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Do You Have to Shave Your Head for an FUE Hair Transplant?
No — you do not always have to shave your head for an FUE hair transplant, but the choice is a spectrum, not a yes-or-no. Depending on graft plan, donor characteristics, surgical technique, and personal preference, patients and their surgeons may choose fully shaven, partially shaven, unshaven with pretrimming, unshaven without pretrimming, or long-hair FUE. Each has trade-offs your surgeon should discuss individually.