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Smoking is not recommended after surgery. This includes smoking marijuana. If you are concerned, don't do it.
You should wait a while longer. There's no study to confirm it but smoking causes constriction of blood flow which certainly won't help your transplants. Marijuana is probably not as detrimental as cigarettes but again there aren't any studies that confirm this. I would recommend waiting at least a month when your grafts are essentially identical to your natural hair, just to be on the safe side.
Ingeneral smoking is not a healthy vice to have. Smoking will decrease the oxygenblood levels and decrease blood flow to a healing wound. We recommend patients refrain from smoking 3days prior to surgery and hold off for a week afterward. Yourhair grafts will thank you!!!!
I would not recommend smoking anything for at least the first week, as your body is healing after transplant. You decrease the amount of blood flow and oxygen that goes to the grafts, which can lead to poor graft growth. We don't yet know the effect of marijuana on hair growth, and you just made a big investment! It's not worth the risk.
I agree with Dr. Rassman -- there are no studies so we can't tell you for sure. What I can tell you though is that anything that may make you cough will increase the pressure in your scalp and could potentially dislodge the grafts. You are making a big investment in your hair -- don't screw it up!
Smoking causes constriction of blood vessels and decreased blood flow to the scalp which can contribute to poor wound healing after a hair transplant and can increase the chance of a wound infection and scarring. Smoking may also contribute to poor hair growth. I recommend patients use the transplant as an incentive to quit smoking or wait 2 weeks before smoking.
The official stance is it is not a good idea; however, there is no documentation that say this so I can't prove that this is bad for you
Synthetic hair comes with a long list of side effects and complications, including a virtually 100% infection rate. I was strongly, strongly advise against a synthetic hair transplant, and look into FUE or FUT transplants instead.
Yes a person that has reached an advanced age can still have a transplant. Medical issues need to be addressed as well as medications. A hair restoration professional would consult with his/her internist for clearance. Everyone should have a chance to have hair!
I don't see a problem here with the height of the hairline that you are looking for. It is a little flat, and I would suggest raising the sides up slightly, but that's not a huge issue. The biggest concern here is ensuring that hair loss later in your life won't make the transplant look...