Is There a Rationale for the Drugs Used in Hair Transplantation Surgery?

    September 1998 in “ Dermatologic surgery
    J.A.A. Langtry, W. Stuart Maddin, Jean Carruthers, Jason K. Rivers
    TLDR Hair transplant surgeons did not agree on which drugs to use except for local anesthetics, and there was no strong evidence supporting their drug choices.
    The study aimed to determine the current practices and rationale for drug prescribing among leading hair transplant surgeons and to review the supporting literature. A postal questionnaire was sent to 16 surgeons in the US and Canada, with 14 responses analyzed. The results showed significant differences in drug prescribing patterns for hair transplantation surgery (HTS), including the use of local anesthetics, agents affecting bleeding, analgesics, antibiotics, corticosteroids, and minoxidil. There was no consensus among the surgeons, and the literature lacked randomized controlled studies to support these practices. The conclusion highlighted a lack of evidence-based consensus on the drugs used in HTS.
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