Washing Hair after Hair Transplant 

Washing Hair After Hair Transplant Surgery

Hair transplant surgery can be divided into three phases; before, during, and after the procedure. Washing your hair after a hair transplant surgery is a part of the post-operative care after the procedure. How and when to wash your hair after a hair transplant surgery is one of the most frequently asked questions about post-operative care. The timing and other details of washing hair after a hair transplant will greatly affect the success of the surgery so you should know all the details about it. Your doctor will give you a lotion to use while you wash your hair. Also, they will ask you to be gentle with your scalp to avoid hurting the newly transplanted hair follicles and the surgical areas.

How To Wash Hair After Hair Transplant?

You should wash your hair without damaging the hair follicles and hurting the surgical sites to prevent complications such as infection and bleeding. Your doctor will probably give you some washing instructions after hair transplant surgery that you should abide by. But here are some tips on how to wash your hair after hair transplant surgery:

• You  should be very careful about the first wash after a hair transplant. First, off you should wait for 3 days to do the first head wash after hair transplant surgery, but you can wash your body without contacting your head with water.  On the 3rd day after the surgery, you can wash your hair but only very gently. If you treat your hair and scalp gently you will prevent any harm to the sensitive hair grafts, which are in the process of holding onto the scalp.
• You should never leave your head under the showerhead as it will cause pressure on your scalp. The sensitive scalp and newly transplanted hair follicles will get hurt if you keep yourself under the pressure of water. Water hitting your hair is not different than the trauma caused by being hit by other external factors. You can fill a cup with water and wash your hair with it, which will ensure that you treat your scalp gently.
• You should avoid rubbing or scratching your scalp if you feel itching on the surgical areas. It is quite normal to get that itchy feeling as your scalp heals after a hair transplant procedure. But what is dangerous is to scratch these sensitive areas during washing scabs after a hair transplant. Scabs form while your scalp heals as a natural part of the healing process. These are the things that occur to protect wounds from infections and other factors that may negatively affect healing. But they may also cause itching, and if you rub them you may hurt the sensitive grafts. To prevent scratching your scalp, you can use a lotion or cream prescribed by your doctor.

• Your doctor will probably ask you to wash your hair every day starting from the 3rd day of the surgery. This is to keep the surgical areas moist and help the scabs fall out easily, which can cause itching or aggravate itching sensation.
• You should never apply harsh chemical substances and treatments to your scalp until it completely heals. It will probably take up to a month. So after washing your hair, just rinse it gently and do not blow-dry.
• Although you should avoid blow dry after a hair transplant surgery, you should not keep your scalp moist. Getting your scalp too hot will only hurt it. So instead of hot treatments, use a soft towel to get rid of excess water.