Day 1

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Summary

• What to expect
  • Headaches, especially at the hair collection site, are normal.

   

• What you need to do
  • Continue everything else from previous day, except the following
  • Wean yourself off the prescription pain medication on to Tylenol. You an alternate Tylenol and the prescription pain medication every 4-6 hours, but do not take them both at once.
  • Take a shower taking care not to get your new placed hairs or the dressing wet.
  • Continue basic, non-exertional daily activities including work

• If your dressing becomes loose and starts to move towards your new grafts, remove it. Please see instructions for removing your dressing in the video library below.

• What not to do
  • Do not exert yourself
  • Do not remove your dressing
  • Do not touch your grafts
  • Don’t use NSAIDs for 2 days
  • Don’t use alcohol or drugs

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