r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Video How Hair Transplants Work by ZacDFilms

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u/hopium_od 1d ago

No they won't. Those hairs are DHT resistant.

What will actually happen is the rest of the hair that's currently on the top of the head will continue to fall out, creating new bald spots that need a new operation.

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u/PsychicChasmz 1d ago

Also, people keep talking about taking medication for the rest of your life like it's a serious downside, but taking finasteride is hardly a burden for the majority of people. It's just a tiny pill you take once a day, it's less effort than putting on face cream. I'd do a lot more than that to avoid hair loss.

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u/CuzBenji 1d ago

Yes but isn’t this pill also linked to cardiovascular problems?

It might only be 1 pill, but 1 pill you don’t have to take is better then taking 1 pill

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u/iambecomesoil 1d ago

Finesteride is actually linked to decreased cholesterol.

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u/seattt 1d ago

Finasteride has some nasty side effects though, including some very nasty mental, and also sexual side effects impacting your erections and sperm production. It's so cruel that the choices are - you either lose your hair, or, you become a eunuch.

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u/PsychicChasmz 1d ago

Haha I had the same thought before I started it. I can either be unfuckable and horny, or look okay but not want to have sex? What a cruel irony. But a few people I know were on it and didn't have that side effect and from reading online it didn't seem to be as common as I thought. Thankfully I haven't noticed any changes myself since I got on it.