Once your hair transplant procedure is complete and you leave our clinic, you will still have access to our full post- hair transplant aftercare program and expert guidance any time you need it.
From this stage, it can take 2-4 months before your new follicles fully take and begin to naturally grow new hair. Your new hair growth may be rough and uneven at first, but you will soon be growing back the youthful head of hair you deserve.
Most patients reach full natural hair growth by around 10 months after their procedure. Please note that every patient’s results and recovery times are different. If your hair re-growth is taking longer it does not mean that the procedure hasn’t worked or that your results won’t be as effective. However, as always, if you have any concerns whatsoever you can call us or request a complimentary online checkup as part of our aftercare promise.
It is crucial that you follow the aftercare steps set out by your specialists closely.
When you are first discharged post hair transplant - after the 1st wash at the clinic - you will be provided a basic aftercare set of a spray foam bottle of saline and a special hairtransplant aftercare shampoo.
Every morning and every night in the first 10-14 days, you will need to spray your scalp in order to speed up the healing of the follicles, protect against infection to the incisions and prevent scabbing. And you will need to wash the foam gently with water only and let it dry by itself.
Tips for spraying the transplanted and donor areas:
This is not only because the procedure tires your body out, but because resting helps speed up your recovery.
There are certain things that should be avoided during these few days as they provide a risk post hair transplant, such as swimming, drinking alcohol, smoking, high-impact exercise and more.
It is also crucial you keep your scalp well hydrated during this period with regular saline sprays.
If you need to comb your hair be sure to do so carefully while it is soaking wet to avoid causing any bleeding or irritation.
At around 5 days post hair transplant, your scalp should be healed enough that you can begin to gently wash it again.
At this stage, the soreness and swelling that appeared after the transplant should have mostly disappeared.
However, you should still avoid shampoo at this stage and focus on washing twice a day and gently removing any dried skin or scabs without touching.
Even though most of the healing is done at this stage, we would still recommend avoiding any high impact exercise at this point after your hair transplant, just to be absolutely sure all follicles are healed before you get going again.
At this point, your scalp will likely appear pink and scabbed.
This typically only lasts around 10-14 days but in the case of people with pale skin, it can stick around for longer.
As long as there is no pain or discomfort this is nothing to worry about.
Once the pink skin and scabs have fully healed, your follicles will go dormant again and all of your new hair will fall out, making you look like you did before the hair transplant even began.
This is all part of the process and will eventually lead to your transplanted follicles sprouting rich, healthy new hairs.
At this stage, you are able to begin washing your hair again as normal.
A question we commonly get asked is what the best shampoo to use after a hair transplant might be.
Your aftercare shampoo is a great choice as it is a very gentle shampoo that shouldn’t irritate your scalp.
We recommend that you allow your hair to dry naturally.
Exercise can usually be resumed at this point, but it is recommended to discuss this with us first to make absolute sure you are fully healed and safe.
After your incisions have healed, we let nature take its course and your hair will slowly begin to grow naturally again.
We will then hold check-up online appointments at the 3 month and the 6 month mark just to check how everything is going and take photos of your progress. We understand that life gets busy, however, please ensure you have these booked in your diary.
This is important because everybody’s healing process is different and it allows us to make sure there is nothing unusual about your recovery and gives you further chance to discuss any questions you might have about aftercare and the future of your hair with our experts.
The first natural hair regrowth will begin 2-3 months after your procedure, but it will be patchy and uneven at this point due to all the follicles beginning to work at different times.
Between 5-8 months the majority of your follicles should be growing hairs again, and by the 10 month mark the vast majority of hair transplant post-op patients will have achieved full, natural, healthy hair growth.
At this point, a trim is usually needed to bring all of the hair back to the same length.
12 months after your procedure we will meet online for one last final hair transplant aftercare check-up. This will involve checking your hairline and hair growth to assess the overall end result.
We also ask you for some feedback on our staff and procedures at this point,.
As you can see, our hair transformation process and aftercare program are proven, precise and come with unparalleled results.
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