Can I highlight my hair post-op???

Or, would this be an no-no? I got a relaxer 12 days before.  Wanted to get some highlights in a week or 2. 

Hey Girl!

I keep highlights in my hair, I usually get them 2 weeks after a touch up/relaxer, that way you will have roughly about 4 weeks for the color to settle before you put a new relaxer in your hair. Usually after I get fresh highlights I go every week for a protein treatment so that my hair does not fall out from the color, I usually keep up the protein treatments for about  I'm tired of my hair so I'm going bold this weekend and I'm going to get a sew-in for the first time. I hope that I love it! Good luck with your hair, I"m sure that it will turn out great.

I loved my weave, but cut it out then cut my shoulder length hair off last year to what you see in my avie.  Thanks!

It's not a no-no - but be careful - you may notice thinning or brittleness in your hair in the coming months and too much chemical processing may make the issue worse and/or more noticeable.

2 weeks after a relaxer......or 2 weeks prior to a relaxer.

I'm with MM, you have a chance of your hair shedding so I wouldn't try the chemicals just yet.  I had a perm about 2 weeks after surgery (only because I didn't know better), then I start getting it  washed and pressed.  I'm 6 months out now and have had minimal shedding.  I'll be going back to the perm as soon as I'm clear of the shedding stage.

I don't have an option to wash & press - too short.

I did post op.  Of course I have some breakage, but you really cannot get away from that when you lighten your hair, its gonna happen.   

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