How common is infections or even sepsis after a hair transplant

[1ainslie]

I am considering getting my crown done at  reputable clinic in North America/Canada or Europe. I am from the UK. I had FUT done 14 years ago and no infection. I am wondering how common are  infections after the transplant and how serious can that be, google (the terrible google) says its possible to get sepsis from a hair transplant skin infection , okay unlikely but a consideration. I was wondering  long to stay near the clinic to see if a infection is going to happen, if its going to happen when does it happen 3 days or 3 weeks or longer?,  I dont want to fly back to the UK and then develop a infection, similarly developing sepsis overseas would be a disaster as insurance wont cover for overseas medical ops. Maybe taking antibiotics upfront may prevent all that? . Any experiences or views welcome.

[Jimmyfromtheblock]

The clinic I went to in spain give 4 day antibiotics course after the surgery 

[Ccd99]

I think the chances of developing sepsis are extremely unlikely provided the clinic follows proper clinical hygiene protocol and performs the surgery in a sterile environment. Some clinics will prescribe you a course of antibiotics but it is not necessary, for example I did not receive any when I had my surgery in Portugal.

 

Edited November 28 by Ccd99

[baddecisions]

Pretty uncommon, even in hair mills.

[CEO_of_DHT]

As for sepsis, this would be singular instances, I'm not aware of any reported cases in first world countries.

You can ask your surgeon for an oral and topical antibiotic (some topical antibiotics may be cancer inducing…), but it gets decreasingly common to use any in smaller FUE sessions.

If anything happens it usually shows within the first few days and can be brought under control with an appropriate antibiotic.

[HappyMan2021]

extremely rare to get a a serious infection or sepsis. Even if your surgeon is horrible and you get botched, the chances of sepsis or something is still rare. 

[CEO_of_DHT]

2 hours ago, baddecisions said:

Pretty uncommon, even in hair mills.

Affirmative…

[1ainslie]

thanks Guys, all input much appreciated 👍

[Chrisno]

At H&W I was given oral antibiotic in the morning when the surgery started, and again for lunch. And when finished, they gave me oral antibiotics for 5-7 days (I can't remember exactly). Because I was travelling back to Europe on the 5th day, I asked if they could supply me with an additional week worth of antibiotics, which they happily did. It was probably overkill, but made me feel more relaxed.

Trust your surgeon, you are in the best of hands