Life pressures and stress are driving droves of younger men into Hair Transplant Clinics around the world. Hair restoration surgical techniques give hope to millions of men who are facing the grim prospects of an early baldness resulting from various causes. With modern advances in medicine, it is now possible to get efficient hair restoration services performed by the most experienced professionals tackling various forms of baldness ranging from the pattern baldness to hormonal baldness conditions.

Various effective techniques for hair restoration are now available: the most prominent and effective being FUE (follicular unit extraction). Dr. Harmandeep Sidhu, founder of Athena Hair Hair Transplant offers tips and advice on the best steps to take after the grafting procedure. It is important to acquaint yourself with these tips early on so that you can clearly understand what to look forward to as far as your hair transplant is concerned.

Here are some important tips that you can use in order to minimize any potential risks and complications that may arise after a transplant procedure:-

Do not wash the hair immediately after the transplant procedure

For the first week of the operation, you will be subject to a modified hair care procedure. There is also a post-operative procedure that you must attend to a day after the hair transplant procedure. Here, the doctor will perform shampooing, blow drying of the hair as well as the examination of the scalp to assess the result of the transplant.

The doctors will also review after care instructions in the first week after the operation. Once this time period has elapsed, you will be able to take proper care of your hair without any restrictions. You may also need to periodically attend additional post-operative care services in order to assess the long term success of the surgical operation.

Watch your diet

Consume a balanced diet consisting a variety of healthy foods. It’s important to avoid any allergic foods that may cause a rash. As everyone in India love spicy food, but these foods can interfere the healing process, so one who has had his hair transplant should avoid the spicy food. One should eat lean protein and vegetables to recover from a hair transplant.

Care for head area

You will experience itching in the transplanted area after the surgery. Be careful to not touch or scratch the area as it may cause infection or some grafts to fall out. Since the skin will be contused from the operation, so you should sleep on two or more pillows. The clinic or doctor may give you a lotion in the form of spray which you can use at your home as per the prescription. After a few days of treatment and as per doctor suggestions, you should wash and shampoo your hair, which will remove dead skin.

Avoid chemical hair processing

Avoid the chemical processing of your hair for up to a month after the operation. These include the procedures such as perms, coloring and the general hair treatment procedures. If you need to chemically treat your hair, schedule these a week before the surgical hair transplant procedure.

Limit stressful activities

Avoid doing physically strenuous activities atleast 2 weeks post the hair transplant. While the recovery period after the hair transplant is usually very short, it is recommended that you avoid the most stressful activities during this period. Use the time off that you took for the surgery procedure to rest properly and recover.

Follow the customized post-op instructions to the letter

While there are general tips that you can follow to ensure a proper and quick recovery after the surgical procedure, there are instances in which the doctor will issue very specific instructions to you which you must follow following the Hair Transplant. Follow these to the letter.

Athena Hair Now issues a post-operative procedure along with a goodie bag (containing essential medicines) that you can use following the operation. Ensure that you follow all these instructions for efficient recovery after the surgery.

It is important to have very realistic expectations

You need to be patient and have a very realistic expectation about your hair growth. After the hair transplant, the transplanted hair will fall off in a month’s time but the roots will stay in place. The new hair from implanted roots will grow in the first two to four months after the operation. Because hair grows in cycles, not all the new grafts will grow once. It may be as long as eight months before a 90% growth of the grafts is realized.

For more information, book an appointment with Dr. Harmandeep Sidhu or visit Athena Hair Now Hair Transplant.