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9 weeks 4 days post op, FUE 2000 grafts, how are things looking? (Photo)

transplantguy99Aug 2, 2016
Hello, please could someone tell me how things are looking after my op, some hair has started to sprout as you can see from the pics, am I experancing good growth this early on?, normal growth? or poor growth? Also my skin is still slightly pinkish and it still feels a bit numb in the recipient area, is that normal? Many thanks

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