My transplanted area started to itch, to ease it I do circular gentle massages, lately I have noticed little hard balls that when massaged they seem to pop-out(1 - 3 per day). They feel like sebum balls (white grainy substance). I am worried that this will prevent my new hair to grow.Today in one of those tiny ball (1/3 off a grain of rice) there was a black hair (see photos) I could not see if there was a bulb too in there. What can I do to prevent this? Should I stop massaging my hair?
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May 20, 2019
Answer: It is best to contact your surgeon for post surgery issues and care since all doctors have slightly different instructions.
6 months post op is early to determine final density of the transplanted hair. I would make an appointment with your surgeon around 8-12 months post op and in the interim i would consider medical therapy such as propecia to minimize shock loss and maintain native hair. I have attached a video ...
One of the main reasons I chose to offer SmartGraft at my practice is that the device works at a microscopic level. By harvesting and transplanting just 1-4 hairs at a time, there is not tell-tale scarring like that associate with older "strip methods". The SmartGraft device makes the process...