Hi it's now the 5th day after my FUE hair transplant and I had 2,200 grafts to restore my hairline. Of an evening when trying to sleep I still can't rest the back my head on the pillow and have to make a cushion with bandages and cotton wool to ease the pressure on the donor area. It's constant sharp shooting pains in loads of different areas of the donor area. The donor area itself is pretty much healed and there is very minor redding on the area. Is this normal? How can I take this pain away? Thank you
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April 14, 2017
Answer: If you are having issues after surgery, especially with "pain" you should contact your doctor.
After an FUE the wounds, in our hands, are usually closed in 5 days or so. Using a clean Turban at 1 week is reasonable as long as the crusts are off of the recipient area
This is the result of excess crusting. Your doctor should have showed you how to wash off the crusts on day one and the problem that you have, not really significant other than the visible impact of it, will go away as the crusts eventually shed over time and with frequently shampooing
