Best Advices for After Hair Transplant Care
We know you searched a lot for hair transplantation. You read a lot of article and you earned a lot about hair transplant. We collect the after care of hair transplant information for you.
What’s a Hair Transplant?
Hair transplant is an aesthetic operation that aims to give you more hair. We transfer hairs from your donor area to bald area or area that have less hair. There are many methods of hair transplant like Sapphire FUE or DHI. You can read more about them if you click the links or you can contact us anytime.
What Happens After Hair Transplant?
Most of our patients are very curious about before and after process about hair transplant. In this article we will tell you post-op information about hair transplant.
After the hair transplant operation in Turkey your scalp may be very sensitive for a few days. You have to wear a head bandage for one day. Also your doctor give you antibiotic and pain killer. After hair transplant you can go to work after 4 or 5 days.
Between 2 to 4 weeks you may see some of transplanted hair falling out. Don’t worry they will re grow later. After 4th month you can see your transplanted hair growing. After 9 to 12 months you can see the final result.
Post-Operative Instructions After Hair Transplant
Here is the list of post-operative instruction of hair transplant. If you obey these rules after 1 year you will get a amazing hairs.
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Driving After Hair Transplant
On the day of hair transplant, you should not drive because we use local anesthesia in the surgery. It may be dangerous if you drive your car. Call one of your friend or taxi or wait our driver to take you from your hospital. Our driver will help you in the way of hotel and hospital.
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Sleeping Position After Hair Transplant
Sleeping position is very important after hair transplant surgery. You have to sleep with your head elevated for 4 to 5 days. This sleeping position decrease the risk of swelling. This position will help you about swelling and it help you from damaged hairs.
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Hair Wash After Hair Transplant
After the hair transplant hair washing is so important. We will do the hair wash and we will tell you how to wash your hair in the 10 days period. Also, we give you a special hair shampoo and hair lotion. Because of that shampoo and lotion to remove scalps on your head. Don’t forget make small massages and improve massaging power in every day after 5th day.
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Pain Medications After Hair Transplant
You don’t feel any pain during the hair transplant progress. Most of our patients don’t feel pain after the surgery. You may feel little pain in your donor area and transplant area. If you use pain killer you don’t feel pain anymore. After few days pain will all gone.
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Swelling After Hair Transplant
Swelling is rare side affect of hair transplant. Swelling normally pass after 4 to 6 days. We also give you some drugs for swelling. Don’t forget reduce the swelling sleeping position, sitting position is very important.
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Itching After Hair Transplant
After the surgery you may feel itching. Don’t itch your head with your finger nails. This happens because your skin is recovering itself. You can use antihistaminic pills if you can’t stay. Washing your hair may help you.
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Healing and Recovery Process
Healing period normally takes 10 days after the hair transplant surgery. After 1 day you may feel better and after 10 days you can turn to your normal life. You may feel numbness or soreness for a few days. There may be little red scabs on the transplanted area. After 8 to 12 days all redness will be gone.
After the 2 weeks you gain your normal appearance. If you feel anything that is normal please contact your surgeon in that time. Hair transplant healing period is very fast than other aesthetic surgeries. Recovery time depends on patients age, diet and climate.
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Shaving After Hair Transplant
Shaving after hair transplant is very important too. You can’t use hair shaving machine on transplant area for 1 year. You can use shaving machine after 7 days. After that you can have a haircut with scissors. Don’t forget you have to protect your transplanted hairs and avoid anything that may harm them.
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Shock Loss After Hair Transplant
After 2 to 5 weeks of hair transplant you may notice your hair is falling out. After 4th months your falled hair start to grow again. In 6th month regrow rate is nearly 50% and in 8 month this rate is 80%. After 1 year you can see the final hair transplant result.
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Physical Activity After Hair Transplant
After the hair transplant operation, we advise you to do short walks. After 5 day you can start simple exercises that don’t make you sweat much. After 2 week you can start your daily exercises.
Supplements After Hair Transplant
After your hair transplant you can use supplements with vitamins B, C, E and A. That vitamins help your hair grow and help you with the recovery progress. In 10 days after hair transplant operation we advise you not to use blood thinners pills and vitamins.
How Long After Hair Transplant are Grafts Secure?
After hair transplant in 14 days your transplanted grafts are secured. In this 2 week you have be very careful about crashing to somewhere, swimming or swelling. In this 2 week period you may lose newly transplanted hair easily. Especially in the first 5 days you should be very careful
Frequently Asked Questions About Hair Transplant After Care
When can you take vitamins after hair transplant?
After the hair transplant operation, you can use vitamins. Talk your doctor about vitamins.
When can you touch your hair after hair transplant?
After 5 days you can touch your transplanted hairs with soft touches.
How long does it take for hair transplant to heal?
6 to 9 months is healing period of hair transplant. After 9 month you can see the final result.
How to sleep after hair transplant?
Sleeping with your head elevated is best the position to sleep. You have to sleep your head elevated for 5 days. Sleeping this position is one of precaution of swelling.
Hair Transplant in Turkey
Estemoon one of the best hair transplant and aesthetic company in Turkey. We offer our patients affordable hair transplant price in Turkey and best hair transplant service with transfers, hotel, hospital. We only work with accredited hospitals and best hair transplant doctors in Turkey. If you are interest in hair transplant please contact us.
