They simply don't want to know the down side. The unnatural effects of scalp surgery are often obvious even to a lay person. Men who wear hats to conceal their baldness will frequently wear hats after scalp lifting to conceal their post-surgical look. When you leave the office, you may have a headband and bandages around your head to protect the donor site. The majority of patients have little trouble sleeping the first night, and any discomfort can be relieved with prescription medications.
Patients having second and third procedures sometimes have a little more postoperative discomfort.
Most patients find it convenient to return to the doctor the next day to have their dressings removed and their hair washed. Some are instructed to remove their own dressings if they live a long distance from the office. You won't need any kind of bandage after this point, and the grafts won't usually be very obvious, other than some redness or crusting. Any shampooing you do should be done gently. Scabbing can last up to 10 days.