On the day of the procedure the donor area in the back of the scalp is clipped short. It’s important to note that only the donor region is trimmed. The rest of your hair is left long to cover and camouflage your transplanted hairs as they heal over the first few days. A small dressing is placed at the end of surgery to cover the donor region for the first day and a half. For those with shorter hair styles, the donor region recovers completely in about one-week, without a detectable decrease in hair density to the human eye. Women or men with long hair may be able camouflage the donor region.