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Severe pain at injection sites on donor area?

4 days after my FUE procedure I am suffering from extreme pain at the back of my head where I was injected. Instead of the pain subsiding it is getting increasingly worse. It is a burning combined with muscle ache. Is this normal? The donor area is healing well and there is no pain to speak of there.

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Severe pain that gets worse is not normal. It is best to contact your doctor for a follow up visit.

July 29th, 2016
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Severe pain that gets worse is not normal.  It is best to contact your doctor for a follow up visit.  Give your doctor a call.

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Jae Pak, MD


Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
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July 29th, 2016

Severe pain that gets worse is not normal. It is best to contact your doctor for a follow up visit.

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Severe pain that gets worse is not normal.  It is best to contact your doctor for a follow up visit.  Give your doctor a call.

Learn more: https://newhair.com/resources/

Jae Pak, MD


Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 102 reviews

Severe burning pain after an FUE procedure

July 24th, 2016
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Bross123,
This is highly unusual. Whether FUT or FUE, most patients have some discomfort after the anesthesia subsides that responds well to ice and mild pain medicationn. The following morning most patients report very little if any pain. I would definitely recommend that you go back to your doctor for an evaluation.

Sincerely,
Bernardino A. Arocha, MD

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Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS
July 24th, 2016

Severe burning pain after an FUE procedure

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Bross123,
This is highly unusual. Whether FUT or FUE, most patients have some discomfort after the anesthesia subsides that responds well to ice and mild pain medicationn. The following morning most patients report very little if any pain. I would definitely recommend that you go back to your doctor for an evaluation.

Sincerely,
Bernardino A. Arocha, MD

Learn more: http://www.arochahairrestoration.com/arocha-hair-restoration/what-to-expect-after-hair-transplant-surgery/

Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS

Severe pain after a hair transplant

July 24th, 2016
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You need to go back to see your doctor. This is highly unusual and I would wonder what is going on. I always want to see my patients if there are any complaints. 
William Rassman, MD

William Rassman, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 28 reviews

July 24th, 2016

Severe pain after a hair transplant

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You need to go back to see your doctor. This is highly unusual and I would wonder what is going on. I always want to see my patients if there are any complaints. 
William Rassman, MD

William Rassman, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 28 reviews

Severe Pain

February 17th, 2017
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Any sort of severe pain is not expected, especially severe pain that is getting worse over time. Contact your doctor as soon as you can about this to figure out what's wrong before it continues to get even worse.

Sean Behnam, MD

Sean Behnam, MD
Santa Monica Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 80 reviews

February 17th, 2017

Severe Pain

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Any sort of severe pain is not expected, especially severe pain that is getting worse over time. Contact your doctor as soon as you can about this to figure out what's wrong before it continues to get even worse.

Sean Behnam, MD

Sean Behnam, MD
Santa Monica Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 80 reviews

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