hey buddy.
very good post, i am in the same position as you.
i just haven't booked my surgery yet.
but as it is now, i will try to hide it afterwards. maybe it is more easy for me because ive been able to get 4 weeks off work. so the redness might not be so clear, and if so i will use some off my girlfriends concealer.
the other thing is that i will try to shave off the hair that hasn't fallen out in the tempels an front hairline (where my HT will be) so there is no sign of new hairs there until they begin to grow slowly.
also use concealer like toppik everyday.
problem for me is that i dont have it buzz cut right now and i am using toppik every day, so it might strange when i come back after 4 weeks with buzz cut and som thin ares and a little redness and stuff.
my plan is then, if someone ask, to tell them that i am using some products that my doctor gave me for my hair because ive been sheddig alot lately.
and that these products is giving me some irritation on the scalp wich is causing the redness