Scalp Severely Tender 11 Days After Hair Transplant

Hi! Thank you for providing so much helpful information! I had a hair transplant eleven days ago with a very reputable surgeon. I had 3700 grafts placed in my temples and frontal hairline via strip method. I have been having severe scalp tenderness in my crown where no hair was transplanted. The tenderness does not seem to be improving at all. The crown is much more tender than my donor sites. I don’t have any tenderness in the recipient areas. I contacted my doctor who said this was normal and should improve over the next few weeks. However, I have not read about any other patients having a similar experience. So I would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Do you think this is a typical problem after surgery? Do you think that it will completely resolve? If so, about how long do you think it will take to improve? Thanks in advance!

I do not know how to answer your question without examining you. At 11 days post-operative, the differential diagnosis could be infection, too tight a closure with ischemia to the scalp (restriction in blood supply), nerve injury, and on and on. Your doctor needs to examine you and let you know.