What things and instruction are necessary, if you are going for your Hair Transplant?

You will have been given a complete list of instructions to follow before your hair surgery. These instructions may vary according to the kind of procedure, e.g. follicular unit transplantation (FUT) but whatever type they take they must be adhered to.

The important instructions are mentioned below;

You have to discontinue smoking at least 24 hours before surgery. Smoking can influence injury healing process and also affects your scalp improvement so stop or if you are unable to then put it temporarily on hold until after your surgery.

Don’t drink or use any kind of liquor in the three days before your surgery.

Don’t go for any kind of hair cut before your surgery. It is essential to let the donor area grow so that there is adequate for the transplant. Plus it will help to hide the stitches.

Start massaging your scalp daily about a month or two weeks before your surgery. And make sure you should do this for at least 10 minutes per day or a maximum of 30 minutes if possible. This will assist to soften the scalp and improve the blood flow in that area.

Don’t use any kind of anti-depressing tablets two weeks before surgery. Your doctor will give you with a list of what medications you can and cannot take before surgery.

If you are above 45 then you have to show your blood tests and an ECG reports to your surgeon before transplantation.

Don’t take any kind of steroids/multivitamins or herbal supplement two weeks before hair transplant surgery.