Q. Does it help to use hair restoration maintenance medications after a hair restoration procedure?
A. Some patients may benefit from using Propecia or Rogaine after their hair surgery. So to speak, a maintenance medications after a hair restoration surgery. This of course should be discussed with the doctor. Levels of DHT (a compound which is derived from testosterone) will continue to circulate throughout the system at levels which may be detrimental to the newly inserted follicles. Propecia works by blocking the alpha-reductase enzyme. This helps prevent the breakdown of testosterone, thus lowering DHT quantities in the body. Individuals with pattern baldness have protein receptors on their hair follicles which are more sensitive and less resilient to the effects of DHT. This compound inhibits the normal absorption of nutrients from the blood and contributes to the shrinking of the hair follicles.
Newly inserted grafts require an abundance of blood flow as well as the development of new blood vessel connections to the hair follicles. This will surely benefit hair growth yield as these structures as they take root in their new location.
