How to Time the Surgery
It would be fantastic if you walked out of hair transplant surgery with instant results, but alas, it doesn’t work that way. Most patients don’t see real results from the surgery for 6-9 months, and for some, it takes up to 12 months.
In fact, between 2 and 8 weeks post-surgery, the transplanted hair falls out. That is totally normal! In month 3, you may find that your hair actually looks thinner than it did in the first place. With the help of an appropriate medication regimen, you should see new growth in the transplant areas by about month 6.
It’s important to time the surgery so as to be past the recovery stage by the time any major picture events roll around. Don’t get the surgery a month before your daughter’s wedding, for example. Remember that even after the bandages come off, there will be a lengthy recovery process – and that you will likely need to take a hair growth medication continually in order to retain the results.