Bumps in Donor Area After FUE
I had a FUE operation of 3650 grafts exactly six weeks ago to my frontal hairline NW2. I recently, last 5 days, have about ten bumps like pimples in the DONOR area? what is going on?
If you were really only with a Norwood Class 2 pattern balding, why would you have 3650 grafts transplanted? This just does not make any sense to me.
Two things come to mind that could explain the bumps you’re seeing — 1) When transected hairs in a graft are placed, they can act as a foreign body. 2) There may also be folliculitis at the recipient sites.
If there is a folliculitis, the treatment should be incision and drainage of the bumps, a culture of what comes out of the wound and the use of antibiotics. Once the culture has grown out, the organisms will be identified and tested against the medication that the doctor will give you. That will tell him if his guess is the correct diagnosis.
For transected hairs, there may be a different course. As much as I would like to help you, I think that you will be best served to go back to your doctor.
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Made a mistake. I would say I am a NW3 (no bald spot on the crown) I had dense packing of 3650 grafts. I would say it covered between 45 and 55 cm2 (not sure of exact amount). I had about 8500 hairs grafted. It has been 7 weeks and still have small nodules, bumps, in the DONOR area (FUE). I was told by someone that this was part of the gland that was left with extraction and that it was pushing up (not sure why). Was wondering if anyone else has had this problem (i have not seen any similar posting on the web)
I think to extract 3500 FUE grafts in one session can be very difficult. Pimples in the donorarea after such an large operation is may be the result of too fast extraction and in logical consequence an significantly higher transection rate.