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FUE Hair Transplant Recovery- Another How Soon Will I Look Normal After Surgery Blog

David Anderson

David Anderson

Valued member
One of the most critical aspects of surgery for many patients is 'How soon will I look normal?'
Now that will vary from patient to patient and various factors play a part in how the scalp heals following surgery but we advise in most cases after FUE that the scalp should not have signs that surgery has taken place between 7-10 days post op. For patients wanting to be totally discreet most will factor in two weeks away from work or from social events. With the small FUE tools that we use for extraction and for making the recipient area incisions and together with our use of ATP and Hypothermosol post op, some patients are getting the confidence to return to work even quicker.
This patient had 1500 grafts throughout the frontal area of his scalp to add greater density to his existing hair. Deciding on a clean shave before surgery so people would get used to his new short haircut he was prepared for the shave on the surgery day.
This series of photos shows the patient immediate post op on the day of surgery to 14 days post op and is an excellent showcase of how the majority of our FUE patients recover during this period. Enjoy the photos and I will keep updating this thread to show how the results come in over the months.
Immediate Post Op (day of surgery)
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Here are a selection of before immediate post op photos next to day 10-14 post op to show the recovery
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Immediate Post Op and Day 10 Post Op
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Pre Op and Day 14 Post Op
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bullitnut

bullitnut

4 awesome repairs with SMG
Great post David. Posts like these do help as the planning of a HT to fit around work or other commitments without it being very noticable is potentially very scary to some.
I personally believe it's amongst the top reasons why some people are reluctant to opt for surgery. Posts like this give a real example of just how much time exactly is needed for their planning and i'm sure it's no way near as long as most people would have thought.
 
SADbutTRUE

SADbutTRUE

Valued member
Interesting post,it will be nice to follow patient journey, keep us posted. since the clinic has been using ATP n hypothermosol,are the new grafts coming in earlier, improved growth rates,does it lessen the chance of shockloss,its impressive how clean everything looks only 10 days post op.
 
SADbutTRUE

SADbutTRUE

Valued member
I wonder if there is any new products in the pipeline to aide in the hairtransplant process, if anyone can find a way for grafts not to shed,that would be amazing,i guess its just wishful thinking. thanks for reading
 
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Bobbins

member
Hi Risingforehead, the post was to demonstrate the initial healing in the first two weeks post op as opposed to document his final result.
I suspect the confusion may have been due to this line in your original post:

“Enjoy the photos and I will keep updating this thread to show how the results come in over the months.”
 
The Maitland Clinic

The Maitland Clinic

Valued member
I suspect the confusion may have been due to this line in your original post:

“Enjoy the photos and I will keep updating this thread to show how the results come in over the months.”
Ah, so I did. I shall see if the patient came in for follow up photos. Thanks.
 
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