21 days post hair transplant, will these black dots become hair? (photos)

Question

Hello, I recently had a hair transplant with 3000 grafts. Once scabs appeared, I washed them off gradually with soap water after loosening up. It's Been 21 days now. See attached image 1. However, problem is if you look at image 2, you will see many black dots (where I hair is shed)... Will those dots or hair ever come back? Please see image 2 closely.. Those black dots had hair!!

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

In general transplanted hairs fall out within a month. Some of the dots may be hairs that may soon fall out.

David Deutsch, MD · Answer

Not to worry-any spots that had a scab(transplanted hair) will grow a hair(or hairs),even if you don't see anything now.Shafts of hair are shedding at this point and growth should become apparent within the next few months.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The scalp will become normal if you are patient. The spicules of hair that you have will eventually shed. I actually believe that they will shed soon as the direction of these hair are very irregular and appear to be ready to fall out

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