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Unger, Robin et al.: 2023 Hair Transplantation DOI: 10.1055/b-0042-191742
Section IV Strip Harvesting Procedure

49 Postoperative Care and Instructions

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Editors: Unger, Robin; Shapiro, Ronald

Authors: Gupta, Aditya K.; McDonald, Adriane; Noreldin, Ahmed Adel; Bauman, Alan J.; Juliano, Alessandra; Abbasi, Ali; Dua, Aman; Christiano, Angela M.; O’Mara, Angela; Yong, Angeline Anning; Tosti, Antonella; Ruston, Antonio; Nusbaum, Aron G.; Poswal, Arvind; Shahmalak, Asim; Alp, Bayramoğlu; Nusbaum, Bernard P.; Farjo, Bessam; Feriduni, Bijan; Wolf, Bradley R.; Puig, Carlos J.; Varona, Christopher M.; Albertini, Conradin von; Ziering, Craig; Pathomvanich, Damkerng; Josephitis, David; Perez-Meza, David; Mangubat, E. Antonio; Ball, Edward A. M.; Poblet, Enrique; Eisenberg, Eric L.; Wang, Etienne C. E.; Rinaldi, Fabio; Jimenez, Francisco; Krenitsky, Gabriel H.; Williams, Greg; Abaci, Hasan Erbil; Radwanski, Henrique N.; Park, Jae Hyun; Hernandez, Irene; Harris, James A.; Vogel, James E.; Devroye, Jean; Irvine, Jeff; Epstein, Jeffrey; Cooley, Jerry E.; Shapiro, Jerry; Wong, Jerry; Kim, Jino; Jackow, Joanna; Cole, John; Dua, Kapil; Washenik, Ken; Williams, Ken; Erdogan, Koray; Sicco, Kristen Lo; Yagyu, Kuniyoshi; Bloch, Leila David; Santos, Leopoldo Duailibe; Avila, Lorena; Pontes, Luciana Takata; Khanna, Manoj; Avram, Marc R.; Pitchon, Marcelo; Crisóstomo, Márcio; Barusco, Marco N.; Sanseverino, Maria Angélica Muricy; Schambach, Marie A.; Unger, Mark; Speranzini, Mauro; Cole, Megan; Mayer, Melvin L.; Beehner, Michael L.; Neff, Mike; Mohmand, Mohammad H.; Ahmad, Muhammad; Rogers, Nicole E.; Large, Nicole; Farjo, Nilofer; Otberg, Nina; Desai, Nirav V.; Mohebi, Parsa; Frechet, Patrick; Mwamba, Patrick; Shapiro, Paul; Rose, Paul T.; Tesauro, Piero; Kinler, Rae Lynne P.; Rabbani, Ramin; Konior, Raymond J.; Kothottil, Renu; Lemos, Ricardo Gomes de; Mejia, Ricardo; Shiell, Richard C.; Finney, Robert; True, Robert H; Dorin, Robert J.; Haber, Robert S.; Unger, Robin; Shapiro, Ronald; Adajar, Ruel A.; Knudsen, Russell G.; Nadimi, Sahar; Lam, Samuel M.; Vasa, Sanjeev; Tovar, Sara Lea Salas; MD, Sara Wasserbauer; Boden, Scott A.; Keene, Sharon A.; Abbasi, Sheida; Kabaker, Sheldon S.; Kobren, Spencer David; Gabel, Steven; Hwang, Sungjoo “Tommy”; Nakatsui, Thomas C.; Carman, Timothy; Lardner, Tina; Elliott, Vance W.; Mysore, Venkataram; Unger, Walter P.; Rassman, William; Doucet, Yanne S.; MD, Young-Ran Lee; Guo, Zongyou

Title: Hair Transplantation

Print ISBN: 9781626236936; Online ISBN: 9781684202737; Book DOI: 10.1055/b000000335

6. Edition © 2023 Thieme. All rights reserved.
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Subjects: Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery;Dermatology

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Paul Shapiro and Ronald Shapiro

Summary

Patients are very nervous about the postoperative phase, and it is important that they are given detailed postoperative instructions both to reduce anxiety and to get the best possible surgical outcome. Instructions should include wound care for the donor area, hair washing for the first 2 weeks, pain control, how the donor area should look week by week, and possible side effects.

Key words

wound care - graft dislodgement - crusting - concealment - pain - swelling - graft shedding
 
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