I have been told to apply the lotion half an hour before by dabbing gently using my hand on only the transplant area and then wash off using a jug, not under direct pressure of a shower. I was then told to do the same with the shampoo. Can anyone confirm if this is correct please?
February 17, 2019
Answer: Shampoo Post Transplant Thanks for your question. I recommend that patients place a small hand towel, ("wash rag"), over their transplanted scalp as they enter the shower. Let the warm shower water pour onto the hand towel to avoid direct shower water pressure contact with the transplanted follicles, yet allow for softening the crusts on the scalp. Shampoo or conditioner can be placed directly onto the hand towel. "Press and pat" the hand towel with your flat hands for shampoo and/or conditioner. When completed, "press and pat" the scalp with a towel. Avoid scratching the transplanted scalp when shampooing, applying conditioner, or towel drying your hair, ("comb your hair, don't rake your scalp for styling"), for the first 3 or 4 days post transplant. After that the transplanted follicles have sufficiently "glued" themselves into place and you can resume your traditional shampooing technique. Best regards, Robert J. Reese, DO, FISHRS. Past-President: ABHRS.
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February 17, 2019
Answer: Shampoo Post Transplant Thanks for your question. I recommend that patients place a small hand towel, ("wash rag"), over their transplanted scalp as they enter the shower. Let the warm shower water pour onto the hand towel to avoid direct shower water pressure contact with the transplanted follicles, yet allow for softening the crusts on the scalp. Shampoo or conditioner can be placed directly onto the hand towel. "Press and pat" the hand towel with your flat hands for shampoo and/or conditioner. When completed, "press and pat" the scalp with a towel. Avoid scratching the transplanted scalp when shampooing, applying conditioner, or towel drying your hair, ("comb your hair, don't rake your scalp for styling"), for the first 3 or 4 days post transplant. After that the transplanted follicles have sufficiently "glued" themselves into place and you can resume your traditional shampooing technique. Best regards, Robert J. Reese, DO, FISHRS. Past-President: ABHRS.
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February 17, 2019
Answer: Washing technique I use I give the patient a surgical sponge that has no soap in it. The patient then wets his recipient area with softly running water. Any good shampoo is use with the sponge so that it fills with shampoo. Then with a rolling motion (not rubbing) the soap from inside the sponge squirts on the grafts as the sponge holds a mild pressure on the grafts. This process is repeated until all of the crusts are off provided that it is started the day after the surgery. If you wait too long, the crusting (scabbing) gets fixed to the scalp and then there is a new problem, how to get off the crusts that have been there for a few days and are fixed to the scalp and the grafts. If you pull them off at this point in time, the grafts will come out.
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February 17, 2019
Answer: Washing technique I use I give the patient a surgical sponge that has no soap in it. The patient then wets his recipient area with softly running water. Any good shampoo is use with the sponge so that it fills with shampoo. Then with a rolling motion (not rubbing) the soap from inside the sponge squirts on the grafts as the sponge holds a mild pressure on the grafts. This process is repeated until all of the crusts are off provided that it is started the day after the surgery. If you wait too long, the crusting (scabbing) gets fixed to the scalp and then there is a new problem, how to get off the crusts that have been there for a few days and are fixed to the scalp and the grafts. If you pull them off at this point in time, the grafts will come out.
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