Is It Safe To Color Hair Post Mild Head Injury?

Posted on Mon, 9 Feb 2015

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Question : I experienced an open wound to my head about one inch in long it bleed for 3 hours,The ambulance came I had a life line on for I fall all the time.They said due to the road conditions they felt i did not need stitches ,yet I bleed for several hours, My head still is sore &many head aches,this ocured 3 weeks ago today.|
Is it safe for me to color my hair now? I will be very gentle on scalp,There is a lot of gray hair, The cat scan I had done that week showed no evidence of blood clots

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can color your hair.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.

After three weeks of head skin wound it is normal to wash your hair and you can color it too.
You have to be gentle and careful on wound area not to cause any scratch.

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