I am almost 1 month post of my FUT Hair Transplant procedure and I've been told that within the 2nd week the hair grafts are placed and I am able to wear hats, head scarves (satin), etc. on my head. I've opted into wearing satin head scarves to cover my transplanted area until I notice a sufficient amount of growth to wear my hair out. Will me wearing head scarves to cover the area in away hurt my chances of getting GREAT results or affect my grafts?? Help.
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September 23, 2015
Answer: You can wear a scarf two weeks after FUE hair transplant surgery.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Both procedures can lead to shock loss and by definition, shock loss is temporary not permanent and it can take a year or more to recover completely from shock loss. However, if you undergo hair transplant primarily in front of your natural hair line, there is very little hair that...
I determine the amount of hair grafts needed by measuring the area of the recipient area. In a recipient area devoid of any hair, I strive for 350 hairs per square inch. Roughly, I measured 6 square inches on your frontal hairline. That comes to 2100 grafts, mostly...