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In 1994, Dr. Elliott, then 24, had his first hair transplant to the corners of his receding hairline. He liked the result so much that.

If I Already Have These Genes and Can’t Get Rid of Them, What’s the Point in Worrying About Fate? If there were nothing that could.

I Don’t Like Taking Pills. Can’t I Just Use the Finasteride on the Scalp Like Minoxidil? No, because it works in a different way than.

Doesn’t Propecia® (Finasteride) Have Bad Side Effects? Side effects are RARE (less than 2% of patients) and REVERSIBLE (never permanent). Physicians who have a lot.

Why Go Through the Extra Step of Seeing a Doctor? Simple. To get better treatment, advice, and monitoring than you can do on your own..

Will They Actually Regrow Hair? Minoxidil does not commonly re-grow full diameter, comb-able hair, but may grow some finer, shorter hairs. Finasteride will grow normal.

Which Works Best, Finasteride or Minoxidil? It is useful to think of minoxidil as a fairly effective hair maintainer, but a weak re-grower, and finasteride.

How Does Minoxidil Work? After all these years, we still don’t know the exact mechanism, just that it works to help slow and prevent loss..

Do We Know How Finasteride Works? We know exactly how: by lowering levels of DHT, the culprit. It blocks an enzyme that converts testosterone to.

Is the Treatment Different for Women Than It Is for Men? The progressive nature of hair loss is no different, so the importance of early.

What Is FUE? FUE (follicular unit extraction) is a new technique for harvesting follicular unit grafts from the scalp or other body areas for use.

How Do Transplants Work? Hair follicles are taken from the permanent areas at the sides and back and placed into micro incisions in the areas.