long plane trip after HT

[Take a chance]

Any tips when taking a long plane trip after a hair transplant (one or two days after HT) Is there anything you can do to make your trip more comfortable and avoid swelling?

[Take a chance]

Any tips when taking a long plane trip after a hair transplant (one or two days after HT) Is there anything you can do to make your trip more comfortable and avoid swelling?

[Eman]

Bring a couple of empty water bottles and fill them up in the terminal if you don't want to buy water at inflated prices (or you are cheap like I am). Stay hydrated!

 

Get one of those travel pillows, so when you doze on the plane you don't need to worry about your head bobbing all over the place.

 

I brought some snacks for the flight which helped as well.

 

Otherwise, the plane ride is pretty easy. You will probably have some pain meds left over and you can take them to help shorten the trip

[Bill - Seemiller]

Great advice Eman.

 

Staying hydrated is extremely important. I imagine those travel pillows are a Godsend too

 

Bill

[stamos]

Thanks eman, I will remember your tips in a month

[latinlotus]

Try to travel ASAP after HT, since the swelling usually starts around day 3 or 4.

[imissthebarber]

Or wait until day 6 or 7 as the swelling should be over by then and the grafts may be a little more settled.

[latinlotus]

Traveling does not affect graft survival, so whether or not the grafts are settled is not an issue.

[Microscopic_slivers]

What about the hypercoagulable state post-surgery, in view of the recent thromboembolic events in healthy young airline traveler in the news a while back. She was not even post-surgical.

[Dr. William Lindsey]

Right Microscopic slivers. I have posted on this before. Although females are at much higher risk for DVT (leg blood clots), anyone can get a DVT from a long period of sitting in one position. Smoking increases this risk also.

 

I had a male patient last year who had gotten a DVT from an intercontinental flight. He was older and was preop...and thus had to delay his procedure for I believe 6 months for anticoagulation.

 

I advise our patients to fly the next day, and we have all patients get up and walk around about every hour here at the office.

 

When I take a plane, I try to stretch every hour and stretch my ankles every 15 minutes.

 

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

[hairdoyle]

I will be having the procedure on the 3 rd April and fly home from New York to Ireland on the 8th...

 

 

Thats 5 days/Is that ok...

 

Honestly how bad is the recovery/pain/swelling

 

does the area have to be shaved..

 

sorry for random questions in your post!!!