Health Problems to Consider Before Hair Transplant
- If possible, stop smoking 1 week before surgery. If this is not possible, try to reduce it. Remember that smoking slows the healing process.
- Avoid alcohol one week before surgery.
- Avoid coffee and caffeinated beverages.
- Avoid green tea a week before hair transplant.
- You should inform your hair transplant doctor about the medications you take for chronic (such as diabetes, heart, blood pressure).
- Stop taking anticoagulants (heparin, aspirin, coumadin, etc.) and multivitamins one week before the surgery. These drugs can cause increased bleeding.
- Stop applying medication and lotion to the scalp and hair one month before the operation.
- Wash your hair before applying and do not use gels, sprays or other styling or fixing agents.
- Do not forget to have breakfast before going to the hair transplant. If your surgery is in the afternoon, it's a good idea to have a light lunch before you arrive.
- When dressing and undressing for surgery, give priority to clothes that you can easily put on and take off without rubbing your head. For example, wearing a shirt is a good idea in this regard.
- Be careful not to drive after hair transplantation. So if you're going a long distance to go to surgery, make sure you have someone with you.
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Two Weeks Ago
- Be careful not to expose your head to direct sunlight, especially in summer, and start this two weeks in advance. It is very important that the head does not burn and tan in the sun
- There may be faster hair loss in the area where hair transplantation is performed or in the area with hair loss after hair transplantation. Minoxidil solution is used 2 weeks before the planting date. The drug is stopped 3 days before the planting date and is started again 1-2 weeks after planting.
- Vitamin E and some herbal products should be discontinued 3 weeks before bleeding control.
- Aspirin and other NSA pain relievers should be discontinued 2 weeks before surgery.
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One Weeks Ago
- Stop drinking alcohol about a week or two before surgery.
- Stop taking anticoagulants (heparin, aspirin, coumadin, etc.) and multivitamins one or two weeks before surgery. Such drugs can cause further bleeding.
- Stop using herbal teas of unknown composition, especially herbal teas in blended form, two weeks ago.
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Hair Transplant Day
- You should get your sleep on Hair Transplant Day
- Your hair should not have any hairpins or accessories.
- Have a light breakfast in October. Do not consume caffeinated beverages.
- Your hair must be clean. Take a nice shower. Do not apply hair care oil, gel or spray.
- Make sure to wear comfortable clothes. It is useful to wear comfortable clothes as your procedure will take around 6 hours.
- Choose shirts or wide-collared clothing. You should not touch the area where roots will be taken or planted from the rotating area. So, wear wide-collared clothes.
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During The Hair Transplant Procedure
- Do not touch the donor area and the hair transplant area.
- Don't bother with the phone.
- Do not talk much during the procedure. Do not say things that distract the team.
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After Hair Transplant
Now that these steps are complete, you can move on to our next article.
Hair Washing After Oparation
Now that these steps are complete, you can move on to our next article.