Ciclosporin for transplant rejection / yield

[hairwaiting]

Do you think taking Ciclosporin (an anti-rejection immunosuppresant drug used to decrease organ and transplant rejection) would help those undergoing a transplant in a damaged or scarred recipient site?

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Good question. One big concern would be all the other potential side effects that the anti rejection medication can cause. Is it worth it for a hair transplant procedure?

[phil mascallpen]

Since it is your own tissue, rejection is not an issue with a scarred recipient site.

 

The problem is the reduced blood flow in the scar tissue. You would be better served looking into ways to increase capillary growth. I read a study about low level cardio (say 60% of max HR) for 60-90 minutes, twice a week over a period of several months showing promise in this area.

[Ozguy]

Just an interesting aside. I have a very good friend who has had two kidney transplants over her life. She told me, and this was years ago, that the drugs made her hairy (she is very hairy for a girl) and that the anti rejection drugs actually promote hair growth and that male organ transplant recipients never go bald.

 

Now, I am guessing this is anecdotal and the anti rejection drugs are so powerful, and the side effects quite bad, you'd never choose to take them unless your life depended on it.

 

I must have had that conversation with her 15 years ago and only just remembered then.