Hair Transplant Recovery Process
The recovery following hair restoration can be variable. In general, the more grafts you have and if you have the FUT rather than FUE procedure, the longer the initial recovery will be.
The day after your procedure there will generally be some scabbing at the sites where the new grafts have been placed. Regardless of the number and technique, these scabs will generally take one or two weeks to fall off and it is important that you allow this process to happen naturally rather than pick them off.
There will also be some swelling on the forehead. In general, the more grafts you have, the worse the swelling on the forehead will be. At the time of surgery we will inject some steroid medication to help reduce this. We will also normally give you a short course of steroid tablets to take following surgery to help reduce it. In general, most patients will find that their swelling has gone within a week although in some cases (aprox. 2%) the swelling will be more severe and can take 2 weeks to settle. During this part of the recovery it is normal to experience some pain and we will also provide you with medication to help control this.
