1. HOME
  2. /
  3. Q&A
  4. /
  5. FUE HAIR TRANSPLANT QUESTIONS
  6. /
  7. BOILS AFTER FUE ON THE...

Boils after FUE on the extraction area. Any suggestions?

August 12, 2016
Asked By:RSMember11880 in London, GB

I had FUE 11 weeks ago. For about the last 4 weeks I have had numerous boils and pimples all over the back of my head and mainly around the neck line. They occasionally burst and are filled with watery puss. I have taken two courses of antibiotics (ethromycin) and then Flucloxaxillin. Nothing has helped. A swab has now confirmed there is no bacterial infection. Please advise if this is a usual complication?

Answers (3)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
VOTED MOST HELPFUL
August 18, 2016

Answer: If you have "numerous boils" and "pus" it would be wise to contact your doctor. Treating yourself and trying to

https://newhair.com/resources/
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
(234)
Visit Profile
VOTED MOST HELPFUL
August 18, 2016

Answer: If you have "numerous boils" and "pus" it would be wise to contact your doctor. Treating yourself and trying to

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
(234)
Visit Profile
MOST RECENT
February 16, 2017

Answer: Boils and Pimples

Sean Behnam, MD
MOST RECENT
February 16, 2017

Answer: Boils and Pimples

Sean Behnam, MD
August 17, 2016

Answer: Boils in donor area where FUE was done

William Rassman, MD (retired)
August 17, 2016

Answer: Boils in donor area where FUE was done

William Rassman, MD (retired)

Recommended reading

FUE Hair Transplant

Everything you need to know about FUE Hair Transplant

  • 96% worth it
  • 1.2k reviews
  • Avg cost: $9,871
Learn More
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Browse related questions

I had my hair transplant 5.5 months ago. When to expect final results? (photos)
Sean Behnam, MD says:

Final results generally take about a year to achieve. Over the next few months you'll probably keep seeing new hairs sprouting, and then for the last few months before you are finished it will mostly be the sprouted hairs growing and maturing.

Read 6 Doctor Answers
Bleeding on front hairline post FUE: Is this a sure sign of lost/damaged or dislodged grafts?
William Rassman, MD (retired) says:

Shedding grafts is a normal process after a hair transplant. Sometime every hair and every graft sheds and does not return until the hair goes into anagen which is usually 5-6 months after a hair transplant is done

Read 3 Doctor Answers
Scabs with hair attached to it falling out when washing. Should I be concerned?
Sean Behnam, MD says:

It most likely is just the hair being shed now that the graft has established itself. If there's no blood and you're taking the scabs out gently then at 10 days the grafts are strong enough that they won't simply fall out from gentle rubbing. 

Read 7 Doctor Answers
Popular topics
1 month post-op2 weeks post-op2 months post-opscabage 25-34

Recommended reading

FUE Hair Transplant

Everything you need to know about FUE Hair Transplant

  • 96% worth it
  • 1.2k reviews
  • Avg cost: $9,871
Learn More
ADVERTISEMENT

Our mission is to create a world where every investment in modern beauty is Worth It.