Can You Have Hair Transplant Surgery if You Are Taking Celexa?

January 22, 2011
Asked By:Boston6839 in Boston, MA

it states on websites that tricyclic anti depressants must be stopped 2 weks before surgery but how about ssri's?

Answers (13)

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January 26, 2011

Answer: Hair Transplant and Depression

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Kevin Ende, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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January 26, 2011

Answer: Hair Transplant and Depression

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Kevin Ende, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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August 5, 2015

Answer: Always check with your doctor doing the surgery .

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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August 5, 2015

Answer: Always check with your doctor doing the surgery .

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
May 13, 2013

Answer: Hair Transplant Surgery and SSRIs

Sanusi Umar, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
May 13, 2013

Answer: Hair Transplant Surgery and SSRIs

Sanusi Umar, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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December 19, 2014

Answer: Antidepressants Before Surgery

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
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Answer: Antidepressants Before Surgery

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
January 26, 2011

Answer: Hair transplantation and antidepressants.

Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
January 26, 2011

Answer: Hair transplantation and antidepressants.

Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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