Are scalp exercises important pre-FUE?

[SugarHighs]

Hi,

 

Are scalp exercises important pre-FUE, or only important for strip surgery?

 

Thanks,

Sugar

[Jotronic]

Not needed for FUE.

[SugarHighs]

Sweet, thanks Jo!

[gillenator]

Scalp elasticity is not an issue with FUE because extractions are being done instead of a long strip of tissue being excised horizontally throughout the occipital zone.

[Sean]

I was told they are not needed for FUE. I had that very same question.

[SugarHighs]

Excellent news.

 

Thanks,

Sugar

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

I agree. In fact, to much laxity may actually be a negative with fUE.

[SugarHighs]

Outstanding - I wanted nothing to do with them.

 

Upon asking, I was advised to do 5 minutes of scalp exercises the week prior to my FUE for circulation. That sounds a whole lot better than 30 minutes a day for months.

Edited November 9, 2011 by SugarHighs

[gillenator]

That's the first that I heard of scalp excercises for FUE for circulation?

[SugarHighs]

That's the first that I heard of scalp excercises for FUE for circulation?

 

The exercises were not specifically recommended for the purposes of circulation - rather when I asked about the exercises, the clinic (Dr. Rahal's) mentioned that I *can* do them for the benefit of circulation, if I want to.

[Jotronic]

Time to nip this one in the bud. Scalp exercises are not designed with the intent to increase blood flow nor is an increase in blood flow needed. In fact, I would imagine that an increase in blood flow would be a negative since the last thing a surgeon wants is for the patient to be bleeding more than average.