Hair Loss Transplant and Other Choices

If you are considering a hair loss transplant, you should know that it can take as long as a year for the graft to grow in. If you have exhausted all of your other alternatives, then transplantation may be a good option. But, just in case you haven’t tried everything, here’s a look at the available treatments, their risks and the costs.

Finasteride (Propecia)

Finasteride is available by prescription only. It is marketed under the brand name Propecia and heavily advertised on TV. The side effects are mentioned only briefly in those ads. Hormonal specialists say that the drug has resulted in erectile dysfunction in many men and the condition does not improve when their patients stop taking the drug. The average cost is $1.60 per day.