Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 Guys I'm 11 days out of surgery and I'm thinking of having my first normal shower either tonight or within the next 2 days. With regards to washing - standing under a hot shower - and forcefully rubbing shampoo into and out of my scalp will I be ok? It would be great if there were any videos I could watch that provide demonstrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted December 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 No hot shower. Just lukewarm water and a very light one too.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rossybop said: Guys I'm 11 days out of surgery and I'm thinking of having my first normal shower either tonight or within the next 2 days. With regards to washing - standing under a hot shower - and forcefully rubbing shampoo into and out of my scalp will I be ok? It would be great if there were any videos I could watch that provide demonstrations. I resumed normal showering after 14 days. Gently massaging the scabs that hadn’t shed yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 Probs best not to go looking for shower videos 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ok guys cheers! I'll follow these steps. I did actually go looking for shower videos and didn't find much 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted December 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just make sure the water is not too hot but generally it's ok to shower normally after 10 days. Are you try to remove the scabs? If yes, just don't pick at them with nails. Shampoo or conditioner in circular motions should help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Captain Haddock Posted December 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Yesterday was my day 11 and I showered with shampoo and warm water. I think everything is pretty much alright at this point and you'd really need a surgical instrument to remove the grafts. Here's a study that says that by day 9 even if you pull the scabs it has zero effect on the root: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16442039/ Edited December 22, 2020 by Captain Haddock 1 My Journey: NW2 @Eugenix | 1388 Graft Frontal Restoration | Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks guys. Great advice. Can anyone tell me what effect would it have if you splashed hot water over the head during the healing process. I washed with water that was a bit warmer than usual on like day 6. I did it by accident. It was hot but not scorching. Was this risky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, Rossybop said: Thanks guys. Great advice. Can anyone tell me what effect would it have if you splashed hot water over the head during the healing process. I washed with water that was a bit warmer than usual on like day 6. I did it by accident. It was hot but not scorching. Was this risky? No risk doing that on day 6. You can stop worrying 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnAC71 said: No risk doing that on day 6. You can stop worrying 😜 Cool. Its always best to be safe though The water was kind of hot lol but not super hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted December 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Rossybop said: Cool. Its always best to be safe though The water was kind of hot lol but not super hot. My clinic specifically instructed me not to take hot showers. Don't get it why you insisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 42 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said: My clinic specifically instructed me not to take hot showers. Don't get it why you insisted. I was awkwardly washing my body in a hot shower and then when I cooled the water down to fill a jug up with water some hot water went in with the cold water and the result was that I ended up washing my head in water that was kind of hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rossybop said: I was awkwardly washing my body in a hot shower and then when I cooled the water down to fill a jug up with water some hot water went in with the cold water and the result was that I ended up washing my head in water that was kind of hot. I am sending you a Mr Bump book for Xmas 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 22, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, JohnAC71 said: I am sending you a Mr Bump book for Xmas 😂 Haha cheers bro I'll get good use out of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted December 23, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2020 7 hours ago, JohnAC71 said: I am sending you a Mr Bump book for Xmas 😂 Never heard of Mr Bump, so I had to image search him of course. I can just picture the next @Rossybop inspired book in the series.... And if you keep bumping your head the bandaged look is another way to conceal your hair loss!   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 23, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, ciaus said: Never heard of Mr Bump, so I had to image search him of course. I can just picture the next @Rossybop inspired book in the series.... And if you keep bumping your head the bandaged look is another way to conceal your hair loss! Â Â Hahahah very good! I remember them books when I was a kid, wow, memories. I literally laughed out loud. Thanks for the giggle lol! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 23, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Rossybop said: Hahahah very good! I remember them books when I was a kid, wow, memories. I literally laughed out loud. Thanks for the giggle lol! Well when I posted that I couldn’t actually decide between Mr Bump or Mr Clumsy to be honest 😂🤣😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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