FUE scabs - can you just leave them to fall off? (photo)

Hello,The donor area after FUE, whether by hand or ARTAS, takes some time to heal.  Most patients heal atraumatically over a period of weeks.  As your hairs begin to grow, the donor area becomes harder to see.  Daily washes with mild soap can help keep the donor area clean.  If scabs form, mild soap and water can be helpful.  We use PRP in the donor area to facilitate healing as well.  Best, Anil Shah

You need to contact your doctor and go back for a follow up check.  You should not have extensive scabbing.  You need to have better post op care and washing.

Within two weeks all the scabs should be out. By now you can wash your hair as normal, which should be enough to remove whatever scabs are left on your head.

The grafts should be permanent at 10 days. After this time, you can scrub as much as you need to get the scabs off. It’s normal for the hair follicle to fall out along with the scabs. You did not affect the graft itself and it will have no detrimental effect on your hair growth. Dont forget that post op care and washing is very important to have a good result .

Thank you for your question. 16 days post procedure, your grafts are nice and secure. In answering your question, you can leave them as is and you won't be causing any harm. Every clinic has their own post-care protocol, and daily washes 2 x day can minimize the scabbing. Everything looks great otherwise. Hope this helps.

Scabs post op can be gently massaged with baby oil. The key word is gently so that it doesn't disturb the transplanted hair follicle root.

Grafts contain the hair follicles that are transplanted. Your post operative care is terrible as the crusts remain caked onto your head. Be sure not to pick these off as you now have to wait until they fall off with twice daily shampooing and leaving the shampoo on your head for 5-10 minutes and gently massaging the crusts until they fall off in the next few weeks. Your doctors should have told you how to wash your hair immediately after the surgery so you would have looked like the picture in the web reference