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How long does the donor area take to heal (painless with scar) post FUT method? (photo)

cnitinJan 18, 2017
I gotten 5K grafts done on my head yesterday - I'm doing a regular saline spray on the recipient grafts area - my back of the head is still tapped and bandaged - need to know how to go about taking care of the donar site - also how long would it take time to heal to resume physical exercise

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