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@A_4_Archan @Melvin- Moderator @Gatsby thank you all for the support!

@sl @Melvin- Moderator @Gatsby @A_4_Archan sunlight exposure questions: I am now 4 months and 10 days out.. 1.) During the day in my office when I am indoors, is it okay not to wear a hat even though UV light is coming in through the windows? Just from it being bright outside... 2.) In the evening when the sun is down, but it is not fully dark, can I take off the hat outside, or are the UV rays still harmful even if the sun is not over head? 3.) How much longer does one need to wear a hat during daylight when outside? Thanks so much

4 month and 3 days update. Just got a hair cut with a low fade, hence why the donor is bare at the bottom

hahaha okay, thanks all. appreciate the reality check.

@gaz9318054 @ITA I've seen that video actually! however, you can see some transplanted hairs actually growing at that guy's 3 months in his recipient areas...I see none. Hence, why I am concerned. Thoughts? I just see bald spots and no sprouts or stubble at all.

Hi everyone, I am 3 months and 11 days out. 103 days. I got 3000 grafts to zones 1 and 2. My native hair is growing back well but I haven't seen the transplanted hairs "pop through" or sprout...in the spots the hairs were transplanted it just looks bald and like nothing is there. After the transplant, it looked very densely packed. now all these spots that were previously packed just look empty or like nothing was done to them at this stage. They just look bald. Is this normal or should hairs be sprouting at this stage? I can't even feel stubble or see them poking through yet. Thanks!

@gillenator @Turkhair @SeanToman@sl Thank you all so so much! Okay, won't touch it, will keep it clean, and let it resolve on its own and look for seepage/ a spread. Super appreciate all of your help

@sl thanks so much, the pimple somehow scabbed on its own. Does one still not need antibiotics and can just let it resolve itself?

Hi all, day 50 and I have a pimple that was slightly red/inflamed and raised. It appeared to get smaller a little bit and scab over the past few days. Pics attached. The first two pics were how it looked 2 days ago, and the 3rd pic is how it looks today kind of like it popped and scabbed or something. A few qs: 1.) does it look like folliculitis? 2.) do pimples/folliculitis resolve on their own? 3.) can I lose grafts if it let I resolve on its own? 4.) how do you know whether or not antibiotics are necessary? @Rahal Hair Transplant @sl I’m sure you’ve seen this post op a lot so would appreciate your help along anyones 🙏🏽

Hi all, I am day 50 post op but for the past 3 weeks I wore the same baseball cap when I went outside. I didn’t wash it lol is this a big deal? I just washed it today and will do it weekly, but I just wanted to see if not washing hats impacts anything or leads to any kind of issues. i wash with shampoo and scrub my scalp each day to clean the area, so I’m assuming I’m fine and that should’ve taken care of any dirt or bacteria in my hat? It wasn’t even noticeably dirty or anything but just wanted to check.

Thanks @gillenator can even really tight hats damage hair transplants at this point? By restricting blood flow?

Hi all, I am on day 38. My head is kind of big so normal baseball caps are a little tight-I had to get one a little bigger and it is a little tight around the sides of my head. I was wearing loose snapback caps till day 25 and around day 30 ish I started trying out baseball caps. Can this cut off blood flow to scalp and cause any problems with new graft growth? I have to wear baseball caps to work, snapback caps are against the dress code...appreciate any science around this! I have heard of people wearing beanies, hardhats, etc., so I was curious.

Just wanted to see if anyone had a sense how I look to be healing. Day 32, 3000 grafts. Pics attached!

Gotchya, makes sense thank you so much. So after 4-6 months this time around, am I okay not to wear a hat every time I am in the sun without it risking damaging my grafts/follicles? Or do I always need to wear a hat in the sun now since I had a Hair transplant to err on the side of caution?

@gillenator In my case, what do you think the consequences could be in terms of my current repair case? Could the sunlight exposure I had post op in 2020 really damage scar tissue that bad enough to sabotage future transplants/my current one?