POST OP DAY | TRANSPLANT AREA | SUTURED AREA (FUHT) | DONOR AREA (FUE) |
---|---|---|---|
DAY 1 | Stubble like hair and scabs / crusting. | Pain and stretching sensation. | Some discomfort. |
Decreased sensation | Scabs / Crusting. | Scabs / Crusting. | |
DAY 10 | Scabs should be gone. | Some discomfort. | Near normal |
Stubble like hair. | Reduced sensation/ Numbness. | ||
Itching | |||
DAY 15 | No scabs. | Suture removal. | |
Effluvium of transplanted hair begins. | Area is hard to touch. | Near normal. May be hard to touch. | |
Area may feel hard to touch. | May have reduced sensation and/or pain. | ||
WEEK 8 | Nearly all transplanted hair fall. | May have reduced sensation. | Normal. |
Some redness may persist. | Hard to touch. | Planning for second session may begin. | |
MONTH 2-4 | Some hair fall from non transplant area in some individuals (Shock loss) | Near normal | |
MONTH 3-5 | New hair growth begins. | Near Normal | |
They are thin and fine at first. | |||
MONTH 5-9 | New hair keep coming out roughly 10-15% per month. Already sprouted hair begin to grow longer. |
Near Normal | |
MONTH 9-10 | 80% of appearance. Transplant appears thin due to small caliber of new hair. | Planning for second session may begin. | |
Planning for second session may begin. | Scalp massage and scalp stretching exercises may commence. | ||
YEAR 1 | 90% of appearence. | ||
Hair shaft continues to grow longer and thicker. | |||
YEAR 2 | Final appearence of hair transplant. |