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Was advised to massage my scalp on the 10th day post op after FUE transplant to help remove scabs? Are my grafts falling out?

tommead10
I started to massage the area to remove the scabs very gently and hairs kept falling out that where lodged into the scabs. Have I lost grafts completely or have I just lost the hair that was in the scab and the graft is lodged in my head? Please help as I feel it's been a waste of time if I've massaged all the grafts out!?

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