I misread my doctor's post-op instructions to apply Aquaphor following 5 days after the procedure and instead, applied it once a day for the first 5 days after the procedure. I did not wash my eyebrows and in the end there was some build up of Aquaphor in my eyebrows. Do you think this affected the grafts and will undermine the final result of the eyebrow transplant?
February 15, 2018
Answer: Application of aquaphor The Application of aquaphor or any topical application will sit on the skin and not go into the hair follicles which are below the level of the skin. Wash it appropairately. The recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of crusts. I generally recommend the use of a sponge and supply my patient with a surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily. By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of losing grafts and you should be clean of crusts within a day. IF any crust is present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to see no evidence of any crusting in the recipient area and the crusts from the donor area gone in 7-10 days with daily washing
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February 15, 2018
Answer: Application of aquaphor The Application of aquaphor or any topical application will sit on the skin and not go into the hair follicles which are below the level of the skin. Wash it appropairately. The recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of crusts. I generally recommend the use of a sponge and supply my patient with a surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily. By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of losing grafts and you should be clean of crusts within a day. IF any crust is present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to see no evidence of any crusting in the recipient area and the crusts from the donor area gone in 7-10 days with daily washing
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