Regular Member rottun Posted February 27, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 How long after surgery does the tightness in the back of the head go away? Is it normal to still have slight swelling where the stitches were tied off (20 days post op)... Any feedback is appreciated..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rottun Posted February 27, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 How long after surgery does the tightness in the back of the head go away? Is it normal to still have slight swelling where the stitches were tied off (20 days post op)... Any feedback is appreciated..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnnie69 Posted February 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 1 year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted February 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 We all heal a little differently, but I'll share my experience. For starters, I've had two HT's. The first was a little over a year ago, the second was just 13 days ago. First HT was only 1200 FUT's and the tightness was gone after a couple of months for sure. I don't remember swelling past the first week or two......there might have been a little. If you continue to have it try icing it for 5 minutes or so several times a day and that should help. As for right now (13 days post-op 2nd HT) and I have no swelling on the donor area but it's still a little tight, not bad. I had more FUT's (3886) this time so I imagine that's a factor. Also, I had sutures the first time and staples the second. To me, the staples seem to have been superior to this point. I remember having a lot of scabbing with the sutures while I have virtually none with the staples and the scar is healing very thin. Just my opinion but I think 1 year is a long time to have tightness. I would think it should be gone at about the 3-4 month mark, maybe a little longer for a big session. Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted February 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 Originally posted by hairbank:We all heal a little differently, but I'll share my experience. For starters, I've had two HT's. The first was a little over a year ago, the second was just 13 days ago. First HT was only 1200 FUT's and the tightness was gone after a couple of months for sure. I don't remember swelling past the first week or two......there might have been a little. If you continue to have it try icing it for 5 minutes or so several times a day and that should help. As for right now (13 days post-op 2nd HT) I have no swelling on the donor area but it's still a little tight, not bad. I had more FUT's (3886) this time so I imagine that's a factor for tightness. Also, I had sutures the first time and staples the second. To me, the staples seem to have been superior to this point. I remember having a lot of scabbing with the sutures while I have virtually none with the staples and the scar is healing very thin. Just my opinion but I think 1 year is a long time to have tightness. I would think it should be gone at about the 3-4 month mark, maybe a little longer for a big session. Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnnie69 Posted February 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 I was tight/numb for almost a year..... It didnt really bother me though, not a big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kamin Posted March 1, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 For me, it seemed like the tightness and numbness lasted nearly a year after my first HT. Got my 2nd HT a little over three months ago and the tightness and numbness is already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member troy Posted March 1, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 It has been 3 months and I feel very little tightness if any at all. I think it will differ on how people skin stretches. My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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