Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs Says His Hair Transplant Hurt!

Is a hair transplant really as painful as Marc Jacobs suggests?

The article says: “Jacobs said the transplant was excruciating, remembering, ‘I couldn’t sleep on my side, and I couldn’t put my head back.’ He said it hurt more than his tattoos but that it was definitely worth it. Ouch.”

Marc Jacobs Dishes On Painful Hair Transplant: ‘I Couldn’t Put My Head Back’

There is some level of pain involved, as let’s not fool ourselves into thinking this isn’t a surgical procedure we’re talking about. That being said, everyone will have a different idea of what is painful and what is just annoying. I’ve previously written about what pain patients can expect from a hair transplant — Pain with a Hair Transplant.

During the surgery itself, some patients find the initial injections more annoying than painful… and once those injections numb the area, you certainly shouldn’t feel any pain during the hair transplant procedure. After the surgery, depending on the type of procedure that was done, you might have to sleep on your side instead of on your back.

It’s impossible to say whether you’ll find a hair transplant to be as painful as Marc Jacobs says, but as physicians we definitely try to minimize pain (and annoyance) as much as we can. Remember though, pain is temporary… hair transplants are forever.