Are DHT blockers unnecessary after HT?

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  • dudewheresmyhair
    Junior Member
    • May 2013
    • 5
    #1

    Are DHT blockers unnecessary after HT?

    Since the extracted follicles are DHT resistant, would it not follow that taking DHT blockers do nothing for the IMPLANTED grafts?

    I'm 6 months post op and looking to take some supplements that are NOT DHT blockers to help my new babies grow. I'm thinking a multi vitamin that also has MSM, horsetail and Niacin and taking biotin separately. Thoughts? None of these are DHT blockers right?
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    • Notcoolanymore
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2013
      • 2246
      #2
      DHT blocker may do nothing for your transplanted hair, but what about the hair behind your transplant?

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        • PatientlyWaiting
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 1637
          #3
          Your native hair, if you have any, will fall off eventually if you stop taking the drugs that were keeping them there.

          I am on hair loss medication and will stay on it even after my HT because I want to keep my native hair for as long as possible, until something better comes out. Hair cloning is as close to that as possible. If we can clone hair, we won't have to take any meds anymore, we can just have an infinite supply of donor hair, at least that's the way I understand, I could be wrong.

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            • 25 going on 65
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2010
              • 1476
              #4
              Originally posted by dudewheresmyhair
              Since the extracted follicles are DHT resistant, would it not follow that taking DHT blockers do nothing for the IMPLANTED grafts?

              I'm 6 months post op and looking to take some supplements that are NOT DHT blockers to help my new babies grow. I'm thinking a multi vitamin that also has MSM, horsetail and Niacin and taking biotin separately. Thoughts? None of these are DHT blockers right?
              Never get an HT if you are not committed to blocking DHT w/ meds

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                • 35YrsAfter
                  Doctor Representative
                  • Aug 2012
                  • 1418
                  #5
                  Originally posted by dudewheresmyhair
                  Since the extracted follicles are DHT resistant, would it not follow that taking DHT blockers do nothing for the IMPLANTED grafts?
                  Resistant? Men generally thin in their donor area to varying degrees as they get older.

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                    • Jcm800
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 2614
                      #6
                      Originally posted by 25 going on 65
                      Never get an HT if you are not committed to blocking DHT w/ meds
                      Chrisis isn't on meds, as far as I know anyway. Never see him around either, assume it's going well for him then..

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