Does wearing a hat after hair trasnplant affects the hair?

Hello, Thank you for your question. Loose hats do not have any bad effect to hair transplanted area on the other hand they help to protect the area. I usually recommend my patients to wear a loose hat (fisher hat) immediately after the operation. Especially in the first week, protecting transplanted area against the sun and other external factors is very important. You could use hard hat or motorcycle helmets after first month.

We regularly encourage patients to wear a hat at the appropriate time after surgery. For patients having grafts to the hairline, top or crown of the scalp, a hat can be worn immediately after surgery.
For those also having grafts placed in the temporal points (those are the side borders of the forehead), we generally say to wait 5-6 days before wearing a hat so that the brim does not rub, dislodge or damage any of the temporal points' grafts.
Additionally, the scalp needs to be protect from sun & UV exposure for up to 6 months after your procedure, so wearing a cap of some kind will be a normal part of the longterm recovery and care of the scalp.
Hope that helps!

Dear albaajetiThanks for the question. Your grafts become safe during the 3-6th day after hair transplant. If you don´t harm or damage your scabs during that time, your grafts will be safe. You can start wearing a cap and put it on with caution already 1-2 days after hair transplant. I wish you all the best.

After hair transplantation, most patients can wear a hat somewhat safely 10 days.  This is because the hair grafts have taken root. Typically, I have patients wear a hat one month after surgery, especially loose fitting ones.  Physical contact of the grafts within a week can disrupt their growth.  Best Dr. Anil Shah 

Wearing a hat does not affect hair loss or the long-term viability of transplanted hair. Hats should only be very carefully worn in the first week or two post-transplant in order to avoid traumatizing or disrupting the newly transplanted grafts, but do not affect the long-term hair transplant result.
All the best,

We provide a hat for our hair transplant patients to wear immediately after surgery - mostly to cover the 'donor site' in the back of the head. Within a few days, the hairs in this region have grown and the hat is not necessary. The recipient area, where the hair follicles are placed, should be treated gently for the first couple of days, but wearing a hat should not cause any issues, assuming its not tight.

Hats do not affect the outcome of surgery.  Many fire fighters, construction workers, pilots, motorcycle riders who wear helmets have great results.

We tell our patients to use a loose fitting hat/cap/ bandana after the surgery. One should be careful about the usage so that graft doesn’t come out while wearing or taking off the thing. It also provide protection from direct sun light exposure. 

It usually takes 6 to 10 days for the grafts to fully anchor to their new locations. Until the grafts have achieved this permanency, avoid manipulating or compressing them. Wearing a tight hat may compress , dislodge or move the grafts, resulting in an unsatisfactory outcome but if it is a loose hat without hesitate but with care you can wear even just after the surgery.There might be other reasons for your poor growth ( if it is so) and you should talk with your doctor about the outcome.

Wearing a hat will not affect hair growth after FUE as long as the hat is loose fitting to avoid popping of the grafts. I normally recommend that my patients wear a fedora because this type of hat is supported by the forehead and lower back of the head thus avoiding contact to the grafts. If it hat is worn, be sure it is clean to keep the scalp from any bacteria that may cause infection.