Question:

I did not get a good result after one hair transplant session. Do you recommend that I take hair loss medication now or should I go for a subsequent hair restoration surgery?

Answer:

This all depends on what you are trying to accomplish. 

Non-surgical hair loss treatment solutions like Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) typically work pretty well to stop hair loss and prevent male pattern baldness from progressing which is why physicians often recommend using them.  Though transplanted hair is not dependent on them, your "native" hair that is genetically programmed to fall out may just be saved. Though you may experience some hair regrowth, it is very rare to recover a significant amount of hair with non-surgical drugs for baldness.

If you already have one successful hair transplant but did not get the results you expected in one pass, you could consider going back for a second session.  Be sure that you speak to your hair loss doctor about reasonable expectations as most patients with higher degrees of balding should not expect to recover a "full head of hair".   If you feel that you received poor hair growth yield, consider researching other hair restoration physicians who might have more experience in using state of the art techniques with a high level of positive consistency in results.

Bill (Falceros) - Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog.
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