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Hey guys I have a hair transplant surgery scheduled in 3 months. I am 35 years old and am on 2.5mg dutasteride daily and 5mg oral minoxidil daily. I have been on this regimen for a long time.  I have noticed the last 2 months I have been shedding a lot of hair. Way more than normal…. I know it’s common to shed 100-150 hairs per day but I have noticed at least half of that in the shower and a lot when I apply minoxidil.  The look of my hair hasn’t really changed much. Below is the current state of my hair. Do you think this is alarming and I should postpone surgery? Or could it just be a seasonal heavy shed? Do some people just shed a lot of hair at certain times? 

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Hair shedding doesn’t equal hair loss. My wife sheds more than anyone I know, she has zero hair loss. It’s normal to experience seasonal sheds. 


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IMHO, your shedding is not alarming.

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