A hair transplant is the best solution to baldness. Many patients wonder about this surgery and the post-surgery period. Some issues may happen, such as a cyst after a hair transplant. Why? What to do (or not) with this cyst after a hair transplant?
Why may there have a cyst after a hair transplant?
A hair transplant is a benign and straightforward procedure; however, it is a surgery, so it implies some low risks of complications such as cysts. Those risks are low if a skilled doctor performs the transplant in a good environment. An epidermal cyst may appear on the grafted area.
Those cysts have different causes. The products injected during the surgery may lead to a cyst. This cyst is benign and goes away by itself weeks after the surgery. If it does not go away, better seek medical assistance. The procedure to get rid of cysts is fast and straightforward.
Some cysts may appear while the hair is growing back after the surgery. They go away by themselves. If some grafts are misplaced, it leads to ingrowth hair and inflammation.
How to care for a cyst after a hair transplant?
A cyst after a hair transplant goes away by itself in most cases. There is no need to touch it or worry if there is no pain, discomfort, or fever. If the cyst is still there after a few weeks, better contact a doctor to determine if he must remove the cyst. This procedure is fast and straightforward.
However, if the cyst comes with pain, bleeding or unusual discharge, or fever, it is better to seek medical assistance because it may be an infection.
How to avoid complications after a hair transplant?
A cyst is one of the complications that may occur after the surgery. They are uncommon and mostly harmless, but some can be serious. Better follow those simple tips to avoid them.
First, long before the surgery, when the patient picks up his clinic, he must be cautious about hygiene and who is doing the surgery. In large clinics, also known as “hair factories,” it is common that the doctor appearing on marketing material does not perform the surgery himself. Assistants carry out the procedures.
This situation is like playing Russian Roulette for the patient who has no warranty about the assistant’s training and skill. A hair transplant requires skill and experience to be a success. If the person carrying out the procedure misplaces the grafts, the hair may be ingrown and cause cysts.
Patients must make sure the doctor is performing the surgery himself. Better contact
former patients of the clinics to learn more about their experience with this clinic.
After the surgery, the patient must carefully follow the doctor’s guideline: not touching the donor area or the recipient area, not bringing germs that may cause an infection.
