How do/did you sleep post-op when getting grafts put into FUT scar?

[ciaus]

As I've mentioned on some other topics, I've been shaving my head down during covid and want to go with a shorter hair style going forward even after lockdown. I have a pretty thin FUT scar in the back that I'm thinking about putting some hairs into via FUE to help camouflage it. 

Thinking about sleeping during post-op, having the recipient area grafts pressed against a surface, even a soft pillow, concerns me. I've done a little searching around, found some face-down medical pillows for people recovering from stuff like retinal detachment surgery.

 

Would be interested to hear some input on this, whether you've had a procedure done like this before or not. And for those that have had a donor repair like this, did you do anything that you regret or thought was helpful? any tricks or commercial/homemade rigging you came up with?

 

 

 

 

[Britanium]

I have always slept with my forehead resting on my arm after all my Hts, FUT or FUE. Not sure I could cope with those kind of adaptations.

I am also looking to fill my FUT scar (with Beard Grafts) just not sure when with all the covid stuff happening. 

[ciaus]

14 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

I have always slept with my forehead resting on my arm after all my Hts, FUT or FUE. Not sure I could cope with those kind of adaptations.

I am also looking to fill my FUT scar (with Beard Grafts) just not sure when with all the covid stuff happening. 

I'm a side sleeper myself, during my pillow search i found some with an underarm cut out to prevent your arm from going numb. I've ordered this one and going to give it a try.

 

https://www.amazon.com/HOMCA-Memory-Foam-Neck-Pillow/dp/B086QPKJCC/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=side+sleeper+pillow+under+arm&qid=1600358587&sr=8-7#customerReviews

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by ciaus

[LaserCap]

On any given procedure, the "technique" for a lack of a better word, is to sit up.  You can get a neck pillow, (travel pillow), and some pillows to support your back.  Sleeping flat or on your side, regardless of how many procedures you do, can lead to wide scarring, particularly towards the ends of the scar. 

[ciaus]

 

Not ready to give in to the sitting up compromise, getting good sleep is an important part of the healing process too.

 

I've ordered the second face down wedge pillow in my first post, and this combination below, to see if either or both can give me a decent night's sleep.

Found these bed risors to elevate the head-end of the bed frame first, to keep my head above my heart, and found an adjustable massage face rest that slides in between your mattress and the bed frame. Pics and amazon links are below for those interested, including my little paint constructed concept model

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Home-Adjustable-Risers-Furniture-Heights/dp/B00MH74S16/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=bed+post+riser&qid=1600376019&sr=8-2

 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Master-Massage-Mattress-Adjustable-Equipment/dp/B06X6H75FT/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=massage+table+headrest&qid=1600373785&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&sr=8-12

[Britanium]

Loving the pic. Just be careful you don’t just go sliding off the foot of the bed 😀

[ciaus]

You know there are bed restraints on amazon too. But I'd prefer to have an attractive masseuse there to watch over me and prevent such a tragedy, a variation on what @transplantedphil suggested.

 

They do have alot of massage tables that are in a price range acceptable enough to justify the throw-away cost, if they would actually be comfortable enough for you to sleep on throughout the night. And it would need to be sturdy/stable enough to use something like those bed risers to elevate one end to keep the head above the heart. I have my doubts about finding one that would fulfill both of those qualifiers though, especially among the cheaper ones.

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by ciaus

[Britanium]

I work as a nurse within care homes and see a lot of bed risers. You really don’t want the cheaper ones. And it’s difficult to get ones that are quality at the kind of angle your after.s

[aaron1234]

This is actually an interesting topic.  I recently had my temple points done and every time I wake up I'm on my left side.  Believe it or not, 3.5 months post-op my right side is coming in better. 🤔

[Al - Moderator]

I slept in a recliner chair with a pillow under my neck for the first few days. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep, but it works.