Is it ok to apply neosporin to the FUE donor area to accelerate the healing process?

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I'm almost out of bacitracin ointment and I was wondering if it is ok to apply neosporin to the FUE donor area to accelerate the healing process and reduce the look of scarring and redness?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is best to contact your doctor about post operative care and instructions since each doctor has a different regimen.Neosporin does not accelerate the healing process.  It is an antibiotic ointment to prevent possible infection.

William Woessner, MD · Answer

I do not recommend boutraces or Neosporin post operation. It does not add any safety or growth enhancements to the procedure and it adds only the possibility of an allergic reaction.

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACS · Answer

Every surgeon has his own protocol for donor sites.  I have my patients apply Bacitracin three times a day for 5 days, then after that typically nothing is needed.  For donor areas of the beard and chest, we have our own healing ointment that accelerates the healing in these areas.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

By now you shouldn't need either- if you feel like the area still needs to heal despite running out of ointment, talk to your doctor about whether you simply need more Bacitracin or if there's an underlying issue that is preventing the area from healing completely.

Karl Hekimian, MD · Answer

Long-term use of Neosporin can lead to skin reactions.  The donor area usually recovers pretty quickly- if you are having problems with it you're better off contacting your surgeon.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Our patients use neosporin not to accelerate healing process but as a preventative care For the first seven days.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Once the donor sites are healed and without crusts as shown in the link below so you don't have to put anything on it as you will be normal, just like you were prior to the hair transplant

Is it ok to apply neosporin to the FUE donor area to accelerate the healing process?

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