Do I Have to Miss Work After a Hair Transplant?

I have a scar on the side of my head which looks almost like a number 7, it is about 2 and a half inches tall, from top to bottom, and at the length it is about an inch long,I was wondering if hair could be grown on the scar through surgery of some sort? If so, what would be the procedure of this? Would it be a simple come in, do the surgery and go home type of thing where I wouldn’t have to miss work or anything?

It is doubtful that the scar will impact your work if it is buried inside the normal hair. Send me a good digital photograph with a ruler next to it (or just a finger for perspective) and I will give you an opinion as to what I am looking at. Transplants are a good way to manage scalp scars. Depending upon the degree of balding and the amount of hair transplanted, you might be able to go back to work the very next day. From what you describe, it does not sound like you’d need to take time off work, though it can depend on what type of work you do as well. I would not suggest rushing back to work the day after a procedure if you are a professional trainer and need to lift heavy weights, for example.

On the other hand, if you are very, very, very bald, then you might want take a week off before tackling work. I have had judges go to court the day after a hair transplant. I have had two very well known celebrities go on national TV within a week of a transplant — one 2 days out and the other 5 days out.