Can you dislodge grafts by sleeping on them at night.

[Jerome]

Can you crush or kill your grafts if u were to lay on them at night unknowingly how can u not lay on the back of your head how can it not touch the pillow.

[TEXAN35]

First few night probably the chances of damaging the graft exists. One option is get a very good thickness neck pillow (travel pillow) and sleep little high. Put few pillows behind you back like you are sleeping on a recliner. Atleast thats what I did.

[HappyMan2021]

Grafts take 10 days to be secure. 

[Melvin- Admin]

Yes you can dislodge them, sleep like this 

 

[Jerome]

so if u have a transplant on the top midscalp and crown vertex area you can sleep on your sidel.

[Al - Moderator]

This kid will have no problem sleeping if he ever needs a hair transplant when he gets older. This is how you do it.

 

[Ryan Daniel]

Just to be sure!

 

 

[Yaasar - The Alpha]

It is very unlikely unless these are loosely implanted or not implanted in correct depth (peeking outside of the skin). You will damage or crush them, that's for sure. So don't take chances.

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[Jerome]

On 3/13/2022 at 8:31 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

Yes you can dislodge them, sleep like this 

 

that looks uncomfortable how are u supposed to sleep up right and not move your head or turn to the side all night

 

[pkipling]

3 hours ago, Jerome said:

that looks uncomfortable how are u supposed to sleep up right and not move your head or turn to the side all night

 

It's... a challenge. Lol. Sleeping pills help if you have access to them, or even an OTC sleep aid like melatonin might help. That's what I had to do to help my body relax and be able to fall asleep in this position, and even then I tossed about a bit and had a hard time getting solid, consistent sleep for the first few days. The good news is that it goes by super quick in the grand scheme of things, and having a few nights of uncomfortable sleep ends up being pretty bearable all things considered. 

[Jerome]

so why do the clinics say to sleep at a 45 degree angle .

[Fue3361]

I practiced sleeping like that for over a month before my transplant.  Glad I did.  Took a while to get used to it.

[pkipling]

On 8/30/2022 at 9:21 AM, Jerome said:

so why do the clinics say to sleep at a 45 degree angle .

It's standard practice to help prevent swelling in the face/forehead, and helps promote better and faster healing overall. It can be a difficult position to stay in, hence why we have these little hacks to make it easier.