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    Default 10-13 days post opgrafts coming out when shampooing?

    Just wondering having some grafts come out when I'm shampooing my hair. I'm being as careful as ican but some seen to be coming out with the scabs attached.

    Is this normal? Anything I can do to avoid/help it?

    Just being paranoid but trying to not stress to much

    Thanks

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    Ukcali ..... Normal to be a bit concerned and what your experiencing is also normal. At that stage the graft is intact. What your most likely seeing is the hair shedding as the scabs are being washed off. You can wash your hair normally at this point. It's safe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ukcali View Post
    Just wondering having some grafts come out when I'm shampooing my hair. I'm being as careful as ican but some seen to be coming out with the scabs attached.

    Is this normal? Anything I can do to avoid/help it?

    Just being paranoid but trying to not stress to much

    Thanks
    It's common to stress because the grafts represent future hope, good money spent and a 7-14 month waiting period for cosmetic benefit. I'm told, after 5-6 days, the grafts are in permanently.

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    Northeastguy is correct. It's not the grafts themselves that you are seeing, it's the "crusts" which are dead graft tissue above the scalp line. After the grafts are placed, it's that portion of the graft that's situated above the scalp that dries out from being exposed to the surrounding air. The result is a formation of a dry crust. That's entirely different from a scab which is simply dried blood.

    When the individual shampoos post-op, the crusts soften again from the water and they are more easily removed. Typically the graft hair shafts come out with the crusts.

    This is a sign/confirmation that the underlying transplanted follicles have entered the resting phase and subsequently shed the hair shafts.

    Some of the underlying follicles remain in the growth phase and so the crust comes off, but the hair shaft remains intact in the scalp.

    Since hair follicles cycle intermittently, the other ones will eventually rest and shed their respective hair shafts.

    Had you actually lost the full graft and accompanying follicles, there would be noticeable bleeding.

    Chances are, you did not see any of that...
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    Thank you both again

    That's put my mind at rest a bit. I knew the hairs were going to fall out I was just panicking it was too early.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ukcali View Post
    Thank you both again

    That's put my mind at rest a bit. I knew the hairs were going to fall out I was just panicking it was too early.
    The normal course of transplanted hair first falling out messes with the minds of us patients. We all want it to just keep growing. On the day of surgery, I tell patients that the hardest part is waiting for the hair to grow. Be patient.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 35YrsAfter View Post
    The normal course of transplanted hair first falling out messes with the minds of us patients. We all want it to just keep growing. On the day of surgery, I tell patients that the hardest part is waiting for the hair to grow. Be patient.

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    waiting for the hair to grow is easy lol, its always thinking you will be the ONE case who has complications. Right now I have some redness and pus even 7-8 days in and Im terrified there may have been an infection that will ruin the procedure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swingline747 View Post
    waiting for the hair to grow is easy lol, its always thinking you will be the ONE case who has complications. Right now I have some redness and pus even 7-8 days in and Im terrified there may have been an infection that will ruin the procedure.
    Many patients think their case is unique. I have probably had nine small procedures total. The first four were terrible. The first time is the most difficult because there's always that thought in the back of your head that you will somehow end up with a less than satisfactory result. My early surgeries ended up being something Dr. Cole had to clean up. My donor was depleted, so body hair had to be used just to make things look more natural.

    Some redness and pimples are normal. Post photos please. Did your doctor write a prescription for an antibiotic? Do you have confidence in the doctor who did your procedure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 35YrsAfter View Post
    Many patients think their case is unique. I have probably had nine small procedures total. The first four were terrible. The first time is the most difficult because there's always that thought in the back of your head that you will somehow end up with a less than satisfactory result. My early surgeries ended up being something Dr. Cole had to clean up. My donor was depleted, so body hair had to be used just to make things look more natural.

    Some redness and pimples are normal. Post photos please. Did your doctor write a prescription for an antibiotic? Do you have confidence in the doctor who did your procedure?

    35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
    forhair.com
    Cole Hair Transplant
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    Phone 678-566-1011
    email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
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    I did get anti biotics. I do have confidence but there is an area that it seems the hair already shocked out (recipient new hair) in opne particular spot. I did not notice graft loss or bleeding but the hair is just... gone lol. My head had/has slight puss heads in some of the follicles (was worse last night pre peroxide, like 4+ follicles with a little puss at once making it look larger) and there are some decent sized red bumps like an ingrown or pimple that are very sensitive but I DO NOT want to pop. Luckily We left my top longer so it covers it nicely.
    Followed all instruction to a TEE post op.
    I am going to see him saturday to have him look at everything. We tried a facetime appointment today where he could see everything since he is a distance from me but we decided I will set a look see up for saturday after sending him some high res photos tonight.
    Just seems odd all this is happening so soon after the surgery. The donor site is pretty much healed minus some extreme soreness.

    Ill keep ya updated.
    Thanks
    Paranoia runs in the family but it was a lot of money to see go down the flusher cause my body decides to reject my own hair.

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    heres a pic.
    Im seriously afraid my grafts and all this money and work is just gone.....

    Ive read folliculitus can happen but its very rare.... of COURSE Im the case. Im always the case.
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