How Long After a Facelift Can I Color my Hair?

I generally advise my patients to wait 4 to 6 weeks to color their hair after a face lift. As the chemicals used for coloring are very irritating, I want to ensure  that the incisions are well healed. If there is a delay in healing, I recommend waiting longer. Most hair dressers in my area are well familiar with the incisions of a face lift and can apply the dye limiting exposure to these areas for the first application. 

As part of our pre-operative instructions package for a face lift, I generally advise my patients to dye their hair 7 to 10 days prior to surgery. This minimizes the inconvenience of having to wait the 4 to 6 weeks prior to  applying color. Any closer to surgery risks an irritated scalp at the time of the procedure.  

I would recommend discussing this, and any other question regarding your recovery, with your Plastic Surgeon.

Best regards, Andrew Lyos, MD, FACS

I recommend waiting 4 - 6 weeks to make sure the incisions have healed completely so the dye chemicals don't cause any irritation. If you still have some scabs in some areas of the incisions I would wait.

I advise my patients to color their hair before surgery. After surgery you want to wait until incisions are completely healed with no scabs, usually 4 to 6 weeks. Good luck.

I recommend you call your doctors office and check with them.  Every surgeon is different in their post op instructions.  I recommend patients to wait at least 6-8 weeks after facelift surgery before coloring their hair.  

Thank you for your question.  You will need to wait until the incisions are fully healed.  I would advise about 3- 4 weeks after surgery.  All The Best 

I advise people to wait for 6 weeks after surgery, provided the wounds are healing normally. Most hairdressers are able to avoid the area anyway and limit the chance of causing a problem but they will want the ok from the surgeon before going ahead. there are some types of scar (particularly in the temple) that can take a little longer to settle down and you should discuss the exact timing with your surgeon.

I usually allow my patients to resume coloring their hair at four to six weeks after surgery. Check in with your surgeon.

The ability of patients to apply makeup and fix their hair following facelift surgery are important benchmarks in their recovery process. For many patients, there is no recovery until these activities can be resumed. Facelift patients are obviously motivated by appearance, and for this reason, hair color is extremely important to them.

After facelift surgery, we recommend waiting until all the wounds have healed before proceeding with coloring the hair. This usually takes about three to four weeks. Once this point has been reached, patients can safely resume coloring their hair.

In most situations 3-4 weeks is enough time to color hair.  If unsure it is always best to check with your surgeon

I usually recommend my facelift patients to wait for at least 4 weeks before putting any chemical on their hair. If there is slight delay healing, these chemicals further delay the healing process. Talk to your surgeon first before dying your hair.