Minoxidil, should you put over transplanted hair?

[SoSoz]

Do you guys put minoxidil over transplanted hair or just on the native hair that you want to maintain? Will transplanted hair have any benefit from minoxidil?

[duchaine]

50 minutes ago, SoSoz said:

Do you guys put minoxidil over transplanted hair or just on the native hair that you want to maintain? Will transplanted hair have any benefit from minoxidil?

when? right after the HT?

[Gatsby]

2 hours ago, SoSoz said:

Do you guys put minoxidil over transplanted hair or just on the native hair that you want to maintain? Will transplanted hair have any benefit from minoxidil?

Topical minoxidil will either cause a shed (which it didn't for me) or it may help speed up the growth cycle.

[Gatsby]

Forgot to add that yes when I was using the topical version I was applying it all over the top of my head (which come to think about it was all transplanted).

[SoSoz]

7 hours ago, Gatsby said:

Forgot to add that yes when I was using the topical version I was applying it all over the top of my head (which come to think about it was all transplanted).

Even if the transplanted hair didn't shed yet?

[Gatsby]

4 hours ago, SoSoz said:

Even if the transplanted hair didn't shed yet?

Yes

[GoliGoliGoli]

I asked my Dr about this (Nader) and he said to continue applying Minox to the recipient area (After waiting a bit post surgery). 

I'm still not really sure if Minox is "site specific" or whether putting it on one area helps the other areas adjacent. Probably a little of both, but I try to saturate my Norwod 5 area with it anyways. 

[BaldDude]

Won't it become dependent on it?  Meaning your transplanted grafts will die if you stop.