Picking dried blood after hair transplant - 1 week post-op.

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I had a hair transplant Sunday a week ago. On Saturday I still had a lot of dried blood lying on top of the hairs and started gently helping them out with my nails. I felt no pulling, there was no discomfort or fresh blood, but some hairs came attached to the dried blood. Some things I read here worried me. Could the grafts come out six days after transplant, this easily, and only look like hairs attached to dried blood?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is best to contact your doctor about post operative care and instructions since each doctor has a different regimen.  You should not be picking or pulling on your scabs.

Jonathan Pontell, MD, FACS · Answer

I tell patient to not disturb the grafts until 2 weeks post op.  I would just wash them gently by pouring a cup of water with a little baby shampoo in it over your head and rinsing with gentle cups of water.  After 2 weeks the follicles are firmly in place and you can touch them as you would normally.  Good luck

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

It is bad to pull off the crus in the recipient area as you may lose the grafts with the crusts as you pull them off

Cory Torgerson, MD, PhD, FRCSC - Account Suspended · Answer

You should have received some kind of post-op instructions. My guess is that at 1 week post hair transplant, you most likely did not do any long term damage. However, you should not be picking at the area at only 6 days. You should have some sort of washing instructions of this area. It is best to follow up with the doctor that performed this procedure to get the aftercare instructions from them.

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