Why can't I fly to Spain 4 days after my hair transplant?

Dear Angela,Thank you for writing in with a question. My answer is based only on my experience in performing exclusively hair restoration for the past 12+ years, and is not a comment in any form or fashion about your treating physician. Bottom line: I cannot answer this question for you. At our Center, I have our patients irrigate their newly transplanted grafts with a nutrient spray once-an-hour while awake following their procedure for the first 3 days, then 5-6 times a day until the scabbing is 100% gone. The most important days are days 1 through 3. I have many patients flying in from other States and countries every month, and I advise them that they are able to travel back to their country on the 4th day after the procedure. At that time, the irrigation of the new grafts needs only to be done about once every few hours, which allows for travel on a flight. You spray down your grafts with the ATP nutrient solution prior to leaving for the airport, then again when the seatbelt light goes off once you’re airborne, and you’ll still be on schedule. If any complication from the procedure were to happen, it nearly always happens within 4 days following a hair transplant procedure.

Do you look different now (after surgery) that your face doesn't match your passport photo?Do you have a plane ticket?Are you on a TSA watch list?Did you go scuba diving?Is it surgery related?Did you ask your doctor "WHY"?  You can't expect much of an answer without any history. It will be guess work.In general you can travel the next day after surgery.

...4 days after a hair transplant shouldn't be a problem.  You will still have "evidence" of a hair transplantation, but pain should be tolerable and the altitude and cabin pressure shouldn't affect graft survival. We often have patients flying out by day 4.  Never had an issue.