3 Common Questions about Non-surgical Hair Restoration
Q: Does Rogaine Foam need to be used for life?
A: Hair loss treatments such as topical minoxidil generally need to be used consistently to maintain their benefits. Because genetic hair loss is progressive, stopping treatment can result in the loss of benefits achieved while using it. Individual response varies, which is why ongoing treatment recommendations should be based on the patient’s specific pattern and progression of hair loss
Q: Is that the same for Propecia and for the low level laser device?
A: The same general principle applies to treatments such as finasteride and low level laser therapy. These treatments are intended to help manage progressive hair loss, and continued use may be recommended to maintain their benefits. Individual results vary, and the appropriate long-term treatment plan depends on the patient.
Q: Why does transplanted hair grow in areas that have become thin or bald?
A: Hair along the sides and back of a person’s head grows, in nearly everyone, for their lifetime. These follicles are not typically affected by hair loss. So, if the follicles from back there are surgically transplanted to areas that are thin or bald, they will keep their genetic integrity to continue to grow in their new location. In other words, the soil in the balding area will not poison the plants (transplants) moved into it. This is why hair restoration surgery or hair transplantation is so successful. It provides for your own growing hair to be stored to where it used to be.
Dr. Robert Leonard
Founder and Chief Surgeon