Would you use Verteporfin for hair transplant surgery?

May 19, 2021
Asked By:Lion24 in McRae-Helena, Georgia

Hi so I read that a 20 year old drug called verteporfin that is already FDA approved to treat Macular degeneration can heal scars and regenerate hair follicles It works on mice and apparently works on pigs it just needs to be tested on human now, but if it works on a would you be interested in using this off label to treat the donor area of a HT patient to heal the scar and regenerate his DHT resistant follicles?

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Answer: Verteporfin for hair transplant surgery.

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Answer: Verteporfin for hair transplant surgery.

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