Could rubbing grafts 17 days post-FUE cause any damage? (Photo)

At 17 days following your procedure, the grafts are permanently in place and will not be dislodged.  Rubbing your scabs gently to allow them to come off at this point is fine and should not damage them. 

If there are crusts still present, you run risks rubbing the grafts.  I generally tell my patients to leave the recipient area alone as rubbing and touching it can, on occasion, cause infections called folliculitis