Hello all,
I've been a lurker for quite a few years now and have dreamed of having a hair transplant since I was 19. Well on September 6th (one of) my dream(s) came true and I had a FUT performed by Dr. Dorin in New York. I had 1902 grafts planted and I am as of today 8 days post op. This was to restore my temples and hairline.
Just a little bit of background, I am a 31 year old African American woman who has been suffering from traction alopecia since the age of 19. Now on to my concern.
At 5 days post op my mom dropped something and not even thinking about it I reached down to pick it up for her. Well she was thinking the same thing and we both bent down together. She accidentally brushed against my hairline and I immediately went to go check the mirror to make sure nothing was wrong. When I looked in the mirror I saw what "appeared" to be an open hole in my head and immediately thought I had lost a graft. To my horror I later found on my shirt what appeared to be 2 or 3 hairs in a scab which I'm thinking confirmed that I had indeed lost a graft. I was a little worried at first, but I calmed myself down and thought one graft is not going to make a difference, right?
Well today, 8 days post op, I look at my scalp again and now there appears to be between 5 and 7 open holes in my head. "What's happening to me?" is what i'm thinking? Am i losing hairs or actual grafts? I'm so worried that my grafts are coming out. Can anybody shed any light on this for me? I tried taking a closeup pic of the holes I see, but its not visible on the camera. Please confirm or deny my fear. Thanks in advance for the responses.
NewHair2011
I've been a lurker for quite a few years now and have dreamed of having a hair transplant since I was 19. Well on September 6th (one of) my dream(s) came true and I had a FUT performed by Dr. Dorin in New York. I had 1902 grafts planted and I am as of today 8 days post op. This was to restore my temples and hairline.
Just a little bit of background, I am a 31 year old African American woman who has been suffering from traction alopecia since the age of 19. Now on to my concern.
At 5 days post op my mom dropped something and not even thinking about it I reached down to pick it up for her. Well she was thinking the same thing and we both bent down together. She accidentally brushed against my hairline and I immediately went to go check the mirror to make sure nothing was wrong. When I looked in the mirror I saw what "appeared" to be an open hole in my head and immediately thought I had lost a graft. To my horror I later found on my shirt what appeared to be 2 or 3 hairs in a scab which I'm thinking confirmed that I had indeed lost a graft. I was a little worried at first, but I calmed myself down and thought one graft is not going to make a difference, right?
Well today, 8 days post op, I look at my scalp again and now there appears to be between 5 and 7 open holes in my head. "What's happening to me?" is what i'm thinking? Am i losing hairs or actual grafts? I'm so worried that my grafts are coming out. Can anybody shed any light on this for me? I tried taking a closeup pic of the holes I see, but its not visible on the camera. Please confirm or deny my fear. Thanks in advance for the responses.
NewHair2011
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