Can I shave my head after a hair transplant?

The answer is no. Shaving your entire head makes the process a bit easier but it’s not necessary to achieve a successful hair transplant.

Will you continue to bald after hair transplant?

In fact, it’s normal for some of your hair to fall out for the first three months after the procedure. But once the healing process is complete, the transplanted follicles begin to grow hair that will fill out the bald patches on your scalp. This is hair that will continue to grow naturally as you get older.

When can I rub my head after hair transplant?

After 72 hours, you should only touch your scalp very gently. Remember, you should gently apply conditioner to an itchy scalp rather than scratch it.

Which age is best for hair transplant?

Although hair transplants can be carried out on anyone above the age of 18, it is advisable not to have a transplant until the age of 25+. Younger men may not be the best candidates since their hair loss pattern may not yet fully be determined.

Why do hair transplants look fake?

Dr. Aygin says a huge leap has come from improving the simple knowledge of angles and density: “In the hair-plug periods of the 80s and 90s, a large number of hair shafts were extracted from the donor area and implanted with gaps in between, and the angle was too straight. So transplanted hair looked fake.”

How long does it take to look normal after hair transplant?

How Long Before I See Results from My Hair Transplant? While the recovery process and the length of time for optimal results from hair transplantation will vary from patient to patient, most individuals will usually begin to see the initial effects within about four months following the procedure.

Can you hide hair transplant?

In fact, most hair transplant surgeons recommend that patients wear hats and use sun block when exposing themselves to powerful ultraviolet (UV) rays for the first four months. Today, wearing hats is acceptable and even considered stylish when paired with the right clothing.

Can You shave your head after a FUE hair transplant?

As time passes, these spots will likely become less noticeable, like any scar. FUE hair transplants should not be advertised as “scar free” but rather as “no linear scar” due to the potential for pinpoint scarring to be present if the head is shaved completely. All the best, Many patients have different definitions of “shaving” the head.

Is there such a thing as a scarless hair transplant?

A: Scarring after FUE surgery. There is no such thing as scarless hair transplant. With strip harvesting there is a linear scar. With FUE there are small circular scars that are scattered over the entire donor area, thereby camouflaging the scars.

How big are the scars from FUE hair transplant?

The “scars” from FUE are all very small (when fully healed they can be as small as 1/2 a millimeter or 1/25th of an inch!). But these small spots can be a lighter skin color than your normal surrounding skin, where hairs were not taken.