Side Effects of a Hair Transplant

Are there any complications or risks with the hair transplant procedure?

Complications are generally minor when a hair transplant is performed by a qualified surgeon with experience in performing this type of surgery.

However, no matter how good your surgery is you might suffer side effects of a hair transplant procedure.

The good news is that hair transplant side effects are typically minimal and can be easily treated with medications.

Possible side effects include:

- Headaches (caused by the tugging and manipulation of the scalp)
- Small amount of bleeding
- Numbness or scalp tenderness (resolves in 2 to three months)
- Temporary thinning of pre-existing hair
- Swelling around the forehead and the eye area (lasts 2 to 5 days)
- An itchy scalp after the surgery (regular shampooing will help)
- Small scabs may form (they will disappear in one week)
- Infections (extremely rare)
- Scarring
- Cysts
- Hiccoughs (go away in a couple of days)

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