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Hair Transplant using hair dryer/hot air 10 days post op damage grafts?

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I used a hair dryer on the warm/hot setting 10 days post op from hair transplant on recipient site. Did this damage the transplanted hair? I used it for about ten minutes to dry my hair after washing it. I was told after ten days its healed but now im worried.

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