Is my donor area healing well? What can I do to make it heal faster and how long will it take? (photo)

August 23, 2018
Asked By:Isingh3 in Baltimore, MD

I’m 18 years old and I received an FUE hair transplant of 3000 grafts about a month ago The recipet area seems to be a bit pink with noticeable incision marks (sometimes not all the time) and the hair falling. Currently I apply Minoxidil and castor oil mixed with coconut oil 2x daily. (The pimples came even before I started applying these) and I have been avoiding infections. My FUE was in India and I asked the surgeon about it but he always tells me it’s normal and give it a month to recover.

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August 25, 2018

Answer: FUE donor area

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Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
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August 25, 2018

Answer: FUE donor area

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Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
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March 20, 2019

Answer: See your local physician.

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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March 20, 2019

Answer: See your local physician.

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
September 30, 2018

Answer: Is my donor area healing well? What can I do to make it heal faster and how long will it take?

Sara Salas, MDHair Restoration Surgeon
September 30, 2018

Answer: Is my donor area healing well? What can I do to make it heal faster and how long will it take?

Sara Salas, MDHair Restoration Surgeon

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