How long until the surgery is not noticeable?

[efbb88]

So I am thinking of getting and FUE Hair Transplant sometime in the next year. My question is, how long until the donor area looks normal(ish) again? As well as the redness of the transplant area? Asking because I plan on taking time off work and am curious how long this process takes. I'm sure it various for everyone, just looking to get a general idea. Thank you. 

[IronGymmer]

The lighter your skin the longer it will take, darker skin will usually look normal after 2-3 weeks.

I have light skin and donor was normal after 3 weeks, recipient is still reddish at 6 weeks. 

It can take 2-3 months up to 6 months (rarely) for it to disappear completely.

[anzel2002]

After day 12, didn't wear my baseball cap anymore, no one noticed, or at least they didn't say anything, 

[Dazed]

Depending on the length of your hair it could take months before the donor area looks normal.

 

Edited December 19, 2019 by Dazed

[ITA]

On 12/17/2019 at 9:55 AM, IronGymmer said:

The lighter your skin the longer it will take, darker skin will usually look normal after 2-3 weeks.

I have light skin and donor was normal after 3 weeks, recipient is still reddish at 6 weeks. 

It can take 2-3 months up to 6 months (rarely) for it to disappear completely.

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[Dazed]

On 12/16/2019 at 10:37 PM, efbb88 said:

So I am thinking of getting and FUE Hair Transplant sometime in the next year. My question is, how long until the donor area looks normal(ish) again? As well as the redness of the transplant area? Asking because I plan on taking time off work and am curious how long this process takes. I'm sure it various for everyone, just looking to get a general idea. Thank you. 

The one question I should have asked was whether you wear your hair long or short?  Most on here default to short hair, while I think long hair.

[pkipling]

I wore a cap for the first 6 weeks or so just to make sure nothing was noticeable - although in hindsight, this was probably overkill. Should I have another procedure in the future, I won't be as secretive/worried about it. I don't recall the exact timeline of the donor area healing, but it healed significantly quicker than the recipient area, which stayed pink for the first 4-6 weeks. I have rather fair skin though and a pretty sensitive scalp, so I think this was on the longer side of recovery based on what most people report. 

[efbb88]

On 12/19/2019 at 4:08 PM, pkipling said:

I wore a cap for the first 6 weeks or so just to make sure nothing was noticeable - although in hindsight, this was probably overkill. Should I have another procedure in the future, I won't be as secretive/worried about it. I don't recall the exact timeline of the donor area healing, but it healed significantly quicker than the recipient area, which stayed pink for the first 4-6 weeks. I have rather fair skin though and a pretty sensitive scalp, so I think this was on the longer side of recovery based on what most people report. 

So I live (sorta) near Los Angeles, how was your experience with Dr. Mohebi? How long in advance did you have to schedule? Thanks.

[Rolandas]

I'm currently on week 7 and today I had my second haircut. Buzzed down to #1 and you can't tell a thing! I still though have some redness in my recipient area as my skin tone is fairly pale (mainly in the very front of my hairline as it was "punched" the most :D).

I will make a video update on this probably tomorrow. If you curious, check out links in my signature.

Edited March 21, 2020 by Rolandas

[pkipling]

On 3/18/2020 at 4:45 PM, efbb88 said:

So I live (sorta) near Los Angeles, how was your experience with Dr. Mohebi? How long in advance did you have to schedule? Thanks.

My experience with Dr. Mohebi (and his amazing staff!) was fantastic - from the consultation to the procedure to the post-op visits. I'm not sure what the wait time is at the moment (especially considering everything going on with the Covid-19) but I imagine its several months. When I booked mine however, I asked him to put me on a wait list should anyone cancel last minute and that I would take their spot, so I actually had my procedure a couple weeks after my initial consultation. 

Happy to discuss more on the phone if you're ever interested. Just shoot me a private message and we'll exchange contact info.