Why do doctors recommended using minoxidil (5%) for 6 months for newly transplanted hair?

July 3, 2014
Asked By:deepakb in kolkata

Why after hair transplant maximum doctors recommended minoxidil (5%) using for 6 months for newly transplanted hair ? If any one can stop using minoxidil after 6 months then all newly transplanted hair will be gone? So my question is that after hair transplant , minoxidil using is necessary for whole life?

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September 16, 2018

Answer: Why do doctors recommended using minoxidil (5%) for 6 months for newly transplanted hair?

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September 16, 2018

Answer: Why do doctors recommended using minoxidil (5%) for 6 months for newly transplanted hair?

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September 16, 2018

Answer: Minoxidil evidence for transplanted hair

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September 16, 2018

Answer: Minoxidil evidence for transplanted hair

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September 16, 2018

Answer: Personally I don’t recommend minoxidil (5%)

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Answer: Personally I don’t recommend minoxidil (5%)

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June 19, 2017

Answer: Minoxidil after hair transplant

Matthew Richardson, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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June 19, 2017

Answer: Minoxidil after hair transplant

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October 8, 2018

Answer: Not all doctors recommend topical minoxidil after hair transplant surgery.

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Answer: Not all doctors recommend topical minoxidil after hair transplant surgery.

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