More and more men and women are choosing a hair transplant to recover lost hair for various reasons such as age, hormonal factors, stress, or genetic causes.
The innovative FUE technique of micrografting of the hair follicle has become one of the most requested because of its efficiency and simple and fast postoperative post-transplantation process.
In this post, we explain the precautions that must be taken into account after the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) process.
This technique, which has already become popular worldwide, relies on transplanting follicular units from the donor area (the most populated) to the receiving area, which suffers from alopecia and needs to be covered with new hair. In one session, up to 5,000 follicular units are transferred (each follicular unit can contain 1 to 4 hair).
After performing the FUE technique, there is no need to stay in the hospital. Suppose it is true that there is the possibility of resting a few hours in the hospital room under observation for more serenity. In that case, the postoperative of this hair transplant is instead a series of recommendations that the patient must follow in the tranquility of his house, so your process evolves in the usual way.
These are some of the care after the hair transplant to consider:
After a hair transplant, it is recommended to wash the head with lukewarm water on the third day. The best way to do this is with subtle touches, without scraping and gently drying it with paper towels. Only from the first month is it advisable to dry with a towel. It is also from the 30th day and not until the patient can bathe or submerge himself in the sea or pool.
In the donor area, it is possible to notice itching and irritation during the first days so a physiological saline solution can relieve them. In addition, in the donor area, you can use an ointment or aloe vera gel as pure as possible.
The postoperative period of an FUE hair transplant is very short and hardly creates any scars, as other procedures can do, like the FUT technique, which leaves a large scar.