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Planning to have squint surgery - could taking finasteride interfere with such surgery?

December 13, 2022
Asked By:eks1 in Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone

Hey, so I’ve recently started taking finasteride due to genetic hairloss. Also I’d like to have squint surgery next year. And as far as I know, such surgery is under general anesthesia. So my question is, does taking finasteride could interfere with such surgeries? Or can I keep taking it prior to surgery with no problems?

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