Regular Member ZAZ Posted January 26, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2009 Guys, If you or any1 can help with this question. Post op after 48 hrs my doc stated i should wash my recipient area with water and shampoo. He said i shoud use a cup or jug with some shampoo in it and gently pour it over the recipient area, i was told not to touch the area but let it dry naturally. The donor area was to be washed and rubbed gentle everyday. This was to be repeated everyday until the 10th day when i could wash it properly. Is this the correct way or have i damaged some grafts? My Hair Loss Web Site - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ZAZ Posted January 26, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2009 Guys, If you or any1 can help with this question. Post op after 48 hrs my doc stated i should wash my recipient area with water and shampoo. He said i shoud use a cup or jug with some shampoo in it and gently pour it over the recipient area, i was told not to touch the area but let it dry naturally. The donor area was to be washed and rubbed gentle everyday. This was to be repeated everyday until the 10th day when i could wash it properly. Is this the correct way or have i damaged some grafts? My Hair Loss Web Site - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Eman Posted January 26, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 26, 2009 sounds standard. No grafts harmed in the recipient and the donor can actually use some pressure to get those scabs off and keep clean. I was washing with the cup 24-hours after, per my docs instructions My initial HT thread: done and done!! Check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mmhce Posted January 26, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 26, 2009 E-man is right. That is the standard procedure. take care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Clint69 Posted January 27, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2009 Eman, How do you protect yourself in the shower? What was your showering procedure immediately following your surgery? I have my surgery in 5 days and I am trying to get all of my ducks in a row. Clint My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member canadian_buba Posted January 27, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2009 Clint, I took baths for the first couple weeks! It really makes it easy! ZAZ, Standard process bro! I would make sure to put polysporon on the donor area to keep it clean and somewhat moist for the suture removal. I did it twice a day after my baths. Good luck Canadian_buba 3500 Grafts Dr. Rahal Jan 12 09 My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Clint69 Posted January 27, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2009 Good suggestion Buba. I never considered a bath. My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Eman Posted January 28, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 Clint- It was actually quite easy. Just kept my head away from the flow of the shower. I washed up first. Then took an oversized cup (44-ounce plastic cup from a college football game) filled it with water and tilted my head back and gently poured it over the recipient. 1. Then filled the cup with baby shampoo and water and stirred it up with a long spoon. 2. Stepped away from the flow of water tilted my head back and slowly ran the water/shampoo mix over the recipient. 2. Then since the donor was wet from the first two pours, I would put some baby shampoo in my hands and scrub the donor. 3. Got some soap and scrubbed my face. 4. Re-filled the cup with only water and tilted my head back and rinsed the recipient and face of soap. 5. Re-filled the cup with water again and rinsed the donor thoroughly. Done! Or you can take a bath, but I am not a bath person. (But like CB, I love hot tubs--ok a little off topic) My initial HT thread: done and done!! Check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Clint69 Posted January 28, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks Eman, good info. That is the procedure I will likely follow. My Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ZAZ Posted January 28, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks Eman, mmhce and canadian_buba. Thats a load off my mind. Now im 18th day post op, i currently wash my hair twice a day, how long should i continue doing this? Secondly is it safe to use dermmatch or other concealers on the scar in the donor area at this point? I dont want it to affect the scar healing but also need some sort of cover for work because it is visible My Hair Loss Web Site - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Eman Posted January 28, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 ZAZ- I stopped washing my hair twice a day after 1.5 or 2-months or so because my scalp was getting way too dry. I went to only washing at night from two to three months and in the last month only wash my head every other night, but still rinse off with water every day. The water here in Chicago has a ton of chlorine so that compounded with rogaine foam and the dry cold weather doesn't help with the dryness. If I would use anything, it would be toppik. From my research all concealers should be fine but I always wanted my scar to breathe and heal and didn't want to "paint" the area (dermmach, couvre). With toppik, it sticks to surrounding hair and from what I have heard works really well and it is easier to wash out. I think you can get it at beauty suppy stores, just call around. Granted I didn't use any of these, but have a buddy that uses Toppik and he showed me how it works and it is pretty amazing, but you need existing hair for it to bind to. My initial HT thread: done and done!! Check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ZAZ Posted January 28, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cheers Eman, Just wanted to make sure im not harming the recovery of the scar. My Hair Loss Web Site - Hair Transplant with Dr. Mohmand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wesley949 Posted January 28, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 I just had my second transplant done with Bernstein this past Monday and both times I was showering on the day following surgery as recommended----four times and then after that twice a day. I used the regular shower head and set it to a softer flow--if the flow is too strong Bernstein recommends blocking the water flow with your hand. I have a Shower head that has ajustable flow rates-On the staples I just let it hit pretty good. Bernstien provides GraphCyte Shampoo that is supposed to be used for the first week or so. I beleive he has his post-op instructions on his site as do most doctors, I assume. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Mike Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 My initial thought on this was to not wash my hair at all for at least 2 or 3 days to allow my grafts to stabilize. However, after reading a study (I believe from Dr. Bernstein et al) that suggested scab formation could lead to graft lost, I was at a stand still - wash early and aggressive or wait ? Well, what ive learned is that the grafts are pretty tight in there initially but still potentially dislodgable with enough force. And after seeing how aggressive the hair transplant assistants/techs were with their drying, I realized that these initial hair should not just fall off with light water pressure. So here is what I did: I bought a sprayer with normal saline to keep my recipient area nice and moist. The key thing is to set it mist mode, spray from afar to keep the area moist without generating so much pressure to dislodge the graft. By doing this, i theorize that it would keep a constant flow of moistness that would prevent any ingredients for scab formation to build up. I did this every 30 mins or so. I started to do the cup shampoo thing on day 2 post op with continued mist spraying with normal saline in between my shampoos. I had excellent results, I barely had any scab formations. Likely from the frequent flow of normal saline through my scalp preventing a scab from forming one. Or maybe it was the shampooing? another added benefit is that the mist spray was excellent for treating recipient area itching What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Old Baldy Posted February 12, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted February 12, 2009 +1 for the saline spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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