Your hair defines your aesthetics for a reason. So, until and unless someone has experienced hair loss or patterned baldness, they won't understand societal and emotional consequences. But it's good that you have finally decided on a hair transplant. Medlinks’s this post offers everything you may expect 12 days after hair transplant. Contact Medlinks hair transplant in Delhi today.
12 days after hair transplant, one might experience some shedding. It occurs due to a phenomenon called shock loss. One may expect to experience it as a regular part of the growth cycle. For the first time, you might feel worried about your newly implanted hairs falling out. However, that's normal in this phase. The transplanted hair goes through a resting phase before it starts producing new follicles.
The twelve-day span after the transplantation is a big thing for every patient. But you need to be cautious about your recovery because post-operative care is important. So, here's a rundown of what you may expect 12 days after the surgery. Hair transplant results day by day.
The next day following the procedure, one may experience pain and irritation in the scalp area. It may swell; thus, you should listen to your surgeon's advice.
You shouldn't touch the area; always remember to take your medications promptly. Besides taking your prescribed medicines on time, please avoid direct sunlight. Between the second and third day, you might expect a bit of swelling occuring in the area. This is the time when you can experience mild headaches and irritation.
Scabs or crusts may develop in the treated region between the fourth and fifth day. These scabs protect your graft from any external injury. There won't be any swelling after six days of surgery as long as you adhere to post-operative recommendations by your surgeon. Shampooing your hair shouldn't be done during this time. However, ensure that you clean the area with prescribed hair care products. You should avoid performing vigorous activities during this time.
On the seventh day after hair transplant, you might experience scalp itchiness and sweating. Regardless of the itchiness, you should avoid scratching or picking the area. Else, it might result in damage. At this point, your surgeon will advise you not to perform any strenuous exercises or consume cigarettes/alcohol.
The next day (i.e., on day 8), you will experience crust and scab formation clearing out from the area where follicular units were implanted.
On day 9, you may shampoo your hair. However, you should use only the hair care products recommended by your surgeon. You might expect hair grafts to become secured by day 9.
Those red scabs on the treated area will eventually disappear on the tenth day after hair transplant and eleventh day. It usually starts on the seventh day. However, if you experience slower recovery, it might occur on the eleventh day (or anytime between day seven and day 11).
All the crusting would be gone 12 days after hair transplant. It's quite imperative to shampoo your hair in such a way that the scabbing is cleared. This won't inhibit the growth of new hair. Ensure that you remove the scabs gently. Vigorously removing them might result in follicular damage. Between days 10 and 14 days after hair transplant, grafts will be secured.
The healing period differs from one hair transplantation to another – FUE, FUT, and Perfect-i transplant. However, most people experience a few side effects within one week of the surgery. After this phase, you may experience slight tingling or numbness.
If you opt for FUE, your doctor will instruct you to resume your regular activities by the fourteenth day. However, you might wait a few more days for the FUT transplant. Things you may expect during the post-operative care include the following:
If your condition worsens during this time, you must not hesitate to consult your Medlinks doctor 12 days after hair transplant.
Q. How Do You Reduce the Risks of a Hair Transplant Infection?
Just the correct use of transplantation tools does not prevent hair transplant infection. Patients must take post-operative care seriously to protect their scalp from infection after the translation. That stated, you should keep up with scalp hygiene. Your scalp needs to be clean during the healing period. This will reduce the risks of hair transplant infection.
Q. When Should You Use a Comb for Brushing Your Hair?
For patients experiencing faster recovery, you may use a comb to brush your hair during the twelfth day of the surgery. However, patients undergoing slow healing must wait a few more days to use a comb on their hair.
Q. Will Hair Grafts be Secure after 12 Days?
Grafts will be secured from the 10th to the 14th day after the hair transplant. The scalp takes time to heal. So, newly transplanted grafts are secure in the new location between the 10th and 14th day after transplantation.
Q. What Do You Mean by Shock Hair Loss?
Simply put, shock hair loss is a condition that patients with hair transplants usually experience. It usually occurs when transplanted hairs fall off the recipient site.
This condition might be caused by trauma that the hair follicles experienced during the surgery. It might occur in a donor area (behind the skull). Usually, it occurs in areas from where a surgeon takes the grafts or in a recipient area from where extracted follicles are implanted.
Q. What Difficulties Patients Usually Face during the Initial Two Weeks after a Hair Transplant?
A patient might experience sleeping difficulties during the first two weeks. Besides, patients can expect swelling, pain, and irritation in the scalp area.
Dr. Gaurang Krishna
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