How soon after hair transplant can Minoxidil be used?

Question

After how many days ,minoxidil can be used after hair transplantion for retaining existing hair.

David Deutsch, MD · Answer

We allow our patients to resume Minoxidil 10-14 days following their procedure.I would check with your surgeon regarding his or her post-op instructions.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is best to ask your surgeon about post operative care as each doctor has their unique regimen.   Some doctors may say a week, others may say more than that.  The correct answer is your doctor's answer since your doctor is the one who you trusted for your surgery.

Ozge Ergun, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question.
We advise our patients to apply Minoxidil 20 days after the hair transplantation surgery. After starting you should go on for 1 year. This is very important.

Matthew Richardson, MD · Answer

Some doctors will say that minoxidil is safe to use immediately after hair transplant, while other will recommend waiting many weeks or even longer. I will typically tell my patients to wait approximately one week after transplant to start minoxidil, but each patient should discuss their specific post-operative care with their hair transplant surgeon.All the best,

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

It really depends on your surgeon and their particular set of post-op instructions, so I suggest you ask them. In most cases doctors recommend waiting from anywhere between two weeks to a month before resuming Minoxidil.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

I usually advice to my patient to use minoxidil or procapil containing serum 3 weeks after surgery for supporting preexisting hair and regrowing transplanted hair.

Satya Kumar Saraswat, MBBS, MS, MCh · Answer

As per a study conducted by Bohannon in 1989, Minoxidil can be started 5-7 days post surgery when the recipient area of Hair Transplant has healed. It decreases the shedding of transplanted hairs (Post-Operative Effluvium) & prevents further hair loss in around 80%-90% cases.

Anup Dhir, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. You can use minoxidil  4 weeks after hair transplant on the operated area. On the un operated area you can use minoxidil after 2 weeks.imagehairclinic.com

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

You can use minxoidil anytime after 2 weeks provided that all of the crust are off. Minoxidil has no value in stimulating hair growth

How soon after hair transplant can Minoxidil be used?

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