Pimples and perspiration

[Skeptic1st]

I have two separate questions
Can anyone give me additional information on pimples like what the cause is? Im almost two months post op now and Ive had several come and go from my scalp already.I just wanted to see if I should or shouldint be doing anything for them. Ive read that warm compresses will get rid of them, but how long should I apply them for? Is there any specific shampoo's or topicals that I could/should use? They seem to be more of a nuissance than anything else and if I can just leave them be, Im fine with that.
On a second differant subject,does anyone know if regular daily perspiration and sweat has a bad effect on your scalp and new hair growth. MPB is hereditary so original hair loss has nothing to do with someones occupation/physical activities where excess sweat is an everyday event is that correct?
I was never quite as anal about keeping my scalp squeaky clean as I am now.Should I feel like a pregnant woman protecting her baby from ingesting anything but the best foods available?
Thanks guys
Dale

[Paul McAndrews, MD]

I have two separate questions
Can anyone give me additional information on pimples like what the cause is? Im almost two months post op now and Ive had several come and go from my scalp already.I just wanted to see if I should or shouldint be doing anything for them. Ive read that warm compresses will get rid of them, but how long should I apply them for? Is there any specific shampoo's or topicals that I could/should use? They seem to be more of a nuissance than anything else and if I can just leave them be, Im fine with that.
On a second differant subject,does anyone know if regular daily perspiration and sweat has a bad effect on your scalp and new hair growth. MPB is hereditary so original hair loss has nothing to do with someones occupation/physical activities where excess sweat is an everyday event is that correct?
I was never quite as anal about keeping my scalp squeaky clean as I am now.Should I feel like a pregnant woman protecting her baby from ingesting anything but the best foods available?
Thanks guys
Dale

Dale
The pimples you’re getting post-op are most likely “ingrown hairs” secondary to the transplanted hair starting to grow out. This is actually very common and nothing to worry about. You can treat it like you would a pimple--- if it is very superficial (yellow pustule) you can nick it with a needle and express it; however if it is deep seated (cystic) either go to the doctor who did the transplant to help express it or do warm compress for 15 minutes 4 times a day and it will eventually express itself.
Sweating/perspiration is not a cause of androgenetic alopecia (male patterned baldness) and has absolutely no effect on new hair growth of the transplanted grafts. The most important factor in survival of the newly transplanted grafts is “how the doctor performed the hair transplant (i.e.- the mechanics of the transplant). A week after the hair transplant the “dye has been cast”—either the grafts survived with the surrounding blood supply intact (however you still need to wait several months for the grafts to start growing) or the grafts did not survive.

[Skeptic1st]

Thanks for the reply to my questions Dr. McAndrews.