Losing Grafts After a Hair Transplant?

Hi Dr,

Thank you so much for this wonderful blog. I just recently got an HT with a very reputable clinic. My question concerns shedding of the grafts. I notice shedding began around the 9 day mark. Is this considered normal? Also, i had crusts on my head for approximately 9 days, and i noticed there were a couple of crusts that fell off with a hair in it. My question is, is it possible i lost a graft in one of these crusts. Or would there be some noticeable bleeding from the graft from being dislodged?

Thanks

At 9 days, I would expect that the grafts will grow out nicely. In a published article where we tried to identify when the grafts would be stable to grow out normally, we determined that stability occurs usually in a week or so. When the grafts fall out with the hairs in it after a week, they leave behind the stem cells in the recipient site. Don’t worry, it sounds like you will be fine.