8 days after surgery

[man36]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm 8 days after fue surgery and I have some questions.

1. During the daily washing I see scabs come out from my head with grafts. is that normal?

2. Grafts have fallen in the first days after the operation, will grow again?

3.When can I go to the barber to get a haircut with scissors (including the implanted area)?

4.When can I use topik in the transplant area?

 

Thanks

[ZeoRanger]

If you lose grafts you would bleed noticeably. The scabs coming off with hairs are shedded hairs that should grow.

 

I'd wait at least for 3 weeks for a hair cut with scissors. Buzzing the recipient area is a controversial subject as some clinics say you'd have to wait up to 5 months.

[FUE2014]

Buzzing the recipient area after 3 weeks will be fine.

 

The results of a study into graft anchoring concluded the following from Dr. Bernstein's website:

 

"The study showed that for the first two days, pulling on a hair always resulted in a lost graft, but the chance of the graft being removed started to decrease by the third day. By the sixth day pulling on a hair would no longer dislodge the graft. Pulling on an adherent scab always resulted in a lost graft through day five, with the incidence decreasing through day eight. However, by nine days post-op, grafts were no longer at risk of being dislodged."

[man36]

Thanks guys

What about my question about TOPPIK?

When can I use toppik in the transplant area?

[FUE2014]

I wouldn't for a while , don't want to do anything that hinders the growth, easiest thing will prob be to shoot your doc an email and ask him

[thewalker10]

While we're at it, does anybody know when we can go back to sleeping in normal positions? I had my HT last tuesday and I've been sleeping on my belly as I had HT in crown area.

 

I'm really starting to get anxious as Ive experienced some swelling, too.

[mav23100gunther]

While we're at it, does anybody know when we can go back to sleeping in normal positions? I had my HT last tuesday and I've been sleeping on my belly as I had HT in crown area.

 

I'm really starting to get anxious as Ive experienced some swelling, too.

 

According to most post-op instructions I have read, you should be able to sleep normally by now. Sleeping on your belly will definitely cause swelling though.

[gillenator]

I would wait until your recipient area completely heals and is free from all scabbing and crusts before applying any cosmetics like Toppik.

 

After that, you're good to go...