Is it standard practice to put plastic over a hair transplant recipient area when the patient is leaving after the operation?

November 23, 2017
Asked By:posh_hills_123 in Sanger, California

Is it standard practice to put plastic over a hair transplant recipient area when the patient is leaving after the operation? And also to recommend using the plastic saran wrap for the first week after the operation? Could doing this cause infection?

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November 24, 2017

Answer: Is it standard practice to put plastic over a hair transplant recipient area when the patient is leaving after the operation?

November 24, 2017

Answer: Is it standard practice to put plastic over a hair transplant recipient area when the patient is leaving after the operation?

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