7 days post Neograft. 900 grafts in frontal/temporal hairline. No bleeding, scabs are 50% gone in recipient,90% gone in donor, I have strictly followed post op protocol. Both sites have healed well. Tuesday I return to work and my new haircut has of course exposed more scalp. If I wore a hat, would it be ok to get sun on the back of my head? I feel it would help with concealing the donor site and make the new haircut look better in general. I'm fine waiting but I wanted to check my options.
Answer: Getting sun on the donor area following an FUE procedure Dear Rob19,Great question. Following any hair restoration procedure, it's a good idea to stay out of the sun for long periods of time for at least two weeks. At our practice, I instruct my patients to hold off for a month. This is to prevent hyperpigmentation (dark spots) or hypopigmentation (light spots) or increased scarring in the areas addressed surgically. As mentioned in other answers, this information should be contained in the post-operative information packet that you should have received with your procedure.
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Answer: Getting sun on the donor area following an FUE procedure Dear Rob19,Great question. Following any hair restoration procedure, it's a good idea to stay out of the sun for long periods of time for at least two weeks. At our practice, I instruct my patients to hold off for a month. This is to prevent hyperpigmentation (dark spots) or hypopigmentation (light spots) or increased scarring in the areas addressed surgically. As mentioned in other answers, this information should be contained in the post-operative information packet that you should have received with your procedure.
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Answer: Can I get sun on the donor site a week post op? Hello and thank you for your question concerning sun exposure after a NeoGraft procedure. After your NeoGraft hair transplant procedure, you will want to stay out of prolonged sunlight for about 30 days. The risk is that prolonged sun exposure will lead to hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation (dark spots or light spots), conditions which you will want to avoid. If you will be in the sun, you should plan on wearing a sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher in the donor area for your protection. Talk to your board-certified facial plastic surgeon about their own specific aftercare instructions during your next office visit. Good luck with your procedure! - Elbert T. Cheng, MD
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Answer: Can I get sun on the donor site a week post op? Hello and thank you for your question concerning sun exposure after a NeoGraft procedure. After your NeoGraft hair transplant procedure, you will want to stay out of prolonged sunlight for about 30 days. The risk is that prolonged sun exposure will lead to hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation (dark spots or light spots), conditions which you will want to avoid. If you will be in the sun, you should plan on wearing a sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher in the donor area for your protection. Talk to your board-certified facial plastic surgeon about their own specific aftercare instructions during your next office visit. Good luck with your procedure! - Elbert T. Cheng, MD
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August 15, 2017
Answer: Sun is not your friend Avoid the sun for 30 days if you can. Sunscreen with an spf of 30 or greater is good for the donor site. The sun can cause pigment changes at the punch sites. While they often aren't permanent, you will want to avoid it if you can.
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August 15, 2017
Answer: Sun is not your friend Avoid the sun for 30 days if you can. Sunscreen with an spf of 30 or greater is good for the donor site. The sun can cause pigment changes at the punch sites. While they often aren't permanent, you will want to avoid it if you can.
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February 26, 2017
Answer: Can I get sun on the donor site a week post op? One week after hair transplant surgery is a little soon for direct sun exposure. This may cause pigmentation changes, but more importantly, the heat from the sun will cause some swelling in the grafted areas. Our usual recommendation for direct sun exposure is one month. We allow hats to be worn after five days, and certainly you do not have to remain inside for this period of time.
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February 26, 2017
Answer: Can I get sun on the donor site a week post op? One week after hair transplant surgery is a little soon for direct sun exposure. This may cause pigmentation changes, but more importantly, the heat from the sun will cause some swelling in the grafted areas. Our usual recommendation for direct sun exposure is one month. We allow hats to be worn after five days, and certainly you do not have to remain inside for this period of time.
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January 18, 2016
Answer: Avoid sun exposure for the first 1-2 weeks after NeoGraft procedure. I recommend to my patients that they avoid sun exposure for the first 1-2 weeks after having the procedure. Up to one month of sun avoidance is optimal. The reason for avoiding sun exposure is to prevent scarring, dark spots or light spots from developing over the extraction sites. Wearing a hat is an excellent measure to protect your scalp. Generally, you may apply sunscreen to the donor site after 1-2 weeks, but try to keep the recipient site away from sunlight for at least 2 weeks. Always check with your physician and follow their post-operative guidelines for best results.
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January 18, 2016
Answer: Avoid sun exposure for the first 1-2 weeks after NeoGraft procedure. I recommend to my patients that they avoid sun exposure for the first 1-2 weeks after having the procedure. Up to one month of sun avoidance is optimal. The reason for avoiding sun exposure is to prevent scarring, dark spots or light spots from developing over the extraction sites. Wearing a hat is an excellent measure to protect your scalp. Generally, you may apply sunscreen to the donor site after 1-2 weeks, but try to keep the recipient site away from sunlight for at least 2 weeks. Always check with your physician and follow their post-operative guidelines for best results.
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January 2, 2016
Answer: NeoGraft Recovery You are right in checking all the options you have. I suggest you remain out of the sun for your NeoGraft recovery and also continue to practice safe sun exposure practices through consistent application of sunblock and wearing covering clothing including hats when you expect to be out in the sun.
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January 2, 2016
Answer: NeoGraft Recovery You are right in checking all the options you have. I suggest you remain out of the sun for your NeoGraft recovery and also continue to practice safe sun exposure practices through consistent application of sunblock and wearing covering clothing including hats when you expect to be out in the sun.
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