What kind of clothes and accessories should be worn after Hair Transplant is a main concern for many people in the next period after the procedure. In this article, we will answer all your queries about all hair accessories used after Hair Transplant, especially hijab and hat.
Why Accessories Are Used After Hair Transplant?
In order to achieve healthy and successful results from Hair Transplant, it is important to manage the period after the procedure correctly. One of the important points that patients’ get informed about after Hair Transplant is about wearing hijab and hats.
Wearing hijab after Hair Transplant is not a problem only for women. In many cultures, there are many men who prefer to wear head scarfs like hijab, despite not giving them the same name.
Regardless of gender, the woman or man might have the desire to cover their heads immediately after the procedure, in order to maintain their beliefs or social cultures. Therefore, if Hair Transplant requires shaving, many people would like to keep the transplanted area covered until they recover completely. Despite it is not a rule, it is just a personal conviction and it can be comfortable psychologically, which makes the patients feel satisfied about maintaining their beliefs, even if it is not helpful practically. In this case, after Hair Transplant, there are some questions about wearing hijab or hat. Think about these questions and how healthy is it to wear hair accessories after the procedure.
When Can You Start To Wear Hijab Or Hat After Hair Transplant?
It takes about 10 days for the grafts to stick to the tissue and adapt to it. All kinds of shocks that may occur in this period can affect the grafts growth negatively. Therefore, it is not recommended to war any hair accessories during this period.
Does Wearing Hijab Or Hat Damages The Transplanted Area?
After 7-10 days of the procedure, people who underwent Hair Transplant can wear hijab or hat. Wearing them before this can affect these points negatively:
- Since the grafts are not adapted yet to the skin, they might be damaged due to pressure.
- The grafts might go out of their place or their direction may change.
- The applied pressure might delay the adaption of grafts with the skin.
An Advantage Or Disadvantage?
As we mentioned before, when the grafts adapt to the tissues correctly, wearing hijab or hat can be safe. In addition, doctors recommend wearing hijab or hat especially to eliminate the negative effects of the sun after Hair Transplant. Because the direct exposure to the sun is an obstacle for getting healthy results. Moreover, hijab and hat are important to protect the transplanted area from the negative effects of natural factors such as snow, rain, and wind.
Hijab helps to protect the grafts from shocks and dust, and this is an important point to consider after Hair Transplant. There is no need to stay in the hospital after Hair Transplant, the patients are completely responsible about protecting themselves. In your daily life, protecting the transplanted area is your responsibility. In addition, you should avoid dust because it may cause infection. In this case, wearing hijab or hat is an advantage.
How Should Be The Accessories After Hair Transplant?
If your doctor agreed to let you wear hijab or hat after Hair Transplant, he will inform you about how it should be.
When the grafts become a natural part of your scalp, wearing hair accessories is not a problem anymore, but there type is more important.
The accessories should have these properties:
- They should be comfortable and wide.
- They should be made of cotton and soft.
- They should not press on the transplanted area at all.
- They should allow air permeability.
- They should be flexible and easy to use so the patient can wear them and take them off easily.
- They should cover all the transplanted area.
If you wear hijab, it should be made of soft textile. The silky and cottony textiles are most preferred.
In addition, the qualified clinics and hospitals provide these types of hijab and hats free.
What To Consider While Wearing Hijab Or Hats?
After selecting the suitable hijab or hat, you should be aware while using them.
It is important to use both hands in balance and do it slowly and carefully. Moreover, you should be careful while taking them off. It is not good to do this process with one hand without finding the correct angle.
In addition, you should keep the hijab or hat very clean. Remember, the transplanted area is highly susceptible to infection during the recovery process.