Do you need to shave your head for hair transplantation?

Hair transplantation is an excellent solution for people with hair loss problems, and many people with hair loss choose to undergo hair transplantation to change their image. The procedure is usually performed on the head and requires shaving, so do you need to shave your head for hair transplantation?

Do you need to shave your head for hair transplantation?

Hair transplantation does not require shaving. It is not necessary to shave your head for hair transplantation, as it is very difficult and wrong to extract the hair if you shave your head. Before the hair transplant procedure, it is only necessary to wash the hair. The nurse will cut the hair extraction area to 0.5cm short according to the need of hair extraction as well as hair transplantation, shave the hair transplantation area, and will cut the hair in the area that does not need hair transplantation short or braid it into small braids to facilitate the surgery.

Can you shave your head after hair transplantation?

You can shave your head after hair transplantation, but it takes 7-10 days after the surgery, when the transplanted area is basically scabbed over and recovered. When you wash your hair, do not rub the hair transplant area too heavily, and do not scratch it. When you shave your head, it is better not to shave the hair transplant area to avoid affecting the recovery. Shaving after hair transplantation can facilitate cleaning and observation of the hair growth rate in the implanted and non-implanted areas, but it is not recommended for women for aesthetic reasons.

Is hair transplantation dangerous?

Hair transplant surgery in a regular hospital is very safe and poses very little risk. Because hair transplant surgery is only operated on the superficial scalp, there is no damage to the important blood vessels and nerves, the surgery is less traumatic, and recovery will be fast with good care.

How long does it take to see results after hair transplantation

Generally, new hairs start to grow 10 to 20 weeks after the surgery, not all hairs start to grow at the same time, even if the same piece of free scalp, its hair growth is also asynchronous. Although new hair growth starts after about 3 months, it takes 6 months to know more exactly how the results will be, and 9 months to see the final results of hair transplantation when 90% of the implanted follicles have grown new hair.

How to choose a hospital for hair transplantation

Hair transplantation is a minimally invasive surgery, the requirements for hospitals, doctors, equipment and technology are not low, it is best to choose to operate in regular public hospitals, do not listen to the low price lies of some informal hair transplantation institutions, the other party is generally the technology that has been eliminated, and their doctors are generally not qualified or lack of experience in hair transplantation, may cause hair transplantation failure, not only a waste of money, suffering for nothing, but also a waste of hair follicles. The number of hair follicles in human skin is limited, and one less will be extracted, making it difficult to get another hair transplant in the future.