What Medications Must Absolutely Not Be Taken Before Hair Transplant Surgery?

 

What Medications Must Absolutely Not Be Taken Before Hair Transplant Surgery?

People 고민ating hair transplant surgery for cosmetic reasons or to address hair loss—such as a large forehead, deep M-shaped hairline, or an irregular hairline—are many.

After deciding on a hair transplant surgery and hospital, you may worry about various things such as surgery precautions and side effects.

In particular, if you regularly take medication or need to be careful for other reasons, you may have many questions and concerns about the medications you should not take before hair transplant surgery / the medications you should be careful with.

Today, together with Dr. Kim Na-rae of Dana Plastic Surgery, we will take a detailed look at supplements, health foods, and medications that require caution before hair transplant surgery.

 

1. Health Foods

First, for vitamins and health foods, it is best to stop taking them 1–2 weeks before hair transplant surgery.

 

In particular, vitamin E and red ginseng can increase bleeding tendency during surgery, so it is best to be careful with them.

 

 

2. Alcohol & Smoking

For alcohol and smoking, you should abstain from drinking and smoking starting 3 days before the surgery.

First, regarding the need to avoid alcohol: alcohol can increase inflammatory tendencies after surgery.

If inflammation develops extensively in the hair follicles, it is directly related to graft survival, so we strongly recommend abstaining from alcohol starting 3 days before surgery.

In addition, excessive drinking, like vitamin E or red ginseng, can increase bleeding tendency and cause more bleeding.

Excessive bleeding makes it difficult to secure the surgical field and can cause more swelling, so you should never drink excessively.

Next, smoking, because of nicotine, has a vasoconstrictive effect and can reduce blood circulation to the scalp.

This can also be related to graft survival later on, so it is best to stop smoking starting 3 days before surgery.

3. Aspirin & Warfarin

Medications such as aspirin and warfarin, which prevent blood clotting, are best stopped 3–7 days before surgery.

It is recommended to stop aspirin for 5–7 days, and warfarin for about 3 days.

Dr. Kim Na-rae also noted that people with cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease should обязательно consult the hospital that prescribed the medication before surgery.

Lastly, if there are medications you must not take before hair transplant surgery, there are also medications you should definitely take before hair transplant surgery.

Let’s also take a look at these with Dr. Kim Na-rae of Dana Plastic Surgery.

4. Medications to Take: Blood Pressure Medication

For people with high blood pressure, when the grafts are implanted, high blood pressure may cause excessive bleeding or the implanted follicles to pop out again, a phenomenon called graft popping.

Therefore, it is recommended to take blood pressure medication with a small amount of water on the morning of the surgery.

4. Medications to Take: Arrhythmia Medication

In addition, if you have arrhythmia, problems may arise during surgery, so after consulting the hospital that prescribed it, you must take your medication.

4. Medications to Take: Asthma Medication

In the case of asthma, if you have an inhaler, be sure to bring it with you, and it is recommended that you take your asthma medication before surgery.

 

4. Medications to Take: Hair Loss Medication

Lastly, for hair loss medication, it is best to take it consistently from the moment you decide on surgery until the day of surgery, and taking it on the day of surgery should not have a major effect.

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So far, we have looked at the medications you should absolutely not take before hair transplant surgery and the medications that are good to take.

If you have more questions or want more detailed information, visit Dana Plastic Surgery.

Through an accurate consultation and diagnosis, we hope you can find the answers you need about hair transplant surgery.