Answer: This is a frequently asked question, especially from men who are experiencing androgenic alopecia or hair loss from steroids. Strangely, very few personal experiences can be found on the web from men who use steroids and have had hair transplants.
There are “stories” that many professional bodybuilders, sports athletes, and wrestlers often receive multiple hair restoration procedures to maintain a full head of hair. To my understanding, none of these stories have been officially verified.
I currently have had a couple of hair transplant surgeries and months later I took anabolic steroids [under a physician’s direction],
In my experience, none of the transplanted hair grafts were affected by using anabolic steroids or my naturally produced dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – despite the fact that the transplanted hair follicles were transferred to areas such as the hairline that actually caused DHT-induced alopecia. were susceptible to.
Fortunately, my personal experience followed the science of permanent hair transplant.
Let’s take a look at the hair restoration process to demonstrate why transplanted hair follicles should be “safe” from DHT.
For starters, DHT, steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs do not “cause” androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.
Your natural dihydrotestosterone or steroid use may trigger thinning of hair only if you are genetically susceptible to androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.
Hair thinning and hair loss from steroids only occurs in hair follicles that are not genetically hardwired to tolerate the hormone DHT. The number of “DHT-sensitive” hairs a person has can vary greatly—many men experience no hair loss, while other men are prone to significant hair loss. The hair follicles that are most sensitive are often along the length of the hairline and on the top of the head.
The only hair that is completely protected from DHT and genetically programmed to suffer hair loss is the hair on the sides and back of the scalp. Consider the character “George” from the show “Seinfeld.” George has receding hairline, yet the density of hair on the back and sides of his head is extensive. This area is called the “donor area” because these hair follicles are not susceptible to pattern hair loss or hair loss from steroids.
When donor hair grafts are collected and transferred to areas that are going bald, they retain their genetic code and will be able to resist DHT even when transferred to a different area. which formerly contained hair follicles that were susceptible to androgenic alopecia.
Theoretically and in my experience, transplanted hairs will remain resistant to adequate amounts of DHT and androgens.
Nevertheless, you should be aware that your fine native hair may not be tolerant to DHT and may experience further pattern hair loss if DHT is allowed to “damage” them. If those native hairs fall out or become thinner, you may want an additional hair transplant. I needed two implants to get enough thickness in the frontal areas and plan to get one more to fill out the top of my skull. The amazing thing is that hair transplant is permanent and should last a lifetime.
To prevent additional hair loss, I recommend that you obtain a prescription for Finasteride or Propecia from your health practitioner. Additionally, you should also try to topically block DHT on your scalp. Do your research on Finasteride and Propecia, it will only work with a testosterone-based anabolic steroid such as Testosterone Enanthate.
As of July 2011, according to my nine years of personal experience combating hair loss from steroids, I find Perfect Image’s 15% minoxidil with 5% azelaic acid to be the most effective for topically blocking DHT on my scalp I consider it a commercial product. I have used about 20 different topical treatments and I believe this is the most effective – it also dries quickly. You can check the feedback on Amazon.com.
Azelaic Acid is scientifically proven to inhibit scalp DHT, as stated in A 2005 study published In the “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology,” doctors determined that azelaic acid is capable of topically inhibiting up to 100% of the DHT in your scalp.
Source by Chris J Martinez
