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TIME
AFTER SURGERY
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TRANSPLANTED
AREA |
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DONOR
SUTURED AREA
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Next
Day |
Hair
is washed thoroughly.
Grafts should be clean of blood.
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Some
soreness, tightness
and numbness.
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2-3
Days |
Scabbing
is largely gone.
Moderate redness may be present.
Some swelling may appear on forehead.
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Soreness
begins to disappear.
Some numbness may continue.
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1
Week |
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Redness
is minimal to absent.
Swelling is usually gone.
1st Post-op Visit.
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Soreness
is generally gone.
Occasionally some numbness persists.
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2
Weeks |
Looks
and feels like a
4-day-old beard.
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Sutures
begin to absorb.
Discomfort is gone. Numbness is uncommon.
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2-8
Weeks |
Transplanted
hair is shed as the follicles enter a dormant phase.
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Knots
at the ends of the absorbable sutures fall off.
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2-4
Months |
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Some
original hair may be shed in the transplanted area.
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Any
residual numbness in the donor area is generally
gone.
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3-6
Months |
Transplanted
hair begins to grow first as very fine hair. |
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5-10
Months |
Some
or all of the original hair that was shed begins
to grow.
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8
Months |
Hair
is groomable, but transplant appears thin as hair
continues to grow and thicken.
Slight textural change in hair is occasionally present.
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8-12
Months |
Patient
is evaluated for a possible second procedure.
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1
Year |
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90%
of the final appearance of procedure is usually
present.
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1-2
Years |
There
may be additional fullness during the second year.
Any textural change in hair usually returns to normal.
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