Generally, when the scabs are off, there is no risk of graft loss. When there are scabs present, you can pull out the grafts if you are rough with it, but at a week, it would be unlikely. Most people see scabs and hair and something that looks like a graft to the untrained eye, […]
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You describe an unfortunate, but a real and relatively rare complication with the surgery. I am not clear if what you refer to as “dead skin” is really “skin necrosis” or hair loss seen around the donor wound on the scalp that is not necrotic. Small areas are easy to treat, large areas can produce […]
After a few weeks, any anesthesia (numbness) of the skin should abate unless it is in the back of the head and one of the major nerves was cut. It is not clear from your comment if the pain and numbness is in the top and back. The major nerve will control the back and […]
Stress from surgery and medications can be a precipitator for hair loss in those who are impacted with a genetic predisposition to balding. To add to the insult, menopause can also cause hair loss in that subset of the population. Unfortunately, once it starts, it may be difficult to stop and there is no acceptable […]
You don’t have to be a zombie after a hair transplant surgery. The precautions are so that it protects and minimized the donor area scarring and most of the rules are to protect the people who are not generally careful and do unsafe things. I am generally open to shortening all of the time lines […]
I wanted to show some very early after from two patients that came in today. Both patients have given me permission to post their photos, and I appreciate them allowing me to do so. From time to time I post photos of patients just days or weeks after surgery, and I hope these types of […]
I do not believe that minoxidil accelerates the growth process after hair transplantation. I did a study where I used minoxidil on half the head and nothing on the other half. Both sides grew at the same time and rate. Stretching exercises to the scalp are good 6+ months after surgery if your tendency is […]
I do not do it the way your doctor does it, so it would not be fair to comment. My washing instructions can be found here — Washing Scalp After Transplant. With regard to Neosporin ointment in the recipient area and on any hair there, speak with your doctor, as it can be a nuisance.
This is a question you should be asking your doctor. Good cleanings after surgery must be started on the first post operative day. With major scabbing now, you run the risk of graft loss if you dislodge them at this stage (see Washing Scalp After Transplant).
This patient has black hair and white skin, so his short ‘beard’ shows at the hairline where he was transplanted just 3 days before these photos were taken (see photo to the left, below). He just combed his hair forward and to the side (as shown in the photo to the lower right) to camouflage […]
You need to be evaluated by your doctor. I can not guess what is happening to you, but I could write a small book on the things that can cause donor bleeding, including infection, suture reactions to deep sutures, folliculitis, etc. So please, go back to your doctor. If I was your doctor, I would […]
After the second day, your hair transplant grafts should have firmly set in and humidity/sweating should not affect them (even light exercise). For more on physical exercises after surgery, please see Resuming Physical Activities After Surgery.
I always have the hair washed within the first day after surgery and offer that process in my office for our patients. The key to a fast recovery is to get the scabs washed off fast. The longer they stay in, the longer you must be gentle with the wash. In the hands of a […]
Usually, Propecia will protect a man against shock hair loss and acceleration of your hair loss, but alas that is a general rule and not everyone follows that rule. It is about 90+% predictable. Those at greatest risk for acceleration of hair loss are the young men who have very active miniaturization going on and […]
The transplanted grafts often stay in for 2-4 weeks. If they grow past 3/8 inch and keep on growing, they will most likely stay. That happens in about 5% of patients. Leave them alone, ignore them and just wait it out.
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