When can I use normal shampoo after a hair transplant?

Going for hair transplantation is a well thought after the decision, and one wants to ensure that everything goes the right way when you come home after the procedure. It is not that you are entirely on your own. Your surgeons keep guiding you to make you aware of all dos and don'ts post-surgery. It is not recommended to touch your hair and disturb it for 72 hours when it is scabbed.

Most hair Transplant clinics in Lucknow carry out the first wash professionally in their hospital. The shampoo used is mild, and the action is very gentle too. An antiseptic shampoo like butadiene is applied for the first wash. No infection must be allowed to occur on the scalp or newly planted follicles. For later rolls, one should use baby shampoo as it is mild and non-alcoholic. For the first month after the transplant, you must follow this routine and stay away from using other shampoos. If your doctors do not offer any advice on this, you must come forward and ask this during consultations.

In fact, in the initial stages, hair doctors believe that washing should be done with only warm water, avoiding any shampoo. Doctors' advice should be strictly followed in any step that you take regarding your hair and scalp. The scalp is in a healing stage.

After a month of surgery, one should be able to go back to using your favorite shampoo safely. Although your doctor can give you excellent options there too, helping you decide which shampoo is ideal for hair health and growth. The anti-dandruff shampoos should never be used unless your physician has recommended it because they contain chemicals.

A homemade herbal shampoo made of gooseberries, reetha( the Indian soapberry), and shikakai(Acacia concinna) are a natural way to clean hair without using commercial products. One can soak the three in equal proportion overnight and make a concoction. This concoction is a natural shampoo and also prevents greying besides hair fall.

Thirty days post hair restoration; the patient can go back to following the hair routine, which they did before the procedure. But most patients change the previous habits and teach new ones to take more care towards nurturing their coat. Oiling is a proven way to nourish the scalp provided you use natural and virgin oils. Virgin coconut and olive oil have proteins that closely mimic the proteins that hair is made of. Application of warm oil and a gentle massage at least 2 hours prior to washing is a good habit that should be followed once a week.

Superfoods like tomatoes, blueberries, avocado, pumpkin seeds, watermelon, and almonds must be included in the diet. Green tea is another way to add antioxidants and flavonoids. Omega 3 fatty acids are very beneficial for boosting hair growth.

A number of practices should be started even before the surgery to retard the hair fall process and to address the reasons behind the condition, to be continued as a follow-up.