As above...
Protection - never enough or wear for comfort / practical..
Me = comfort - I always wear a shortie... except winter (= not much now!!)
The slice across front of wet suit from rear wing I think when I started foiling .. I was surprised to see it there as had no recollection of a problem.. 2mm material - not just arms and legs!!
My suggestion.. wear helmet - I was anal about this

- fearful of getting hit by board or wing - this has not happened to me -- But the added profile of the helmet did cause more water impact concussion (90% of my crashes were head first sling / splats) - I had a rule 30 (crashes!!) at 30 (kmph - but probably anything over 20 kmph) = feeling a bit punch drunk if I continued. I moved to using sports head gear which has a lower profile fits better and protects ears more.. Once you are over that first stage learning hump high impact crashes tend to drop off rapidly.
I always kept my feet away from under the board - the foil bits are all solid and often sharp - so possibly consider booties to protect ankles till you get the hang of it..

You can always cop a scrape from some random aspect - that's life
Cheers
AP