Hey, 15 days after my 500 graft hairline transplant, I forgot to wear a hat for the first time out in the sun, I had 40 minutes of pretty intense sun exposure. There was no discolouration or pain for the first 2 days, but now the recipient area has turned red. I read that there is a possibility for permanent discolouration after sun exposure, is this correct? is there anything I can do to avoid this happening?
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Answer: Sun exposure is not recommended after surgery because it may cause discoloration of skin. It will not harm your grafts.
You do not have to water your transplanted hair every hour. If this is what your doctor instructed you to do then it is best to contact your doctor for clarification.
Many people may have their hair combed back since it looks the best with the least amount of hairs. With more hair focused on the hair line and less hair focused on the top, combing the hair back covers up the thinning. The direction of grafts is not a factor in personal hair style choice u...
The maximum number of available donor grafts for an FUE hair transplant will be highly variable depending on your donor hair density. For a STRIP (FUT) procedure an average caucasian male may have up to 8000 but the number for FUE may be much lower. If you keep your hair VERY SHORT the FUE s...