After Hair Transplant Care In Hair Restoration Surgery
Post-transplant care is an important topic that hair transplant patients need to know and follow religiously.
All patients who have had a hair transplant using the tape technique usually leave our hair transplant in Gujranwala center with a bandage around their head. The dressing is used only to support the newly closed donor wound at the back of the skull. In the first days after surgery, patients are given painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs. On the first night after the transplant operation, the patient should be careful not to rub or scratch the transplanted area. All patients are advised to be light and avoid strenuous exercise during the first few days.
These patients must return for a doctor’s assessment and have their hair washed the day after surgery. During this first visit, the bandage was removed and the donated hair was evaluated. When teaching a patient to wash it at home on the second to fourth day after hair transplantation, the donor and recipient area should be washed very thoroughly. After hair transplant surgery, hair should be washed twice a day in a special way to reduce the chance of hair loss. Patients ask if they can skip washing their hair in the first few days to avoid damaging their hair follicles. The answer is no. Hair washing is an important step in hair transplant care because it ensures normal growth of the implanted follicles.
We have some restrictions on how patients work after a hair transplant. Some clinics recommend very strict rules for physical activity. It is better for the patient to maintain their normal daily activities with some minor limitations. For the first four weeks after surgery, operations that strengthen the edges of the wound in the donor area should be avoided. These actions include: excessive neck bending and weight lifting.
Hair transplant patients should return to the hair transplant clinic on day 10 after the transplant operation to remove the clip (for patients who have had the tape and the donor is closed with a metal pin) and re-evaluate the donor and recipient area. . Patients whose donors are sealed with absorbable sutures are recommended to undergo a ten-day review to assess the health of the recipient and donor area, including FUE, eyebrow transplant repair, hair transplant repair, or patients undergoing body hair transplantation. All follow-up visits are included in the initial cost of the hair transplant and patients will not be charged for additional visits.
Patients undergoing hair restoration surgery should avoid direct sunlight for six months after follicular transplantation. Excessive and direct exposure to sunlight can damage growing hair follicles. Exposure to sunlight can also cause skin discoloration.
The last observation period for their care after a hair transplant is ten months after the hair transplant operation, when the transplanted hair grows to its final thickness and length. In the last session, Dr. Shatavari Mohebi evaluates the implanted hair transplant and evaluates the final size and condition of the donated scar. This visit is the right time for patients who want to have a repeat operation to increase the density of the hair or to cover the areas that were not completely covered during the first hair transplant due to a smaller scalp or increased baldness. All patients who plan to have a repeat operation do not have to wait long and can do it at any time after the fifth month after the initial hair transplant procedure.
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