PRP After Hair Transplant: What You Need to Know
PRP after a hair transplant is not a mandatory add-on. It is a clinically useful tool that supports graft survival in the early post-surgical period and slows ongoing native hair loss in the months and years that follow. The growth factors in concentrated platelet...
Norwood Scale Stages That Qualify for Hair Transplant
Norwood Grade 2 through Grade 6 are the stages that generally qualify for hair transplant surgery, provided hair loss is stable, donor density is adequate, and the patient’s age supports a realistic long-term plan. Grade 1 has no clinical indication for surgery....
Beard to Scalp Hair Transplant Explained
Beard hair is the most clinically viable body hair source for scalp transplant when the scalp donor zone cannot provide enough grafts alone. The follicles are thick, produce single and double units suitable for mid-scalp density, and integrate into scalp tissue...
Finasteride After Hair Transplant: Is It Necessary?
Transplanted grafts are DHT-resistant and do not need finasteride to survive. The native hair surrounding those grafts is not DHT-resistant, and without medical management it continues thinning after surgery exactly as it was before. Finasteride after a hair...
MEDICALLY REVIEWED BY
Dr. Harikiran Chekuri
MBBS, MS – General Surgery, MCh-Plastic Surgery (Gold Medalist)
Plastic Surgeon, Hair Transplant Surgeon