How to Care for Your Grafts after Hair Transplant Surgery

One of the questions most often asked by [tag]hair loss[/tag] sufferers on our [tag]Hair Restoration[/tag] Forum and Social Network is how to care for your newly transplanted hair in the days and weeks following hair restoration surgery. While it is always best to follow your [tag]hair transplant[/tag] surgeon’s aftercare advice, there are some basic rules of thumb to be aware of.

• Do not bump your head the first few days after a hair transplant.
• Do not pick at the scabs on your head with your nails.
• Avoid extreme sweating for the first 10 days post-op.
• Sleep at an incline for the first 7 to 10 days.
• Walking can minimize swelling the first 7 days post op.
• Avoid exposing your scalp to the sun for the first 3 months after surgery.

To learn more about caring your hair transplant or to add your own post-operative regimen, you are encouraged to join the discussion, How Gentle Do You Need Need to be Recipient Area After a Hair Transplant?
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David – aka TakingThePlunge
Assistant Publisher and Forum Co-Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum

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