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How Long After Hair Transplant Surgery Can One Comfortably Go out in Public?
asked 1 year ago by 1325muck in New Jersey
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
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Tags: downtime, recovery
Obviously anyone considering a hair transplant procedure is hoping to improve their outward appearance, but for those of us hoping to do so with discretion without calling attention I'm wondering how soon thereafter can one go out in public without concealing surgery (i.e. wearing a hat) or without visible traces?
13 answers to How Long After Hair Transplant Surgery Can One Comfortably Go out in Public?
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Healing Time For FUE Hair Transplant
This is dependent upon:
How much hair you have in tact (to mask the donor site
How much hair you had grafted (wounding at the recipient site)
What technique you had done
For an invasive technique that requires stitches or staples, like strip harvesting, the healing time is going to take a bit longer. And if you don't have adequate (and long enough) surrounding hair to mask this wound, it will be a telltale sign of surgery for at least two weeks. With a less...
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Hair Transplant Recovery Time
You can usually go out in public 3-7 days after hair transplantation. The wide variation is mostly dependent on the amount of hair at the recipient site before surgery, swelling, bruising, and scabbing. Because recovery is highly dependent on the specific patient, an experienced hair transplant surgeon will be able to guide you during your initial evaluation. From El Paso.
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Going out in public after hair transplant
For at least two weeks there will be noticeable marks on the scalp at the site of the transplants. How visible this is depends on patient's skin color. In patients that are totally bald on top, I tell them it will be 2-3 weeks before they can go without a hat. In patients that have surrounding hair, they often can comb existing hair to cover the recipient site.
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Time frame of going out in public after hair transplant.
It very much depends on the amount of grafts that have to be placed, the amount of hair you currently have and the technique of placement. Your surgeon should be able to estimate that time for you but typically somewhere between 3 - 7 days.
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Hair Transplant Recovery Time
It depends on how much existing hair you have. If there is none, than I tell the patient to give things 7 to 8 days before they are pretty much normal in appearance, other than some stubby hairs. However, in those patients with enough existing hair, this can conceal the transplants, allowing patients to be presentable at 2 days afterwards. It is important to find a surgeon who does not shave your head prior to the procedure in order for this to be possible.
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Recovery after hair transplant
The recovery time after a hair transplant is dependent on several factors. Regardless of the harvest method used (FUE vs. strip harvesting), you will have scabs at the recipient sites. These may be hidden by native hair but will be visible if you were rather bald in the recipient area. You can also get swelling and bruising which may take week or so to subside. To be completely safe, give 2 weeks. Most patients though have no signs of the transplant in about a week.
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D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Out in public following hair transplants
I would highly suggest automated FUE technique since adjacent hair easily covers the donor and area and prevents the permanent linear scar along with other untoward effects and risks associated with the strip. If you have hairline work, you may have some swelling however. Usually best to do on thursday and take a long weekend.
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Dr. Malouf
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When can you go out after transplant
Most of our patients feel comfortable going out in 2 or 3 days after a transplant. The donor site is usually well hidden except after an FUE process where the hair is shaved down close. A strip donor proceedure hides very well the next day. The recepient site with show small scabs at the implant sites for about 1 week which are gradually removed with showering. In 7-10 days everyone is back to work as though nothing has happenend. Then over the next 6 to 9 months your new hair gradually...
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How Long After Hair Transplant Surgery Can One Comfortably Go out in Public
When a patient has a hair transplant at Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center, we advise if you are totally without hair in the recipient area, as opposed to someone who still has hair but is thinning, than it will be pretty obvious that something is going on up there.:) However, most of the people that you associate with have never seen what a hair transplant looks like. It's actually not has bad as you might think.
When you leave the office, your scalp will have a bit of...
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In public after hair transplant
The ultimate results depend on the how well the transplantation was performed and the wound care treatment. Thick hair is achieved by placing the grafts closely. Recovery time before going outside varies from 5-10 days.
Joshua L. Fox, MD
Long Island Dermatologic Surgeon
Long Island Dermatologic Surgeon
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Recovery after Hair Transplants
The number of transplants, the size of the recipient area, and the amount of hair in that recipient area will all determine how difficult it is to be discreet about your surgery. You may choose to have fewer grafts in a smaller area and leave the surrounding hair longer to camouflage the work in the immediate post-op period.
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Going Public After Hair Transplant Surgery
You can go out without wearing a hat or having the look of a fresh transplant in about 7-10 days. This usually when the scabs (dried) blood is gone from around the implants.
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Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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How soon can one go in public after a hair transplant.
Usually 1 week is all that is needed if the surrounding hair can pb styled to cover the new grafts. If the grafts ore put too far forward to begin with, this will be a problem. See an experienced hair transplant surgeon to get a good result.
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