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It is normal to shed transplanted hairs weeks after surgery. The new hairs may take 6 to 12 months to grow. You can trim your hair.
3 weeks after a FUE surgery the grafts are in place and will not be affected by buzzing your head,Dr. Robert Jones
At three weeks after transplant, it should be safe to trim the hair to "zero" without risking damage to the grafts.
These hairs will sooner or later shed. They are never a problem for new hairs that start to grow. Usually, there is a lag time between the time the hairs shed (2-8 weeks) and the time the new hair grows (3-8 months). IF for any reason, there is an overlap between the two, pay no attention to it for when the new hair grows, the old hairs from the grafts that may persist beyond 8 weeks, will eventually shed
It is best to contact your doctor about post operative care and instructions since each doctor has a different regimen.There is nothing wrong with cutting your hair after your wounds have healed.
It may take six to twelve months to appreciate the results of a hair transplant surgery. If you are concerned it is best to contact your doctor for a follow up.
In general doctors use one hair grafts for the front hair line. Once in awhile you may see two hair grafts that were placed by mistake or the single hair graft that contained a dormant extra hair follicle.