I had a FUE treatment with 3000 grafts + one treatment of PRP focused on front&top. I was not bald, but had a general thining around front/top/crown. My own hair has grown to 1cm as of today and the transplanted ones were all shed after 2 weeks. However, now, after 6 weeks, I can see many small hair in between my 1cm hairs that are sprouting out. Are these the transplanted hairs? Or my own hair that for some reason had a slower growth then the others? Or hair reappearing due to PRP?
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January 10, 2017
Answer: If you have post operative issues, it is best to contact your doctor for a follow up examination.
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The donor area after FUE, whether by hand or ARTAS, takes some time to heal. Most patients heal atraumatically over a period of weeks. As your hairs begin to grow, the donor area becomes harder to see. Daily washes with mild soap can help keep the donor area clean. If scabs form, mil...
In general there's no reason you can't have other medical exams performed after your FUE transplant, X-rays included. As long as the tests don't interfere with the instructions for caring for your grafts, there's no cause for concern.
Neil Verma, HBSc, MD, FCFP - Account Suspended says:
It is common to perform multiple procedures of hair transplant over one's lifetime. Touch ups are often needed as well as further restoration for large graft sessions that need to be spaced into 2 separate procedures. In addition to repeat FUE transplant procedure it is very reasonable to...
