Anyone who got a hair transplant big into working out?

[SprtsAdam]

Hi,

I am considering a Hair Transplant. Dr. recommended 1500. I am big into working out. He said I couldnt workout 2-3 days beforehand and for two weeks afterward.

Does anyone have actual experience? I would like to know how long I would be away from the gym and if I wouldnt be allowed to do some exercises when I got back.

Thanks.

 

[jeffsss]

I'm sure you could still excercise but you wouldnt want to be doing extremely strenuous weight.

i.e. no deadlifts, squats etc...

where in florida are you in?

 

[Justlooking]

Is your inablity to work out for 2 weeks really the only thing holding you back from getting a hair transplant?

 

[Weepy]

I'd have to agree with JL. Just as a point of advice, I'd say that it doesn't sound as though you've researched enought yet, or considered what a hair transplant entails. In most cases, you are looking at continual surgery, because male pattern baldness is progressive. Once you start, you're in it for the long haul. Be careful!!!

 

[Guest]

Here's the concern from the clinical standpoint. The reason most surgeons want their patients to cease strenuous and/or high cardiovascular activity "prior" to the procedure is because those types of activity can thin the blood too much. :shock:

Post-op, strenuous activity like weight lifting can put undue tension or pressure on the incisions and sutures, especially in the donor area where the linear incision can go nearly ear-to-ear. So no one would want to end up with a stretched or uneccesary widened scar caused by the tension from this type of activity. Obviously no one would want to pop any grafts out from the heavy exersion either so I believe most docs would also discourage heavy exercising as well like running, etc.

What ever you do just do not do things like sit-ups, chin-ups, stretched toe-touching, etc which can stretch one's donor scar if having a FUT procedure where a strip is harvested. Ask your Doctor if he/she is utilizing a double-closure technique, ledge closure technique, that type of closure methods(s).

And what was just posted before me is true. male pattern baldness is indeed progressive and once the first surgical hair restoration procedure is done you will be committed to future procedures. :roll: So hair transplants are not a cure for genetic hairloss as many of us already know. It does in fact require much research and acquired information before making any decision and hopefully alot of the available meds will help to slow our hairloss down.

 

[whiskey]

I'm into the gym in a big way. I had FUE done so for me the possibility of a scar stretching wasn't a problem. My donor was healed within a week so I started back then.
With strip there's a danger that going too heavy too soon at the gym with stretch the donor scar. Cardio is ok but you want to stay clear of full on weight lifting for a good while after the hair transplant.

 

[Guest]

Good points with the FUE procedure regarding the "donor area" but patients can still pop their grafts in the "recipient area" with heavy cardio like running and/or heavy weights right after their procedures. That was good you waited at least a week because it's pretty hard to lose grafts after that.

Look, if you're going to pay the money for a hair transplant, especially FUE prices, why gamble or risk losing grafts? It is always a good idea to rest your muscles every now and then anyway and so a hair transplant procedure is a good time to do just that. I know what it's like to miss any routine whether it's weight lifting or running. I have done both and it can be very addicting. But man I would never want to lose any of those precious grafts uneccesarily. :freaked: