Using Concealers After Hair Transplant

A few of us on a HT site have been debating if there are any adverse effects to the scalp when using concealers such as Dermatch, Courvre, Toppik. Personally, I have used Dermatch and have not experienced any accelerated hair loss. What do you recommend to your patients, and how long after a HT is it safe to use one.

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Many hair transplant patients use a hair piece after their surgery or agents that cover the scalp with a powder or paint type of product such as Dermatch, Courvre, or Toppik. We usually recommend waiting 5 to 7 days post surgery to start wearing hair pieces or using concealers. I generally like to see the ‘scabs’ gone before the use of Dermatch, Courvre, Toppik, etc, because the grains of powder can lodge below the scab and become an irritant. After a week, when the individual hair follicles have taken hold in the scalp, these agents can be used as needed.