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Radiation concern after hair transplant?

pinkymini
hi I have 2 questions hope you can help me out since you are a expert of this field as I told you I went through a hair transplant recently I fly back to chicago a day after my surgery at the airport I have to put my cell phone inside the baggage scanner which go through the xray I did not turn off my phone while I am doing it aftet it been scanned I use my cell phone right away could my cell phone absorb any radiation from the xray and emit to me after immediate use of the phonesecond queastiins is one of the guy carry a hand wand metal detector swipe on top of my head since I just have a hair surgery worry about the metal detector emit radiation to damage my hair follicles does this two situations put me at risk thank you very much

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