Did I Ruin My hair Transplant by rubbing my scabs off?

February 26, 2017
Asked By:Avi12355 in Mumbai, IN

First of all , Thanks to Doctors for Providing me Answer for my Previous Question , I had Hair Transplant of 3000 grafts 24 days back . I had lot of scabs on my Head even after 20 days post Transplant , so I Removed the Scabs by rubbing them with my fingers a lot of scabs came out along with lots of hairs . 80 percent of my Transplanted hairs fell after that. Did i Ruined my Hair Transplant and My Grafts by Picking up the scabs by Myself...Please help

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March 2, 2017

Answer: Rubbing your scabs after 3 weeks should not "ruin" your transplants. However, it is important to follow your doctor's

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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March 2, 2017

Answer: Rubbing your scabs after 3 weeks should not "ruin" your transplants. However, it is important to follow your doctor's

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
February 28, 2017

Answer: Rubbing my scabs off

February 28, 2017

Answer: Rubbing my scabs off

February 27, 2017

Answer: Shedding with Scabs

February 27, 2017

Answer: Shedding with Scabs

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February 27, 2017

Answer: Did I Ruin My hair Transplant by rubbing my scabs off?

February 27, 2017

Answer: Did I Ruin My hair Transplant by rubbing my scabs off?

February 27, 2017

Answer: Hair transplant scabs

February 27, 2017

Answer: Hair transplant scabs

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