the case. Though the transplant surgeon refused me, I am thinking of asking my regular dermatologist if she could write me a prescription for it. Has anyone else been refused by a doctor for Proscar?

Hello All, I was recently prescribed Propecia by a doctor specializing in hair transplants. Being familiar with this website, I mentioned Proscar as a cost saving alternative, however, the doctor shut me down. Said it is not the same thing. I was wondering how those of you who are currently using Proscar have gotten prescriptions for it? I thought the pharmacy could just substitute it for Propecia like they would any generic drug, and I could just cut it in 4's, but that is not the case. Though the transplant surgeon refused me, I am thinking of asking my regular dermatologist if she could write me a prescription for it. Has anyone else been refused by a doctor for Proscar?

Thank you, Mike. I will take your advice and meet with other surgeons before making a decision.

Guitar Player, thanks for replying to my post. I did not know that 900 is considered a relatively small amount of hair to transplant. I started losing hair in my early 20's. I am now 35. I still have hair, but the way I'm going, I will probably be a 6 on the hair loss chart by the time I am in my 50's. The doctor's assistant made no mention of a strip procedure. He said the follicular units will be trimmed under magnification but did not specifically say microscopic dissection. Is there a difference? Yes, both places I went (Pistone and Malecka) only offered evaluations by consultants rather than with the doctor himself. It was a little disheartening, but at Malecka, at least the person I met with is also the phyisican's surgical assistant, rather than just a salesman like at Pistone. He did take the time to answer all my questions and was very helpful, but now you got me thinking what I should do.

Does anyone have any feedback about Dr. James Malecka? I found his consultant (also his surgical assistant) very helpful. However, the price I was quoted for about 900 grafts was $5000. He said I would need 2 sessions. This seems kind of steep compared with the numbers others on this site say they have paid for almost double the amount of grafts. I am new here so any advice would be very greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Does anyone have any feedback about Dr. James Malecka? I found his consultant (also his surgical assistant) very helpful. However, the price I was quoted for about 900 grafts was $5000. He said I would need 2 sessions. This seems kind of steep compared with the numbers others on this site say they have paid for almost double the amount of grafts. I am new here so any advice would be very greatly appreciated. Thank you.