Thank you for your answers. Since I may not have been clear enough the first time, I've attached a little diagram that I've drawn to clarify exactly what my concerns are. The picture of the scabs that I've posted in the original thread consists of two parts - the round, darker ball-shaped part (denoted by the blue arrow in the diagram) and the white and long cylindrical "needle" part (red arrow in diagram). Upon close inspection, I found that the darker "ball" has a flat surface where it meets the "needle" part, which led me to believe that the border of these two parts is the scalp line (denoted by the green line in diagram), which could only mean that the white needle is indeed dislodged from underneath the scalp line. This conclusion is what alarmed me of the possibility that the "needle" is part of the follicle tissue. I am perfectly aware that shedding hair shafts along with the scabs is a normal thing in the post-op phase, but I'm only worried because these scabs have something that appears to have come from UNDERNEATH the scalp. Considering this, does anyone have an idea of what the "needle-like" things are? And is it indeed normal for a FUE scab to contain these "needles?"
Any input would be greatly appreciated. :confused:
(And no, I haven't had any bleeding at all when I removed these scabs.)