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Burning sensation in donor area. (photos)

uday kiranAug 23, 2016
It's been 3 days I've decided be with FUE (2900 Grafts), I feel lot of burning sensation on my donor area, I couldn't sleep on my back as it is burning . Please suggest me from getting rid of burning sensation and suggest me sleep method

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Anil R. Shah, MD

Greetings, Dry scalp is fairly common after hair transplantation.  Lots of solutions here including use of conditioner, antibiotic ointment, vaseline.  A great first step is to contact your hair transplant surgeon and see what solution works best for you.   Best, Dr. Anil Shah

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Melvin L. Mayer, MD

It is unusual to have redness 40 days post surgery. this does not appear to be scar but probably mild folliculitis or cellulitis. Would certainly contact your surgeon for evaluation. Usually in this type of situation I will use doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for a couple of weeks and...

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Sean Behnam, MD

This sounds very normal. Scabs should be falling out within two weeks, and transplanted hairs within a month or two. So it makes sense that this overlaps and they often fall out together. Your hair should start growing back within the next 6 months.

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