Sunblock on Recipient 2 weeks post-op?

[JeffC45]

Plan on spending some time outside and at the beach about 2 weeks after FUT. Will be wearing a hat to block the sun pretty much the entire time, but as a back-up in case I wanted to remove the cap for 5-10 minutes at a time or take a dip in the ocean, I was going to spray my recipient area with a light coat of sunblock. Like I said, I will mostly be wearing a hat.

 

Any risk to the recipient by giving it a coat of a (potentially greasy) spray-on sunblock 14 days post-op?

[hsrp10]

Most sunscreens contain alcohol I believe, I would not do it especially at 14 days.

Just stick with the hat or try to stay in the shade as much as you can.

[gillenator]

Definitely would not expose the scalp for more than 10 minutes so soon after the procedure.

 

Make sure the sun block has a high rating of 50 or more...:cool:

[hsrp10]

Exactly, and if you're thinking the sunscreen will allow you to spend more time exposed in the sun that would be a no.

Both are a bad idea at 14 days, don't risk your investment.

[KO]

You could just not go...that might be the best.

[gillenator]

Probably the best advice...:cool:

[pkipling]

While I don't think there would be a problem using sunscreen at this stage (you should run that by your doctor to make sure), I personally wouldn't even risk taking my hat off in the sun if I were you. Just keep it on or wear a bandana or something. It may not be ideal, but I don't think permanently damaging the grafts by too much sun exposure is worth the risk.