The Potential Role of Minoxidil in the Hair Transplantation Setting, AVRAM, MARC R. , Dermatologic Surgery. Oct 01, 2002 28(10):894-900
CONCLUSIONS: Based on the surgeonsʼ clinical experience, the use of approved hair regrowth agents in hair transplant patients with viable but suboptimally functioning follicles in the region to be transplanted can increase hair density, speed regrowth in transplanted follicles, and complement the surgical result by slowing down or stopping further hair loss.
Topical Minoxidil Used Before and After Hair Transplantation, Bouhanna, Pierre, ournal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology; Jan89, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p50-53, 4p
Özet:
A 2% solution of topical minoxidil was applied on the recipient bald scalp of 16 patients aged 25 to 52 years with Hamilton classifications of androgenetic alopecia from III to VI. Therapy was begun 4 weeks before surgery, was interrupted for 3 weeks, and was started again and continued for 3 months. Four-millimeter donor grafts were inserted into 3.5-mm recipient sites. Follow up utilizing macrophotography was done for 3 months on 4 grafts near a tattooed area. In 7\% of the 64 grafts, partial or total hair is still growing without the shedding that usually occurs 2-4 weeks after transplantation. Topical minoxidil seems to be an adjunct for a better evolution of grafts after hair transplantation surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]