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Does prior Rogaine use matter at all for hair transplant?

johnsimon84Jan 30, 2017
I am 26 years old and I would say I have been losing hair for the past 2 years. Lost more hair around the crown more and now thinning at the top. I want to try Rogaine and see how it works for me. But in the future if I want to do hair transplant, does it matter at all that I have been using Rogaine? I don't want to have a transplant and still have to keep using Rogaine. If that is not a good idea then I should try and get a hair transplant now rather than use Rogaine first. Thank you in advance

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