Is It Difficult to Hide Hair Restoration Surgery?

asked 9 months ago by jfknight in Indiana
Latest answer by Jack Fisher, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, male, downtime, healing, recovery

I'm almost 24 and have a receding hairline. I talked to a doctor about it and I should get about 1400 grafts. I don't appear to be losing hair in any other area and the rest of my scalp has thick hair. I'm curious in my case since I have a good amount of hair, is it possible for me to get the surgery and no one be able to tell I had the procedure the day before? I don't want anyone to be able to tell I had the procedure done.

8 answers to Is It Difficult to Hide Hair Restoration Surgery?

Hiding Hair Restoration Surgery

Whether or not if someone can tell the next day you've had a hair transplant depends on many variables... including how low the hair transplant is placed, how thick your own hair is in the area, whether you develop swelling of the forehead and eyes, and if there is any post operative bleeding. In some patients this can be well disguised and others not.

Jack Fisher, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

www.fisherhaircenter.com

Hiding hair transplants

There may be some scabbing immediately after the procedure. It may be difficult to hide the procedure for the first 3-4 days but after that you should not be able to tell that anything was done.

Kenneth L. Stein, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Young Hairloss and No evidence of Transplantation!

The strip donor site if done properly will hide nicely the next day. However hairline work may need some creative combing or styling in order to completely camouflage it. We do have some patients like this who do not show evidence of any transplant work after a few days.

Richard Galitz, MD
Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon

Will people be able to tell that I had a hair transplant the next day?

Yes, initially. You’ll have scabs for at least 2 – 4 weeks. With hair transplants on a 24-year-old it’s controversial because you may continue to lose hair behind the transplanted hair follicles. You may have islands of hair with bald skin around it. It’s very important that you find a surgeon who will create a hairline that will look good even if you continue to lose additional hair. I strongly recommend using products such as Propecia... more

Timothy Jochen, MD
Palm Springs Dermatologic Surgeon

Hiding recent hair transplants

The situation you describe should readily be hidden by having hairin grown 2-3 inches in length combed forward. The crusts from a transplant usually are gone in 2 weeks, after which time you might be able to expose the repient area without attracting attention. If you are one of the few patients that develops swelling of the forehead 2-4 days after surgery, all bets are off. Be sure to discuss this with your hair transplant surgeon . Use of corticosteroids usuallys keeps this from happening. more

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD
Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.kabaker.com

Hide hair transplant the day after

Two things I'd mention... 1. Make sure to think seriously about having surgery at such a young age. Depending on your response to Medications, you re at risk for further hair loss with time and you need to make sure you understand what's involved if there is further hair loss (e.g. Need for more transplants, realistic expectations of long-term hairline and results and the need to ensure that whatever is transplanted now will look natural if the surrounding hair continues to thin....make... more

Daniel Berg, MD
Seattle Dermatologic Surgeon

Is It Difficult to Hide Hair Restoration Surgery?

If your hair loss is along the front hairline then it's more obvious tha placing transplants within the hear bearing scalp. Black and dark brown colored transplanted hairs show more than blonde. Single follicles are the least obvious, especially if they're placed in a random pattern along the hairline. Hairs are transplanted shorter than existing hair, so you may be able to cover some of the transplants with longer hairparted and combed over the hairline. more