I washed my hair with cold water and some photo

[alex85]

Hi,

 

I am just 3 days post-op and accidently washed my hair (first time wash) with cold water. Now I am starting to think this could probably harmed my grafts... Am I screwed?

Edited May 5, 2015 by alex85

[TakingThePlunge]

Can you provide more details? Did you rub your head or apply full water pressure? Did you seen any bleeding?

[alex85]

Thanks David for your reply. No I didn't rub anything. I dab some shampoo foam (eucerin cappilogain), let is sit for a couple of minutes and rinsed it with cold water. I filled a sponge with cold water and rinsed it. No blood.

 

So my concern is about the cold water instead of (luke)warm water.

Edited May 2, 2015 by alex85

[TakingThePlunge]

Thanks David for your reply. No I didn't rub anything. I dab some shampoo foam (eucerin cappilogain), let is sit for a couple of minutes and rinsed it with cold water. I filled a sponge with cold water and rinsed it. No blood.

 

So my concern is about the cold water instead of (luke)warm water.

 

I see no reason to worry. I'm sure your grafts are just fine.

[Spanker]

No reason to worry about that. Did you have any existing hair there?

[alex85]

Thanks guys!

 

No hair there (except for 4 hairs haha). Density is around 45 cm/2 (56 cm/2 I just count in exactly 1cm/2, zone close to the original hairline). Maybe a future FUE to add more density.

Edited May 5, 2015 by alex85

[Spanker]

Did you get a graft break down? Every one of these look like 3 hair units.

[pkipling]

I've never heard of the temperature of the water being a factor when washing the hair after the transplant. The main things to watch avoid would be rubbing/scrubbing the grafts and/or applying hard water pressure to them. It sounds like you did everything correctly - gently applying the suds with the sponge, letting them soak, then slowly rinsing them with water from the sponge and/or a cup is the ideal method for me. I believe the temperature is a non-factor.