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Am I losing grafts or is this just the hair shedding with dry skin and scabs? 1 week post-op. (photos)

swilliams24Jul 25, 2018
7 days post op FUE. Scabs starting to flake off along with dry skin. I noticed some of the flakes have hairs in them and am now worrying I’ve lost grafts. No bleeding occurred.

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