Scalp Massage After a Hair Transplant

Greetings Dr. Rassman! I just had a hair transplant about a month and a half ago. I had a full body massage today and I made the mistake of dozing off during the session. While I was asleep, the masseuse did massage my head, which probably involved some hair pulling and moderately heavy pressure on the scalp. When I woke up, there were 5 red spots on some of the areas where the transplant took place. There was minimal bleeding on each spot and I’m afraid that the grafts on those areas may have been damaged.

I was under the assumption that the grafts are permanent and would not get damaged after the first ten days following the procedure unless a really traumatic event occurs on the scalp. I’m worried that the grafts on those areas may have been damaged. Is there a chance that the grafts may have been possibly damaged on those areas where the red spots/minimal bleeding occured?

You really cannot kill the transplanted grafts from a massage after a month, and I would think it’s quite strange to have any kind of bleeding in the transplant area. Please follow up with your hair transplant doctor and have your scalp examined to see what’s going on.