Is it safe to get a rhinoplasty so soon post eye brow implant?

Question

I had an eyebrow implant using the FUT method on July 5th. I have a rhinoplasty scheduled for July 29th and wanted to ask if it would be safe to proceed with this procedure so soon after my eyebrow implant.

Lexie Wang, MD · Answer

I always recommend check with you surgeon but my guess is not because if you're getting FUT, you will have an incision on the back of your head, and then for the rhino you will be laying on that for a good while.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

The thing that you don’t know is whether the swelling and trauma from the rhinoplasty will affect the eyebrow grafts. It might or it might not but something to consider doing them that close together

Eric M. Joseph, MD · Answer

This is a unique question, however, I can not understand how rhinoplasty surgery could affect the viability of a hair transplant. For a more definitive answer, please consider asking your transplant specialist and rhinoplasty specialist for peace of mind. Thank you for your question, and good luck moving forward. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph

Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. I would recommend waiting at least three months for Rhinoplasty. There will be swelling after surgery and you don’t want the new eyebrows hairs to be damaged.

Best wishes and good luck.

Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

Selcuk Yazan, MD · Answer

Hello,
I hope I am not too late to weigh in or that I can be helpful to anyone reading this with the same question in the future. 
For a number of reasons, I implore you to further space these procedures for the safest and best results. In general, I would not advise to have anesthesia scheduled so close together. 
Starting with any kind of transplant, consider the donor area and the transplant area. The donor area will most likely come from the back of the head, where hair growth is universally the strongest. During rhinoplasty, you will be on a table, on your back causing friction to this area directly. 
As for the transplant area, while it’s not in contact with the nose, it is nearby which could pose for concerns in the surgery. 
My biggest reasoning would be if you care about the long-term result of your newly implanted follicles to avoid anesthesia a minimum of 6 months. 
Shock-loss by way of anesthesia may occur with any procedure where anesthesia is administered, but especially would disrupt new hair growth. For the best outcome of your recent transplant, it’s best to wait 6 months or more for your transplant to take.

Alper Burak Uslu, MD, FEBOPRAS · Answer

Hair transplant takes around 10 days to settle firmly in its new location. So having a rhinoplasty after 3 weeks is possible. Although you should warn your surgeon and anesthesia team beforehand about your condition. Since we frequently drape the eyes closed during this operation those transplanted hair follicles might plucked out when removing the drapes. Rhinoplasty causes minimal swelling around the eyebrows, with the effect of gravity most of the swelling will be located under the eyes, and edema wouldn’t affect the viability of hair follicles.

Is it safe to get a rhinoplasty so soon post eye brow implant?

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