mattman

I have a saline spray bottle that I use to clean the grafts several times per day. I also have a spray bottle with saline and peroxide that I'm supposed to use to clean the donor area. The bottles and liquids look identical. I did label the bottles, but still managed to grab the wrong one. I won't make that mistake again.

I hope somebody can answer my question. I had a FUT HT earlier this week which involved 3104 grafts. My post op care includes wetting the recipient area with saline, blotting with gauze, and applying antibiotic ointment. Unfortunately, 24 hours after my transplant I accidentally applied hydrogen peroxide to my scalp instead of saline. The peroxide was diluted 50/50 with saline, so it was right around 1.5%. I immediately flushed my recipient area with saline to rinse off the peroxide, and then applied the ointment. My question: Could I have damaged the new grafts by accidentally applying the 1.5% hydrogen peroxide solution to my scalp?