Question: how to protect donor/recipient area right after the HT?

[Teddy]

Should wear a beret, cap or hat right after the surgery to protect my head? Or should I use something else for the first days?

 

I'd want to avoid to jeopardize the grafts and since it will be my first HT I thought to ask for suggestions. I would be afraid someone touches me during first days (e.g. during the flight to go back home) when the grafts are not still properly rooted in the scalp and cause loss, pain or anything else.

 

Thanks in advance for any reply.

[pkipling]

The oversized snapback worked great for me. Just make sure it's high enough that it doesn't rest on your grafts and be very careful when putting it on and taking it off. The extra tips Spex gave are on point as well.

 

Best of luck!