Yesterday was day 6 of my fue and I lightly ran through the recipient area with my hand and noticed scabs or grafts there has been no bleeding or pain, washing since day 3 and just finished medication. My concern is it grafts or scabs? Also have been waking up with scabs in my bed.... I'll add day one post surgery photos and current photos to compare
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July 25, 2017
Answer: It is normal to lose transplanted hairs weeks after surgery. It may take 6 to 12 months to see new hairs grow out.
A diagnostic CT scan will not affect native hairs or your transplanted grafts, so you have no need to be concerned. However, radiation treatment to eliminate cancerous tumors in the head can damage hair follicles. But fortunately, this is not the situation that you are describing.
If you are having issues after surgery, especially with "blood" you should contact your doctor. You may have lost a graft or may have just peeled off a scab.
What you are experiencing is completely normal. Hair will fall out of the grafts beginning the second and third week. Following the transplant, most of the hair will cease to grow. Only a few grafts will continue growing immediately after a procedure. Only rarely does a...