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Is there a chance of damage to my grafts?

anthony jagJun 23, 2017
Three days after 650 grafts I walked my dog for about 5 minutes and the sun was out. Keep in mind I'm in south florida so the sun was pretty hot. The recipient area was exposed and I felt a little tingling after. Is it possible I damaged any of the grafts?

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