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It is best to contact your surgeon for post surgery issues and care.You may have a scar or even a hematoma.
Thank you for posting this question. If they are rock hard and persistent 4 weeks after surgery, it's quite possible that it's a hematoma. It's quite uncommon, however. These typically resolve in the weeks following surgery, so some more watchful waiting may be in store, but I would certainly return to see your surgeon and be evaluated in person. I hope this information is helpful to you.Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS, ABHRSBoard Certified Hair Restoration Surgeon
I would certainly followup with your physician. You may have a hematoma needing to be drained. Usually the swelling from the anesthetic goes away within a few hours only to be replaced by the swelling from the surgery on the 3-4th day. But I would expect that to resolve within 1 week.
It looks like your surgeon performed a nerve block. The lumps may be due to bleeding after the injection (especially if the area looked bruised after surgery); they could be clotted blood. Typically this resolves in a few weeks as the clot liquefies. It is unusual, and a visit to your surgeon would be a good idea to have it evaluated in person.
I never do nerve blocks; however, I suspect that you have developed two hematomas (blood filled area) which should go away with heat treatments but if they don't it may be an encapsulated hematoma. Please return to see your surgeon
Both procedures have their place and both have their risks. If FUT is not done properly then you can have damaged grafts, poor yield and stretching of your strip scar that will ruin your donor region. Both FUE and FUT come with risks if the procedure is not performed correctly.
It is best to contact your surgeon for post surgery issues and care since all doctors have slightly different instructions.Redness can be a sign of infection. Best way to determine this is to see a doctor for an examination.
I always tell my patients to expect the unexpected in the early post-op period. With that mindset, anything that seemingly goes wrong is actually part of the process. In your case, nothing seems unusual at all. I would say that if you're noticing double hairs in the frontal hairline, the only...