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The First Evening after the Operation: ( / / ) postop day 0

After the completion of the operation, it is very important to prevent any trauma, hits, contacts and touches of the implanted area.

In order to prevent blood pressure and blood sugar drops, you should eat a meal rich in protein and drink sufficient amount of water. Salt intake should be minimal.

Immediately after eating your meal, take one antibiotic tablet ( ) and one pain killer tablet ( ). All of the medications prescribed to you should be taken after meals, with full stomach.

Sleeping position is very important for the first 3 nights after the operation. You should lie down on your back (supine), your face should be towards ceiling, not to side walls, and the head should be elevated with pillows placed under your back. The back side of your head (donor area) had been covered with dressing, this areas contact with pillow or bed would cause no problem but carefully avoid the implanted area from any contact or hit. It is also recommended to put a rolled towel under your neck. This towel will elevate your head up, keep the transplanted area free from any contact and draining fluids will be absorbed by it. Also you may sleep at an armchair with a rolled towel under your neck, like aeroplane or bus seats.

This sleeping position, head elevation, and avoidance of any contact of the implanted area should be continued for the first 3 days.

Post operative day 1 ( / / )

After having your breakfast you should take one antibiotic tablet ( ) and one anti edema (swelling) tablet ( ) . If you feel any pain , you may take one pain killer tablet ( ).

The wound dressing covering your donor area will be removed and discarded today. After removal of the dressing, a head band ,like tennis players wear, will be placed. The head band should be kept in position till first head wash, that is day 3. This head band is a mechanical barrier to fluids and prevents swelling of your face and around eyes. In order to prevent sticking of the head band to the donor area, you should once pull it a bit and leave again on both sides, at hourly intervals. Hat or any head wear is not recommended for the first 10 days.

After eating your lunch you should take one anti edema tablet ( ).

After eating your dinner you should take one antibiotic tablet ( ) and one anti edema tablet ( ).

Sleeping position is same with the first night, as described previously. In case you feel any pain you may take a pain killer tablet ( ).

Postoperative day 2 ( / / )

After having your breakfast you should take one antibiotic tablet ( ) and one anti edema tablet ( ).

After dinner you should take one antibiotic tablet ( ) and one anti edema tablet ( ) . This is the last dose of antibiotic.

Sleeping position is the same as the first night.

You may take a body shower today if you want to. Aviod head wash please!

Postoperative day 3 ( / / )

After having your breakfast you should take one anti edema tablet ( ). This is the last dose of anti edema tablet. Your medication use will be finished.

Today, you should do first head wash. First head wash will be done as follows:

The head band should be removed carefully, without any contact with the implanted area. The head band may sticked to donor area, in this case, you may rinse the head band with water and wait 5 minutes, it will be removed easily.

First of all, you should apply body lotion to the implanted area, avoid touching as much as possible. You may pour tiny droplets of body lotion to the implanted area (like pouring ketchup on a dish). Applied body lotion should be a thin layer ( 1-2 mm thickness) , you may use pulp of your fingers and gentle tapping motion for evenly distribute the lotion to whole area. Do not rub or scratch the implanted area.

Applied body lotion should be left in the implanted area for 30 minutes. After waiting for 30 minutes, body lotion should be rinsed with gentle flowing, lukewarm water thoroughly. Rinsing period should not be less than 5 minutes in order to clear the area of body lotion.

Now it is time for shampooing. Pour sufficient amount of shampoo on fiber washcloth (which is given to you) and produce foam by rubbing and scrubing the fiber washcloth. Plenty amount of foam will be produced. Without touching to implanted area , you may leave (apply) foams to your head. You may apply foam to ''donor area'' with your hand and gently make massage. Shampoo should keep contact at least 2 minutes for cleaning effect. After 2 minutes, shampoo will be rinsed with gentle flowing, lukewarm water thoroughly. Again rinsing time should be at least 5 minutes.

First head wash is completed. Do not use towel or hair dryer for drying the implanted area. You may use towel for face, ears and neck region. Described style head wash (body lotion application) should be done at least seven days (postop day 3 – postopday 10).You may lie down on your sides tonight. But avoid lying down on your face and still you should prevent any contact of the implanted area with bed or pillow.

Postoperative day 4 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free except lying down on face is prohibited and prevent contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 5 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free except lying down on face is prohibited and prevent contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 6 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free, except lying down on face is prohibited and prevent contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 7 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free but prevent any contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 8 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free but prevent any contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 9 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free but prevent any contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 10 ( / / )

Body lotion and shampoo foam style head wash (as described above). Sleeping position is free but prevent any contact with the impanted area.

Postoperative day 11 ( / / )

Sleeping position is completely free.

Today you may begin to wash your hair with gentle massage. Body lotion application is not needed unless you have plenty of crusts in your hair. You may apply shampoo on the back side of your head and with gentle circular massaging motion with pulps of your finger evenly shampoo all your hair. Rinse with normal flowing warm water for 5 minutes. This style of head wash is recommended to be done daily between post operative days 11 – 18.

At day postoperative day 19 you may normally wash your hair. You may use any shampoo you like, but we recommend to use REVITA shampoo for at least 6 months, which may enhance graft take raito and result of the hair transplantation operation.

In order to enhance the result, we also recommend you to use Rogaine or Regaine ( Minoxil ) % 5 foam, after the redness completely fade away, that is, one to one and a half month later than the operation, depending on the skin type.