Minor bleeding 5 weeks after HT

Hey All,

All in all I've had a strong recovery from the HT. I've followed all the post-op guidelines and generally, everything has healed ok.

However, I have a had a few pimples in the recipient area that have burst and created small scabs.

I was washing my hair today and one of these scabs came off. The scab had several hairs attached to it and when I had dried my hair there was a minor amount of surface bleeding under this scab (similar to when you squeeze a spot).

This happened 5 weeks post HT. Have I damaged a graft here? Everything I read says bleeding is a bad sign, however, I have also read grafts are secure after 2 weeks.

Any help would be awesome!

Grafts are fully secure by two weeks (earlier in fact) so I wouldn't connect the bleeding with the loss of any grafts. It isn't uncommon to have pimples after a transplant and these pimples can bleed like any other type of pimples.

Exactly what Matt said, so don't stress. The grafts are secure, the pimples are normal, and any bleeding/hairs your see as a result of those pimples won't impact your grafts at all.

Keep your head out of the sun and keep your scalp clean to help keep the pimples away. Happy growing. :)



I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My opinions/comments are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.

Thanks @MattJ and @pkipling - Appreciate the response! Never been so paranoid in my life ha

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Thanks @MattJ and @pkipling - Appreciate the response! Never been so paranoid in my life ha

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Haha. Been there many times, man. Whether it's my hair or any other perceived health issue that makes me think I'm probably gonna die within a couple of weeks... The older I get though the better I've gotten at keeping all that anxiety at bay and talking myself off of all those proverbial ledges.


I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My opinions/comments are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.