After Care: Hair Transplant Surgery

Hair transplant has become very common these days, as one of the best treatment for hair loss and baldness. Though hair transplant has gained fame and name, along with few controversies here and there, many are afraid of it. Indeed, the results are very effective and astonishing, precautions post hair transplant surgery is required for the best results. The hair restoration is not easy, and you do not want your invested money to get wasted by not taking care post-surgery. In case you are looking for a hair transplant surgery, know how to take care of your hair after surgery. There are different steps and treatments to be followed post-surgery to achieve the best and long-lasting results. This article offers the steps and care required for post-hair transplant surgery.  

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Hair Transplant Post-Surgery Care

1. Immediate Care Post-Operation

• Post-operation, the doctors in the clinic provide a medicated solution to be sprayed on the scalp every 30-45 minutes, for the next 24 hours.
• Do not wash or disturb your hair grafts for 24 hours post-surgery. 
• Try not to get sweat. Drink lots of water and eat normally. 
• Use an ice pack on the forehead, not the operation site, to minimize swelling.
• Doctors recommend the patient to sleep semi-upright position to reduce the swelling and to avoid disruption on grafts. 

2. Day 2-4 after hair transplant surgery

• To reduce pain, take pain killer medicines as prescribed by doctors. 
• In the next 3 days, continue spraying the medicated solution, sleep upright at 45 degrees, stay away from alcohols, ice creams and aspirin.
•  Continue using ice packs on the forehead to avoid swelling.
• NO hair wash for first 4 days after the hair transplant surgery.

3. After 4th day of hair transplant surgery

• The doctors prescribe shampoo and the process, on the 4th day, use the shampoo and wash your hair as per doctor’s instruction.
• For hair wash, do not stand under a shower, do not use any product to your hair. Allow the transplanted hair to dry naturally, do not use a towel or blow-dry.
• After 5 days, you would have developed small crusts on the operated area. 
• Continue spraying the medicated solution for 1 week.
• After 10 days of hair transplant surgery, visit your doctor. The doctor will extract the crusts. 
• Start using minoxidil after 14 days regularly as instructed for the next 6 months. 
• On the 45th day, the doctor will ask you to visit for your first PRP session. 

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Hair Growth Stages

The success rate of hair transplant surgery depends purely on the metabolism, genes, and donor hair density factors. Post-operation care must be followed to avoid any complications. Medications like minoxidil and 3-6 PRP hair treatment in the next 2-9 months post the hair transplant surgery will help the hair growth.  

• 1st Month – After 2 weeks post hair transplant surgery, the transplanted hair will fall out. 
• 3-4 Month – New hair will start growing from 3rd month. The new hair will be fine and very short. 
• 4-6 Month – Up to 70% of hair will grow and appear on the scalp. 
• 6-12 Month – With the help of PRP and Minoxidil, the hair grows thicker, and after a year post hair transplant surgery, you will be able to notice 80-90% hair growth completely. 

Conclusion

If you are planning for hair transplant surgery, look for these before undergoing the surgery:

1. Hair Transplant Doctor experience record with hair grafting.
2. The number of successful cases in the hair clinic.
3. Post hair transplant treatment, the clinic offering post-care treatments with PRP hair treatment, minoxidil and derma roller as part of the treatment.
4. Financial flexibility – Easy EMI options for the treatment fees.
5. Offering patients with hair transplant procedure options – FUE, FUT or DHT.

In case you are looking for the best FUE hair transplant in Mumbai, visit Nubello Aesthetics. At Nubello Aesthetics, indeed the doctors provide customized treatment. Also, the treatments are as per the needs of the patient. With state of art technology types of equipment, Nubello makes the entire process of hair transplant even more easy and comfortable. Finance option for loans and EMI are available for all the patients. It is one of the top hair clinics in Mumbai. Nubello Aesthetics has been doing hair transplants for 8 years with 10K+ happy clients. One of the best hair transplant clinic in Andheri.