Scabs or follicles? I am really stressed (Photo)

If you are concerned about your progress after surgery, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible.  What you are seeing may be scabs and grafts.  

Your concern is a common one.  By all accounts, what you are experiencing is perfectly normal and expected.   It is shedding.The follicles by three weeks have integrated into the scalp.  

We tell patients that to lose a graft at this point would cause bleeding.  As long as there was no bleeding, this is most likely normal shedding of the transplanted hair.  The permanent growth normally begins around the 3rd month.

You are day 22, and your transplanted hairs that fell out have reached a healthy length. For your transplanted hairs to be of this length, they had to have grown... which implies the transplanted follicle got a blood supply and nutrients. It is hard to say for certain, but in my experience, the type of shedding you are having is within normal. You should have a period of rest (telogen) that you are entering that will last a few months and then you should start to see growth (in 3-5 months). Discuss the exact topicals you are using with your transplant surgeon for advice since each of us has our own preferences.  It is hard to be patient through this process, but you must try. Good luck!

Thank you for your question. At 3 weeks, your follicles are firmly planted and it is unlikely that you have disrupted the hair transplant process. It would not be unusual to see follicles shedding at this point following a transplant procedure. This is part of the natural shedding process and these follicles should grow back in over the next 3-12 months.I hope this was helpful - Dr. Moore.