Patients can help make their hair transplant experience a success by
performing scalp exercises in the weeks or even months prior to surgery.
Scalp exercises can increase scalp laxity which may allow more grafts
to be harvested in a single session. Even patients with good laxity
can benefit from scalp exercises.
Scalp Laxity Exercise 1
- Clasp your hands and place on the back of your scalp as shown in
the photos above and below. Find the area on your skull that has the
ridge running along the back. Place your hands slightly above this
ridge with your palms flat.
- Find the area on your skull that has the ridge running along the
back. Place your hands slightly above this ridge with your palms flat.
- Pull your hands forward toward your forehead while at the same time
moving your scalp up and down. Press hard enough against your head
so that your scalp moves and your hands don't simply slip over your
hair. Perform this exercise for 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes
in the evening.
Exercise 1: Clasp hands behind head and move your scalp
up and down in the
direction indicated by the arrows
Exercise 1: Profile view of hands clasped at back of
scalp
Scalp Laxity Exercise 2
- Place your hands firmly at the side of your head as in the above
photo.
- Move the scalp up down as far as scalp movement will allow without
your hands slipping on your head.
- Perform this exercise for 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes
in the evening.
Exercise 2: Move the scalp up down as far as your scalp
allows
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