Getting a Haircut Before Hair Transplant Surgery?
This below question was asked by a member of our [tag]Hair Loss[/tag] Social Community and Discussion Forums and answered by Janna, the lead medical technician for Coalition [tag]hair restoration[/tag] surgeons [tag]Dr. Ron Shapiro[/tag] and [tag]Dr. Paul Shapiro[/tag].
I’m undergoing a [tag]hair transplant[/tag] procedure in the near future, and I’m wondering if I should get a [tag]haircut[/tag] before surgery? Is it best to “shave” my head? How short should it be cut?
I think it’s a good idea to cut your hair short but not shaved so that it’ll match with the post-operative shaved top.
The sides and back just need to be long enough to cover over the staples/sutures (in [tag]follicular unit transplantation[/tag]/[tag]FUT[/tag] cases). The ideal length will vary from patient to patient depending on their density in the back and sides. We have a hair stylist onsite, so many of our patients get a trim to match up the sides to the top a day or two after surgery.
Janna
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