I had FUE ht surgery a month ago .. Also I have mild psoriasis ... Before surgery my scalp was completely clean and now very few small psoriasis plaques occurred and this is normal .. Can I use my regular psoriasis lotions with cortisone and steroid content on my scalp .. I use dermovate scalp lotion .. I am afraid to harm my transplanted new hair ? Shall I use it or not?
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December 3, 2016
Answer: It is best to ask your surgeon about post operative care as each doctor has their unique regimen.
At only one month past it's pretty much just a matter of waiting it out to see how the donor area will look once it all grows back. Over 5000 grafts is a lot to take but assuming you had an average to good quality initial donor area it shouldn't be a problem. Give it a few more months before...
Theoretically hair can be transplanted from any part of the body to another. The only issue is that the hair will retain it's initial texture, length, color, etc. so it may not look appropriate depending on where the hair is being transplanted from. This is why we prefer to take hair from...
10 days should be fine to cut your hair. Some doctors say two weeks but at 10 days your grafts are pretty well established it'd take something pretty strong to really do damage to them.
