The post op period

[Spex]

Chrisis,

Covering the scar is a non issue with hair above it if you grow your hair out slightly ie 1 1/2 - 2inch.
Same for the front however shaving the front down can hinder. Give yourself as long off as possible, minimum 4 weeks in my honest opinion.

Rather have the time off and not need it - Than need the time off and not have it

Grow hair out pre op will give you the best chance to help cover and disguise any areas shaved down and worked on.

It can be done and also you can use concealers to help such as toppik, courve etc.

[chrisis]

Thanks spex! I'm sure we'll cover all of this and more during my consultation.

I'm wondering if I have any legal right to ask for holiday after the surgery. My employer can be really difficult and not very understanding, so I'm not sure they'd let me take so much time off. If I got a doctor's note (not necessarily authorising "sickness", just annual leave) maybe it would help my cause. I'd definitely prefer at least a month off and I'm trying to conserve as much of my annual leave entitlement as possible for that, just in case.