4 months 2 weeks post op..and pool party.

[m0dthispny]

i'll be going to las vegas in 2 weeks, and will be going to a pool party.

 

by then, i'll be 4 months and 2 weeks post-op..is it necessary to still wear a hat?

 

i will put on sunblock on my face, but my head is full of hair now, so not sure if i can get sunblock on my scalp.

 

majority of post-op redness has also subsided, and i'd prefer to show off my new hair instead of covering it with a hat.

 

i will ask the dr. as well, but curious what you guys think.

[cloudy]

Go there, throw away the hat and jump into pool full of chicks. You know what to do later

[Dutch]

I was adviced to avoid the hot sun for 6 months. Sounds excessive but better safe than sorry?

I'd use spray sun tan lotion to get some protection.

[voxman]

It will be in the high 90's...and full sun. You will get a sunburn. Guaranteed.

 

Wear sunglasses and a baseball cap turned sideways and you'll appear ultra-hip.

 

Show off your hair in the shade.

[m0dthispny]

It will be in the high 90's...and full sun. You will get a sunburn. Guaranteed.

 

Wear sunglasses and a baseball cap turned sideways and you'll appear ultra-hip.

 

Show off your hair in the shade.

 

but that's the thing, sunburn where they implanted my hair? or sunburn on my forehead? can getting sunburn hinder graft growth?

[voxman]

You can easily get sunburned on the top of your head in between the hair follicles. Too much exposure to the suns UV rays with no hat, and the top of you head CAN get sunburned. Been there after a round of golf with cloud cover! And most agree that a sunburned head is dangerous to your newly minted hair. All kinds of chemical reactions on you skin occur in a sunburn so why take the chance?

[m0dthispny]

You can easily get sunburned on the top of your head in between the hair follicles. Too much exposure to the suns UV rays with no hat, and the top of you head CAN get sunburned. Been there after a round of golf with cloud cover! And most agree that a sunburned head is dangerous to your newly minted hair. All kinds of chemical reactions on you skin occur in a sunburn so why take the chance?

 

i definitely don't want to take a chance, thanks for the explanation.

 

i'll wear a hat then.

[Since21]

I read about this very thing a couple of months ago before I took a trip to South Africa. The consensus was to stay covered up and protected in the sun for at least 6 months. I believe Dr. Feller weighed in on the subject and advised the same. He cited a patient who got severe sunburn in his graft site at around 4-5 months and had to be treated with topical steroids.