Is Propecia a must before/leading up to hair transplant?

[Moses121]

Is Propecia a must before/leading up to hair transplant?

 

For example, what if patient has strong side effects and can't take propecia?

[JON86]

It depends on your loss pattern and family history of hair loss. The general rule is to stabilize hair loss if possible with the meds before getting a transplant. Some get side effects from finasteride

I got them but I cut the dose in half and they have gone away. If you are going to be high on the norwood scale of loss I personally wouldn't even consider any kind of surgery without taking meds. You need to keep the hair you have. There are only so many donor grafts available.

[Moses121]

Thanks, Jon.

 

 

How much did you cut it down? Did it stabilize your hair loss?

 

Also, would a smaller dose be prescribed by Dr?

[JON86]

I cut it down to half of a 1mg pill every other day. It did stabilize my loss. Doctors won't prescribe under 1mg I don't think. I got a pill cutter and cut it in half. Some people get proscar which is the same drug basically and cut it in fours.