Can washing my hair with hot water a few days after a procedure harm my grafts?

As long as the the water was not applied with direct pressure (i.e. from a shower head) then there is not likely to be graft damage from washing your hair. If you are worried about damaging your grafts, consult with your hair surgeon and follow their guidelines on haircare after surgery.In the meantime, I have supplied a link below which includes information on recipient area healing.

Hello,
Washing your hair after a hair transplantation is an important step for restoration.  We usually have our patients start spraying hair with lactated ringers with liposomal ATP as well as other growth factors twice a day to help your hair process start ASAP.  Actual hair washing usually takes place several days after the procedure.  There are several advantages to this approach:
Healing improvedDecreased inflammation and rednessImproved blood supply and uptakeBest,
Anil Shah

Washing your hair with hot water a few days after a procedure will not harm your grafts.  If you are worried it is best to contact your doctor.

Greetings,If the water wasn't hot enough to cause significant pain or burn your skin, your grafts should be just fine.  Of course it never hurts to have your doctor check it out.  Good luck!

It is unlikely any damage was done.  As long as the water was not hot enough to cause pain or burn the skin, it was not hot enough to damage the grafts.

An FUE is treated just like a regular hair transplant with regard to the recipient area, but the donor area has open wounds which require daily washing with soap and water. Within 3 days of surgery, you can resume full activities, heavy exercises if you wish. The recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of crusts. I generally recommend the use of a sponge and supply my patient with a surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily. By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of losing grafts. IF any crust is present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to see no evidence of any crusting in the recipient area and the crusts from the donor area gone in 3-4 days with daily washing.