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When can I go on a diet or lose weight after hair transplant?

krisvonozJul 31, 2017
I did FUT eyebrow and sideburns transplant a month ago. Is it safe to lose weight or go on a diet by eating less. I'm thinking of cutting back 500 calories a day. Will this affect the grafts survival rate?

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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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