Are my grafts falling off 8 days after hair transplant? (Photo)

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I am 8 days post op FUE hair transplant. I was told that post 8 days one can wash the recipient area using finger tips gently massaging in circular motion with a shampoo. While doing the same some scabs came off which looked like follicles. Photo is attached for the reference. Please help, as my doctor is out of town.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is normal to have hair shedding days or weeks after surgery.  If you are concerned it is best to follow up with your doctor.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

That's pretty much exactly what should happen. Your transplants will shed within the first month, and so naturally a lot will fall out with the scabs. They'll start to regrow over the next 6 months or so. If there's no blood or any signs of trauma its highly unlikely you're losing grafts.

Ilker Apaydin, MD · Answer

Shedding of transplanted hairs in the first  month after the operation  is an almost universal characteristic of a hair transplant. This occurs because during hair transplantation a graft is temporarily stripped of its blood supply and the grafts shed their hair.  Shedding of transplanted hairs are  usually  noticed begining 1 to 2 weeks following the procedure and continuing for up to six weeks. A very small percentage of patients do not shed and the transplanted hairs continues to grow. Please note that  It dosen`t mean that something goes wrong . New hairs  start to regrow in the 3rd or 4th months after the operation , and final result will be achieved only one year laterAll the best

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Shedding of the grafts usually occurs after a hair transplant and most people see all of the grafts and the hair gone until they regrow in 6 or so months

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

The scabs usually fall off with the hair shafts attached to it. However the hair follicles remain under the skin and will start to grow in after a few months.

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