Best methods to reduce redness after FUE

[decan19]

Hello,  are there any useful items such as cremes or medication that reduce the redness in the recipient area after a FUE?  Thanks

[Gatsby]

I would leave the recipient area alone unless it is getting infected, etc. The redness will disappear on it's own. All the best.

[JoeD]

Mine lasted 3 to 4 months in the frontal band where I had dense packing of grafts. I tried everything I read about in here and Google. Nothing made a difference except time and using skin tone consealer. I did not try covering with dermmatch last time but I will try on my second ht.  In hindsight, I wish I would have tried concealer sooner. I.e. after the first few weeks, maybe a month, when the skin incisions were all healed. 

Edited September 18, 2023 by JoeD
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[A_4_Archan]

39 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

I would leave the recipient area alone unless it is getting infected, etc. The redness will disappear on it's own. All the best.

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[Turkhair]

nvm

Edited September 18, 2023 by Turkhair

[JoeD]

2 hours ago, Turkhair said:

If you’re super worried and concerned, here is what I recommend.

Saline spray to keep the area moist. Will also wash away any dirt. 

Antibiotics ( Doxycycline is cheap and easy one a day dosage). Don’t bother with topicals, you don’t have an actual infection and they just aggreviate the skin.

Avoid shampoos. And if you really want to, use baby shampoo once a week or once two weeks. Use very mild soap instead.

Bepanthol lotion or any other lotion.
 

 

The redness is nothing more than the very weak new skin irritated from the nonsense they put in shampoos.
 

I don’t care to explain why what I recommend works. I know this stuff

That is the initial redness
 

The persistent redness is neovascularization, new little blood vessels under a fresh/thin layer of skin. 

Edited September 18, 2023 by JoeD

[Turkhair]

55 minutes ago, JoeD said:

That is the initial redness
 

The persistent redness is neovascularization, new little blood vessels under a fresh/thin layer of skin. 

LOL

is all I am going to say. I forget most people don’t appreciate advice or new knowledge.

Ride out the redness for half a year.

Good luck 

 

 

[Melvin- Admin]

 If you’re fair skinned, you’ll probably be red for a while. Time will take it away, but you can use concealer to mask the redness.

[decan19]

18 hours ago, JoeD said:

That is the initial redness
 

The persistent redness is neovascularization, new little blood vessels under a fresh/thin layer of skin. 

What sodium content should the saline solution have? Thanks

[gillenator]

I have always recommended aloe vera creams.