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Can I start wearing durag to bed at night 9 days post-op?

mydynasty04Nov 4, 2018

I had a hair transplant 9 days ago. I want to start wearing my durage to bed at night. Most say 9 days in, hair is achored and should not cause a problem. I don’t k ow if that’s accurate. Can you provide insight?

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