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Mentor Real Hair Club Member
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I'd verify with your doctor, but roughly 2 weeks after surgery your grafts should be in solidly. I might wait an extra week or two before I put much pressure on my head from a redness perspective.
mark h.
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Great question. I coach ice hockey and I am required to wear a helmet. I was not sure how much time until I can take to the ice following a HT.
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i was planning to play hockey 3rd week post op. I'm day 7 now and feels like the grafts are pretty secure although i'm still very cautious with it. How much time did you guys take off after HT?
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Follicular Grand Wizard
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quote: When can you start to wear a motorcycle helmet after surgery?
Dave, After 10 days the grafts are perfectly secured and you can wear whatever type of hat/helmet you want. Be careful on that motorcycle! On the other hand...cefeiro, be extremely cautious as it is not recommended to do any heavy contact sports until about 3 months post op. Falc
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Mentor Real Hair Club Member
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I couldn't wear a helmet for about a month because of the strip ouchiness.
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hi falceros,
what is the main concern about heavy contact sports, is it worry about trauma to the ht recipient area?
i plan to play hockey but at a leisurely pace, no heavy contact or exertion.
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Follicular Salvation Club Member
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Cefeiro,
Falc probably was addressing the concern for the donor area and scar stretching. Your recipient will be fine.
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I had FUE of 800 grafts so I dont worry about the donar area i guess. would be more concerned about recipient area.
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Follicular Salvation Club Member
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Recipient will be safe after 10 days, meantime, maybe wear a bandana with the helmet or something to prevent grafts from being yanked out.
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Follicular Grand Wizard
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Ceferio, Nobuzz is correct. the recipient area will be fine - but because the donor scar will be tender for sometime you want to avoid getting hit in the side or back of the head. A hard hit could impact proper healing not to mention the fact that it would increase pain. Falc
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I ride a motorcycle and waited almost 3 weeks to ride due to "donor owies". Usually I wear a doo-rag under my helmet. This helps with the inside of the helmet rubbing my graft area.
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