Hair Transplantation Post Operative Care

After undergoing a hair transplantation surgery the patient passes through another process the ‘Post Operative’ one. During few weeks and months patients should take care of their transplant area and should follow the instructions giving by the doctor to get a better result.

Let’s check below in detail all the steps.

Sleeping process:

The Doctors always  recommend  the patient to sleep in a semi-upright position on their  back by placing two pillows.

This position helps them to decrease the swelling that can occur after the hair transplant.

 

Washing process

shampoo should be applied on the recipient area gently by tapping with their fingers, be careful  patients should not rub the recipient area after that they should dry it with a very soft towel by patting carefully.

Haircuts

Patients can start to cut their hair 1 month post  hair transplant operation with scissors and they can use the shaving machine at least after 6 or 7 6 months.

Sports

For a Month patient need to avoid physical activities such as cycling, football, basketball, working out because they can easily cause, sweating, swelling, bleeding and loss of grafts.

SUN exposure

Patients should avoid exposure to sunlight as it can damage the skin and scalp they should wear a loose fitting hat.

Alcohol

Doctors advise their patients to wait at least 1 or two weeks before they start Alcohol has a thinning effect on the blood it causes more bleeding, which increases the time needed for the wounds to heal.

To sum up Patients should follow doctor’s instructions to avoid to risk of having various complications and side effects.