hairystyles

11 hours ago, TomCruise said:

Surely Dr. Couto has a doctor in the area that he is friendly with and can do the follow-up post-operative care for his patients (you, in this case) in his absence. I would ask them about this and if no such arrangement exists, I would be very wary of proceeding.

I really like this suggestion, I am going to ask.

1 hour ago, mafpe said:

so imo, even if the doc is on cavation for a week, as long as the clinic people can still help you with your concern, it would be fine.

Unfortunately (if I understood the clinic secretary correctly) the entire office is going on vacation and the only way I can reach them is to send e-mails. I was patiently waiting for Couto for so long to minimize the chance of something going wrong so this is a bit of a curve ball.

Also, if people could share what their individual post op recommendations were like. I think a generic line is "follow your surgeon's advice" but the huge variability in post operative protocols I've seen suggests that most surgeons are kind of just winging it, so I wanted to see what had worked for you all.

I think Melvin said he had better results with the 2nd/3rd surgeries where he didn't use saline? But then Hasson uses that thick petroleum jelly stuff and his yields are really consistent. I just wanted to see a flavor of what people have done.. the more information the better (until it's too much 🤓).

I agree with the comments about the number of grafts being high, particularly as it seems like the transplanted area is more dense than your native area behind it.

I have a surgery scheduled in August my doctor's clinic will be going on vacation the day after my surgery for 3 weeks and won't be able to do any post operative checks or care for me following the procedure. From reading the posts here on the forums I know that the first week is very delicate and that usually when coming in from out of town people stay a few days afterwards for post operative checks and washing. Particularly as I will be in a foreign country and there is a bit of a language barrier, not being able to see him afterwards is concerning to me. I am considering delaying my surgery, even though I know with his schedule this could mean waiting a long time I could really use the advice of people who have been down this path before as this is my first surgery ever.

-What would you all do in this situation? Would you delay the procedure or is it reasonable to care for myself without help?

-What were your post operative regimens? As far as washing my hair after surgery, returning to the clinic for the "first washing" seems to be a big deal, correct? Any advice on how to do this correctly would be appreciated. Also, what ointments/post op care regimens did your doctors prescribe after the procedure? I know Dr. Hasson for example likes using some sort of viscous petroleum jelly type ointment after the procedure to reduce scabbing (at least that's what it looks like on the pictures his patients have posted here) and others have mentioned they spray their hair with saline or some sort of "nutrient spray" after the procedure every hour till the scabs come off. If any of you could share the protocols your doctors used I would really appreciate it.

-How long did you wait to fly out after the surgery? I am 15 hours by plane from Madrid and will have to transfer flights at the 6 hour mark. I won't have anyone with me unfortunately.