Cashmoney Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hi all I have been recomended to take propecia to stabilise my hair loss before i consider surgery as it will help stabilise hair loss. One question i forgot to ask is that because the results of propecia ae not permanent and subside if you stop taking it is there really any value in it? By the way i am 25 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted July 5, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hi all I have been recomended to take propecia to stabilise my hair loss before i consider surgery as it will help stabilise hair loss. One question i forgot to ask is that because the results of propecia ae not permanent and subside if you stop taking it is there really any value in it? By the way i am 25 years old. Most definately! It's probably the most powerful tool for preventing further hair loss or slowing it down considerably. If you get a HT and continue to lose more hair you will end up with a lump of hair with nothing surrounding it. This would look terrible for most people. The only exception is people with high norwood numbers who have more or less lost all the hair they were destined to lose. 4,312 FUT grafts (7,676 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2013 1,145 FUE grafts (3,152 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2018 763 FUE grafts (2,094 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - January 2020 Proscar 1.25mg every 3rd day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shampoo Posted July 5, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 5, 2012 because the results of propecia ae not permanent and subside if you stop taking it is there really any value in it? Cashmoney.....I am half joking ...but look at this way. That's like asking...since the results of a proper diet are not permanent and subside if you stop eating a proper diet is there really any value in a proper diet? That's like asking....since the results of exercise are not permanent and subside if you stop exercising is there really any value in exercise? That's like asking.....since the results of blood pressure medicine is not permanent and high blood pressure will probably return if you stop taking the high blood pressure medicine is there really any value in taking blood pressure medicine? Dr. Dow Stough - 1000 Grafts - 1996 Dr. Jerry Wong - 4352 Grafts - August 2012 Dr. Jerry Wong - 2708 Grafts - May 2016 Remember a hair transplant turns back the clock, but it doesn't stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member trapps99 Posted July 7, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 7, 2012 the results of propeicia arent permanent but apparantly some of the side effects are........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted July 7, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 7, 2012 I wouldn't have surgery without being on propecia!!! Just my opinion, especially if you have a lot of native hair left. Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member biscuit Posted July 8, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 8, 2012 The forum search section is kinda hard to find: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/search.php Try searching for "meds" or "propecia" in the Hair Restoration Questions & Answers section. Select "Search Titles Only" to narrow down the threads. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My HT Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Davis91 Posted July 8, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 8, 2012 Just to play devil's advocate: -"since the results of a proper diet are not permanent and subside if you stop eating a proper diet is there really any value in a proper diet?" becomes: "since the results of a proper diet are not permanent and subside if you stop eating a proper diet is there really any value in a proper diet? Addendum: a proper diet may or may not cause erectile dysfunction (permanency unknown) and/or testicular pain; nipple pain; and depression. Consult a doctor before starting a proper diet." The analogy maybe does not hold then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shampoo Posted July 8, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Just to play devil's advocate Just to play devil's advocate: Me2 Not taking propecia because of some possible side effects will lead to me becoming more bald. In my opinion it's not like taking propecia or other meds is "optional" and you get to keep your hair if you dont take them. You either take the meds or you will eventually go bald or be balder than you would be if you took them. Even after a hair transplant if you dont take the meds you will probably continue to lose native hair all around the transplants. So when I see someone say "oh I've decided i'm not gonna take propecia" that translates in my mind to "oh I've decided i'm gonna be balding". 2EachHisOwn ps: plus his question did not mention side effects, he asked only about whether propecia was worth it since you had to always keep taking it....so my analogy does work for the question he asked. Edited July 8, 2012 by Shampoo Dr. Dow Stough - 1000 Grafts - 1996 Dr. Jerry Wong - 4352 Grafts - August 2012 Dr. Jerry Wong - 2708 Grafts - May 2016 Remember a hair transplant turns back the clock, but it doesn't stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member trapps99 Posted July 9, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 9, 2012 id say that someone that says i dont want to take propecia. is saying im not retarded enough to ruin my sex drive to have hair..... anyways.....to each his own on here...people that take propecia and have zero sides have to realize others HAVE sides...i cant understand why most people o this forum cant understand that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shampoo Posted July 9, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted July 9, 2012 id say that someone that says i dont want to take propecia. is saying im not retarded enough to ruin my sex drive to have hair......... All drugs have side effects for a certain percentage of the people taking the drug....propecia is no different. You ever seen those TV commercials for drugs that at the end list all the possible side efffects?...It's like "this drug may cause stroke, heart attack, nausea, kidney failure, blah blah blah" and millions of people take those drugs for the benefits because they tolerate the drug well. The millions that have zero to almost no side effects we rarely hear from; the people that do have some side effects we hear loudly from....making it appear much worse than it really is. Many times the initial side effects greatly decrease after several weeks or by adjusting the dosage. As with all drugs those with serious side effects from propecia sadly will not be able to benefit from the wonderful anti-balding effects of propecia and will most likely bald more and quicker than those on the medication. That's why most of the respected hair transplant surgeons recommend propecia to their patients if they are one of the millions that tolerate it well. Are all these respected hair transplant surgeons "retarded" or reckless? I suppose we can agree on one thing......2EachHisOwn. Dr. Dow Stough - 1000 Grafts - 1996 Dr. Jerry Wong - 4352 Grafts - August 2012 Dr. Jerry Wong - 2708 Grafts - May 2016 Remember a hair transplant turns back the clock, but it doesn't stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member newby1234 Posted July 9, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 9, 2012 All drugs have side effects for a certain percentage of the people taking the drug....propecia is no different. You ever seen those TV commercials for drugs that at the end list all the possible side efffects?...It's like "this drug may cause stroke, heart attack, nausea, kidney failure, blah blah blah" and millions of people take those drugs for the benefits because they tolerate the drug well. The millions that have zero to almost no side effects we rarely hear from; the people that do have some side effects we hear loudly from....making it appear much worse than it really is. Many times the initial side effects greatly decrease after several weeks or by adjusting the dosage. As with all drugs those with serious side effects from propecia sadly will not be able to benefit from the wonderful anti-balding effects of propecia and will most likely bald more and quicker than those on the medication. That's why most of the respected hair transplant surgeons recommend propecia to their patients if they are one of the millions that tolerate it well. Are all these respected hair transplant surgeons "retarded" or reckless? I suppose we can agree on one thing......2EachHisOwn. Well said! I nearly didn't take the tablets the doctor gave me when I ended up with shingles because of the POSSIBLE side effects, and guess what, I had none of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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