I am a 26 year old male, otherwise healthy with some(in my eyes) mild hair loss. Primary frontotemporal recession. I am interested in pursuing hair restoration surgery, but there is the caveat that I am the owner of a mechanical aortic valve that requires anticoagultion and beta-blocker therapy. The only saving grace I can think of is that I require substantially less anticoagulation(INR only needs to be 1.5-2.0). Are there any surgeons who would work with me on achieving my goals? Thanks
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Hello, it is normal that transplanted hair follicules will grow out weaker with less density at first but you will see that they will get thicker and stronger by time. You will start to see actual results after 6 months of hair transplant.
Thank you for your question regarding whether four months off Accutane/isotretinoin is long enough before hair transplants? In my opinion, I would wait a FULL SIX MONTHS off accutane/isotretinoin before hair transplants. What is the rush? If you rush things, accutane may KILL some of the...