After hair transplant care in hair restoration surgery

 

After hair transplantation, care is an important topic that patients undergoing a hair transplant procedure need to know and follow religiously.

All patients who underwent hair transplant surgery using a strip technique usually leave our hair transplant center with a bandage around their head. The bandage is only used to support the newly closed donor wound on the back of the scalp. Patients receive a prescription for pain and anti-inflammatory medication for the first few days after surgery. The first night after hair transplant surgery, the patient should be careful not to rub or scratch the transplanted area. It is recommended that all patients take it lightly the first few days and avoid heavy physical exercises.

These patients need to return for medical evaluation and hair washing the day after surgery. During this first visit, the bandage is removed and the donor wound and the transplanted hair are assessed. The donor and recipient areas need to be washed very carefully while teaching the patient to wash it at home day two to four after hair transplantation. Hair washing after hair transplant surgery should be performed twice a day with a special method to minimize the likelihood of loosening the grafts. Patients ask if they can skip washing hair within the first few days to avoid damaging the transplants. The answer is "No". Hair washing is an important step in the care of hair transplantation that guarantees the normal growth of the transplanted hair follicular grafts.

We have a few limitations in the patient's activities after hair transplants. Some clinics recommend very strict rules for physical activity. It is preferred that the patient maintain his normal daily activities with some minor restrictions. The activities that increase the tension in the wound edges at the donor area should be avoided for the first four weeks after the operation. These activities are: extreme bending of the neck and heavy weight lifting.

Hair transplant patients need to return to the hair transplant clinic on day ten after hair transplant surgery to remove the staples (for patients who have had strip surgery and the donor is closed with metal staples) and to reassess the donor and recipient area. For patients who have their donor closed with absorbable sutures, it is recommended to be seen in ten days to assess the health of the recipient and donor area, which includes patients who have had FUE, eyebrow hair transplant, hair transplant repair or body hair transplants. All follow-up visits are included in the initial cost of hair transplant surgery, and patients are not charged a follow-up visit fee.

Hair restoration surgical patient should avoid direct sun exposure to the recipient area for approx. six months after transplantation of follicular unit. Extreme and direct sun exposure can damage the growing grafts. Sun contact can also cause the skin to change skin color.

The final follow-up appointment for their care after hair transplantation is between ten to eleven months after their hair transplant surgery, when transplanted hair grows to its final thickness and length. At the last session, Dr. evaluates Parsa Mohebi the transplanted hair transplants and assesses the final size and condition of the donor. This visit is a good time for patients who want to consider a repeat surgery to increase the density of hair or cover the areas that have not been completely covered with the first hair transplant surgery due to the limited slackness of the scalp or the enlarged bald area . All patients planning a repeat operation do not have to wait that long and a repeat can be performed at any time after month 5 after the initial hair transplant procedure.

Patients with hair restoration should be seen as necessary in addition to the above visits for various reasons, and a great relationship between patient and physician is an important part of the success of the hair restoration procedures at US haar doneren Restoration Clinics.

Author Parsa Mohebi, M.D.

Dr. Parsa Mohebi is the Medical Director of US Hair Restoration. His goal for hair transplantation is to restore hair in a natural style using the most modern surgical approach. He did his internship at the University of North Dakota followed by residencies in surgery at the University of New Mexico and York Hospital.