When Should Patients Fly After Hair Transplant Surgery?
This question comes from a member of our hair loss social community and discussion forums:
I recently scheduled a hair transplant procedure out-of-state, and I’m now trying to book the travel arrangements for the trip. I’m looking into the air travel and wondering when I should book my flights? When do patients normally fly after hair transplant surgery?
There seems to be mixed opinion when it comes to flying after hair transplant surgery.
Some experts recommend flying the day after surgery. They state that patients should visit the clinic the day after the procedure for a post-operative wash and checkup, and then fly home. These hair restoration experts believe that the forehead and facial swelling sometimes associated with hair transplantation truly arises the second or third day after the procedure, and traveling before this inflammation begins is usually easier on patients.
Other experts disagree, and believe patients should spend a few days healing and recovering before traveling by plane. This helps ensure patients don’t accidentally disturb the newly implanted follicular units and affect the overall yield.
Either way, most hair loss physicians do not believe the changes in pressure and elevation associated with flying cause any excessive bleeding or damage to the new grafts. This means if patients truly want to fly the day after hair transplant surgery, they can. Knowing this, it is likely best to review the individual clinic’s policies/recommendations on traveling after a hair transplant and discuss flying plans with the operating physician.
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November 20, 2013 @ 5:43 am
Izhar,
I’m not a physician but. even if I were, I could not accurately diagnose the cause of your hair loss without a thorough examination. However, I can tell you that most male balding is due to androgenic alopecia (genetic baldness).
Male pattern hair loss can strike very early and progress very rapidly or it can happen slowly over a period of many years. In fact, we can lose up to 50% of our hair before thinning hair becomes obvious. Thus it can be quite difficult to determine when balding actually started.
I see you’ve chosen Dr. Humayun Mohmand for your hair restoration surgery. Dr. Mohmand is highly skilled and is recommended by the Hair Transplant Network. I’m sure he will discuss with you the likely cause of you balding and may recommend that you medically stabilize your hair loss with Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil). These drugs are the only non-surgical hair loss treatments clinically proven and FDA approved for the treatment of male pattern baldness.
David
November 19, 2013 @ 9:12 am
Hi dear sir. I am izhar from ksa. I am 25 year old sir i am noorwood 7 patient i loss my 85% hair loss.when i am 20 year my hair loss start. I have loss hair vary rapiadly . Now i plane to do hair transplant in pakistan i salected surgeon Muhammad Humayun Hti.com. . So sir tell me whats id the reason of my hair loss i am now just 25 and i lost alls my hair i am very worried about my hair please hive me advice.