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Cortisone injection after 1 year of hair transplant?

Salman ShaikhNov 26, 2016
Hello doc,its been 1 year that I did my hair transplant surgery.The overall growth is quite decent.Can I take CORTISONE (steroid) injections from dermatologist to add some more growth.

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