Tips For A Successful Hair Transplant

About two months before your hair transplant surgery, ask your surgeon about possible drug interactions.  Ask the surgeon if there is any food, drugs, or vitamins that you should be avoiding as the surgery gets closer.  Also in advance, be certain that you have cleared your schedule the day of the procedure and several days afterwards.  This is important because the doctor may need to see you to remove bandages and sutures.  If you are having the procedure done far from home, make sure to make the appropriate travel and hotel arrangements so that you are prepared for the surgery. 

A week or two before the procedure, you should stop drinking alcohol, stop smoking, stop taking any medications that contain blood coagulators, and refrain from using any chemical treatments or dyes in your hair.  Additionally, make sure you have some ice packs in your freezer that you can apply to your forehead following the procedure. 

A day or two before the surgery, make sure you get plenty of sleep to prepare you for the surgery.  Also be sure to make travel arrangement because you will be incapable of driving following the surgery.  It is also important to wash your hair with antibacterial soap or shampoo for two days before the transplant.  Contact your clinic for suggestions on the types of shampoos you could be using. 

The same day of the hair transplant procedure, make sure you leave time to wash your hair with the antibacterial shampoo, eat something, wear a button or zip up shirt along with comfortable clothing, and follow your doctor’s instructions.