How much time donor area takes to heal after a hair transplant?

The donor area is the region that is at the back and sides of your head. This area contains healthy hair, and for all hair transplants, the hair follicles are extracted from this part of your head. In FUE hair transplant in Mumbai, the grafts are taken out individually from the donor area using small incisions and planted into the bald region of the scalp. Approximately, it takes about 5-7 days after the surgery for your donor area to recover. 

Let us now understand in detail exactly how the donor area heals after the hair transplant. 

What exactly is the donor area? 

The donor area plays a very crucial role in your hair transplant surgery. The region at the back and sides of your head constitutes the donor area and if you’ve healthy hair in this part, it is a good and healthy sign as you can expect healthy results. The good news is that your hair in the donor area is resistant to baldness. That is why in a hair transplant, healthy hairs are removed from the donor area and placed in the scalp with little or no hair. 

All about donor area healing after a hair transplant

The healing process starts the moment you undergo hair transplant surgery. You will be bandaged on the first-day post-surgery, which you can conveniently remove the next day. On removal of the bandage, you’ll find small scabs from where follicles have been extracted. 

These scabs begin to disappear the moment you wash the back of your head after the surgery. Below the scab, your wound will start to heal and will replace the small incisions with a scar. As every dot is very tiny, they will be hardly seen once your hair grows to a length of 1 or 2. On the seventh day after the surgery, your donor area will fully heal and you can resume your work.