Its saturday afternoon and I just quit smoking for my hair transplant. Im having the procedure on Tuesday morning. I was unable to quit a week before as most things i read suggest. My doctor said 24 hours was sufficient time. I want to know if this is enough time as long as i stay smoke free?
September 16, 2019
Answer: Smoking and Hair Transplant 24 hours should be fine. The issue with smoking and any dermatology procedure is that nicotine is a vasoconstrictor and can interfere with wound healing. The most important issue is not smoking for the first week or two after the procedure, not before the procedure.
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September 16, 2019
Answer: Smoking and Hair Transplant 24 hours should be fine. The issue with smoking and any dermatology procedure is that nicotine is a vasoconstrictor and can interfere with wound healing. The most important issue is not smoking for the first week or two after the procedure, not before the procedure.
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Answer: Hair transplants Thank you for your question and photos the number of grafts a patient will need depends on the thickness of their hair and the extent of their hair loss, which can be determined by the Norwood Scale below. During a hair transplant, grafts are usually removed from the ‘donor area’ located on the back of the scalp and relocated to a balding area. The back of the scalp makes a good extraction area due to the high volume of hair follicles that congregate within that region that are not affected by the balding process. Specialist surgeons will remove a small amount of tissue that can grow hair and relocate it to the desired area of the head without damaging them.
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Answer: Hair transplants Thank you for your question and photos the number of grafts a patient will need depends on the thickness of their hair and the extent of their hair loss, which can be determined by the Norwood Scale below. During a hair transplant, grafts are usually removed from the ‘donor area’ located on the back of the scalp and relocated to a balding area. The back of the scalp makes a good extraction area due to the high volume of hair follicles that congregate within that region that are not affected by the balding process. Specialist surgeons will remove a small amount of tissue that can grow hair and relocate it to the desired area of the head without damaging them.
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