My Job Requires I Wear a Helmet for Hours Each Day — Can I Get a Hair Transplant?
Hi great doctors,
I’m planning to go for a hair transplant. However I need to go back to work about 1 week after my transplant, and my job requires me to wear a helmet for 4-5 hours each day. What are your thoughts on the helmet affecting my donor area or grafts?
Appreciate your kind advice. Thank you
I would need to know what your balding pattern is, where the transplants will be going, and what type of harvesting technique (FUE or strip surgery) you plan on having. It would also be helpful to know the type of helmet that you intend to use. I might be able to ascertain your situation from this information.
In the past, we’ve had patients that are firefighters, daily motorcycle riders, race car drivers, pilots, and other professions that wear helmets on a regular daily basis and they have had no issues with having a hair transplant surgery. We generally recommend one to two weeks without wearing a helmet following a hair transplant, though.
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