Grafts appear to look halfway out

It looks normal. Don’t worry. The hair that are transplanted usually go into a telogen phase and they all fall by 3 weeks but the roots remain and they start growing after 3-4 months. Just apply some fluid over the scalp so the scars don’t form. All the best for your recovery. 

If you are having issues after surgery, especially with "losing grafts" you should contact your doctor.

Thanks for the photos, gman, and congratulations on having the procedure.  As my colleague suggested, the appearance of your scalp is normal for two days after placement of the grafts.  Please be meticulous with your post op care and follow your surgeon's instructions.  The crusting and scabbing will resolve over time.  Best of luck!

Based on your photos, it looks like you are in good shape.  The crusting is normal and will resolve over the next several days.  Continue to be gentile with the area and follow your surgeons recommendations.  Over the  next year you should enjoy a nice result.  Best Regards.

The photos of your scalp appear to be normal for your history of FUE procedure and post op day 2. Be gentle with the grafts for the next 4 more days and they should be locked  in by then. In the next week, try to gently massage the scabs off during washing for the next 7 days. After two week, all of the scabs should be gone. Below is a link to our FUE post op. It follows the general rules of most experienced clinics.

Transplanted graft’s hair starts to shedding in the first week of surgery and may go on untill 4-6 th weeks after surgery. İt is not surprising to lost approx.  %70-80 of all transplanted hair shafts in first month when you are washing, gently rubbing  or touching the head. İt is shock loss and not permanent. 

An FUE is treated just like a regular hair transplant with regard to the recipient area, but the donor area has open wounds which require daily washing with soap  and water. Within 3 days of surgery, you can resume full activities, heavy exercises if you wish. The recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of crusts. I generally recommend and if you washed it properly, there will be no crusts on it, even the very next day. Use of a sponge which we supply our patients, a surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily. By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of losing grafts. IF any crusts are present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to see no evidence of any crusting in the recipientarea and the crusts from the donor area gone in 7-10 days with daily washing.