Hair Washing After Hair Transplantation

Hair Washing After Hair Transplantation

The process after hair transplant is as important as the procedure itself in terms of the successful outcome of the operation, and there are many points that patients should pay attention at this stage. Hair washing for the first few days after FUE hair transplantation is of great importance, because in the first few days after the transplantation, the transplanted hair has not yet fully settled in the transplanted area, and a wrong application may cause damage to the roots and the planted roots to dislodge, and may negatively affect the result of the operation.

The transplanted hair with Sapphire FUE hair transplantation method will fully adhere to the skin after 5-10 days. This period sometimes can be extended up to 14 days. For this reason, as a general information, it is vital to apply Panthenol spray to your hair for the first 2 weeks after the hair transplant operation to achieve a dense and natural look you always desired.

Successful results from Sapphire FUE hair transplantation are possible with both the doctor’s advice and the patient’s conscious behavior. In this article, we discussed the answer for the question on how to wash hair after hair transplantation, in detailed way.

Things to Consider While Washing Hair After Hair Transplant Operation

It is important to wait for the right time for the first hair wash after the hair transplant operation. This period may changes from person to person, and the advice of the doctor who performed the hair transplantation is essential at this point. However, the recommended time varies between 2 and 4 days, considering the patient’s condition. Hair wash on the next day of the hair transplant operation is not recommended.

After the procedure is performed, you should use foam and medical shampoos that do not contain paraben, which are natural and nutritious, and have regenerative properties. Smile Hair Clinic provides you with the products you will use while washing your hair for the first month after the sapphire hair transplantatation.

As in all stages after FUE hair transplantation, harsh blows to the head and nails touch to the transplanted area should be avoided during hair wash. Especially in the first week, you should avoid rubbing by making circular and side-sliding movements with your hand. In the first days after FUE hair transplantation, you should clean your hair by touching it gently and vertically.

The water used during hair wash must be warm. The water pressure should be low, and being careful is essential to avoid direct contact to the head.

It is recommended that the patient should have someone with him during the first wash.

 

How to Wash Hair After Hair Transplantation?

1- Apply Panthenol spray on your transplanted hair and wait for 40 minutes. If you do not have that much time, you can wait for 20 minutes.

It is sufficient to apply a thin layer that covers the grafts.

-If you do not have any problems in obtaining the spray, you can apply it to the donor area.

-You should use the Panthenol spray for 15 days. If you cannot get it, you can also prefer Bepanthol body lotion.

-At the end of the 15th day, if there is no crust, you can stop using Panthenol spray. If you want, you can continue to use it since it is a good moisturizer.

2- Go to the bathroom. Adjust the water to warm and low pressure. Water should not apply pressure to your grafts.

3- Pour the shampoo on the transplanted area. Take some of it in your hand and lather it.

Touch your grafts gently with the tips of your second and third fingers, and continue doing that for 15 minutes.

You should touch your grafts gently and the movement should be vertical, please do not prefer a circular scrubbing motion or a sideways swipe motion with your fingers. All you have to do is touching with your fingers gently, you do not need to massage.

(After the 13th day, it is required to massage the hair by rubbing it gently, and if there is a scab on the area, it should be shed.)

After the hair wash by touching your grafts for 15 minutes, adjust the water again to warm and slow pressure, and cleanse the transplanted area from shampoo.

4- Wash the donor area with shampoo. To prevent infection, you need to clean the tissue residues and blood by rubbing. Do not hurt the area by rubbing too harsh in the first week.

5- Dry your head with a paper towel. Please do not use a normal towel as this may pull your grafts.

6- Apply Fucicort cream to the donor area. Please do not apply it on the planted area.

At the end of the 15th day, you can stop applying Fucidin cream as your donor area will heal.

It will be very useful to watch the hair washing video after the sapphire hair transplant operation on Smile Hair Clinic’s Youtube channel.