Seeing hair stuck with dry crusty scab. Is that normal? (Photo)

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start cleaning my scalp twice a day as per doctor advice and using moisturizer and shampoo the crust start coming off slowly but some time i see very dry skin small hair inside my question if i did heart my craft or dislodged any of those craft since i am 8day pos op is that gonna be blood oozing from the recipient area i cleaned ?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Scabbing, crusting, and hair loss may be a common occurrence days after your hair transplant surgery.  If you believe something is not right, see your doctor for a recheck/exam.

Jean Devroye, MD · Answer

Yes,
this is normal that some crusts appear after a hair transplant, but you need to
make sure that both the recipient and the donor areas are as clean as possible
during the postoperative period so that regrowth can be optimal. In your case,
you have too many crusts on your scalp, so this is very important to scrub them
during the shampoo. Pay attention to use your fingertips, not your nails. You
can also apply sweet almond oil in order to soften the crusts.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

The scabs start to fall off after 5-10 days and sometimes the hair shaft falls off with it, however the follicles are under the skin and will start to grow in after a few months.

Omeed Memar, MD, PhD (license suspended) · Answer

At 8 days after surgery,  be very gentle in cleaning the recipient area.  I do not recommend direct contact.  I tell patients to spray the area multiple times per day with saline. Also use diluted baby shampoo to run over the area without touching the recipient area with your hand.  It is normal to start seeing hair fibers with a small scab at the base. I do not recommend putting moisturizer on the recipient area with your hands.  You can put some grapeseed oil in a spray bottle and spray it on the area.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

You should have been washing it daily to get rid of the crusts before they formed. An FUE is treated just like
a regular hair transplant with regard to the recipient area, but the donor area
has open wounds which require daily washing with soap and water. Within 3 days
of surgery, you can resume full activities, heavy exercises if you wish. The
recipient area requires daily washes as well to keep the recipient area free of
crusts. I generally recommend the use of a sponge and supply my patient with a
surgical sponge to fill with soapy water and press on the recipient area daily.
By repeating this daily, all crusts can be washed off without any fear of
losing grafts. IF any crust are present, use a Q tip and dip it into soapy
water, and roll it on the crusts and that will lift them off without dislodging
them, but never rub them, just roll the Q tip on the recipient crust. I like to
see no evidence of any crusting in the recipient area and the crusts from the
donor area gone in 7-10 days with daily washing,.

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