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Advice for infection? (Photo)

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zorro90Jun 17, 2017

Hi, I recently had a hair transplant in turkey and I'm really concerned about the white spots on My transplanted area. I noticed it during the 5th day and its spreading across , its now the 10th day after My operation. Is it infection or some kind of hair loss?

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