Can I Shave My Head Right After a Hair Transplant While I Wait for Growth?

Would a patient be able to achieve a shaved head look straight after a transplant? By this I mean, once the scalp heals do the transplanted follicles look like shaved hairs until they start growing properly or are they invisible? I wouldn’t mind having a shaved head until they started growing if this is the case- as long as it looks full!

You can shave your head after a hair transplant, but you have to be careful until all of the scabs fall off and the donor scar is healed. If you wait until the scalp heals, the scabs will be gone by then.

There will likely be redness in the recipient area, which may make a very short hairstyle something you won’t want to do, but each person is different and the redness could subside quickly if you’re not histamine positive.

Transplanted hair may appear thinner when first growing, but after 9-12 months or so, it should look just like the hair in your donor area.