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Is it ok to apply neosporin to the FUE donor area to accelerate the healing process?

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I'm almost out of bacitracin ointment and I was wondering if it is ok to apply neosporin to the FUE donor area to accelerate the healing process and reduce the look of scarring and redness?

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