How long to take off work after getting a hair transplant. How long can one wear a hat/baseball cap after surgery?

It is best to ask your surgeon about post operative care as each doctor has their unique regimen.  If you shave your head for surgery, it would be evident until your hair grows out long enough.Most people return to work in 5 to 7 days.

One can wear a hat almost immediately after an FUE transplant however it must be a loose fitting ball cap or a dew rag. No mesh type fabrics or winter hats are allowed. And then just basic common sense. when working such as not to bump your head, wash your scalp daily and not exercising immediately post op. Follow the post op instructions from the clinic that you choose.

Thank you for the message. Gove yourself atleast 8 to 10 days before wearing a baseball hat. But make sure the hat is not touching the recipient region. After 8 to 10 days, it should be safe time. 

After 7 days, all scabs are removed. Slight redness may still exist in recipient area for a few days to a couple weeks. If you have done the strip method, at this point after the scabs are gone, you look like you did before the procedure. If you did the ARTAS System FUE Robot, you would be at the same place as the strip, with the exception you are still growing hair back in the donor area. With the FUE procedure the donor area has to be shaved. In most cases hair in the donor area will completely grow back within 4 weeks.  

You are physically able to return to work the next day, however the scabs will show for 7-10 days.   Usually we have our patients come in for a follow up visit in 7-10 days to clean all the remaining scabs. Once all the scabs are gone, hair transplant is not detectable. 

Our patients frequently wear a hat if they wish to do so; however, many of our patients have no sign of a hair transplant within just 4-5 days after the hair transplant because we use focused washing techniques to make both the donor and the recipient site undetectable