Hello, I am now 8 days post op where I underwent FUT procedure (4,157 grafts) at the MHTA clinic. My donor area scar was infected despite thoroughly following post op instructions and daily applying the antiseptic medication provided after surgery. Is this common despite following post op instructions? I have now been prescribed medication for the infection by my local Doctor. I was wondering how this would affect the healing of my donor scar? would it be more visible?
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July 31, 2015
Answer: If your donor area is infected, you need to see a doctor for treatment.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
I have tried this on one side and not on the other side and did this for a year on many patients. The results clearly showed there was not difference between the two side (rogain and not rogain). This clearly shows that this drug does not speed up transplant growth.
Dear Balding21Thanks for the question. There is no age limit as such for a hair transplantation. But people under the age group of 18 years to 80 years usually options for hair transplantation as the symptoms of balding and spot balding occur within this span of life. I wish you all the best.
If my patients are using fibers to conceal balding I have them stop using it for 2-3 weeks after their surgery. At 5 months you can use it without any problems and it should not have any effect on the transplanted follicles.
