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Thanks for your response. Actually, as I mentioned, the doctor said NOT to do anything and just let the scar heal with time.

Hello HT Community Members, I am curious to hear what FUT patients do to take care of their scars (i.e. promote faster healing, minimize redness, etc.) after an FUT procedure. Has anyone been told NOT to use any topical treatments (i.e. aloe vera, etc.) and basically NOT do anything and just let the scar heal by itself by leaving it alone (and not even gently massaging the area around the scar, etc.)? Any and all your suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your message again. In addition to Dr. Bloxham, Dr. Bernstein also advocates for washing your head the first day post-op. But I do see your point about being very cautious the first few days.

Thanks again for your quick response. What I am a bit puzzled about is why doesn't the doctor provide any other post-op instructions regarding using a conditioner or anything else besides just washing and massaging the grafts and the donor.

Thank you so much for your post. I really appreciate it very much. You are 100% right about trying to relax and not stressing out so much. I did reach out to Dr. Bloxham who assured that it looks fine and that there's no evidence of lost grafts. And yes, I also saw Dr. Bernstein's instructions to his patients to gently use water on their grafts right after the surgery. I've been following Dr. Bloxham's instructions but some of those posts here from people had scared me a bit TBH. A quick question for you, did you start washing your grafts (using finger tips and massaging them) on day 4?

To: FormerFutureKrillin Thank you so much for your post. I really appreciate it very much. You are 100% right about trying to relax and not stressing out so much. I did reach out to Dr. Bloxham who assured that it looks fine and that there's no evidence of lost grafts. And yes, I also saw Dr. Bernstein's instructions to his patients to gently use water on their grafts right after the surgery. I've been following Dr. Bloxham's instructions but some of those posts here from people had scared me a bit TBH. A quick question for you, did you start washing your grafts (using finger tips and massaging them) on day 4?

To: General-etwan Thanks for your comments. The surgeon is Dr. Bloxham. Based on all the reviews I can't believe he would not know what he is talking about or not do a good job aligning grafts in the right way. But based on your comments, I am now very worried.

Hi Narkmak, Thanks for your responses. I'd rather not name the surgeon at this time. But in their instructions they specifically said to pour very gently suds and warm water from a cup onto the grafts to keep that area clean post op on day 1-3.

Hi guys, Here is the pic after my second day wash this morning. Do you guys think it looks ok? Any comments are greatly appreciated.

But if a graft has been dislodged, wouldn't it be washed out by the water?

Went to a very reputable surgeon. And the instructions were to gently pour water over the recipient area (from a 16oz cup filled with warm water and some suds), but just let it then "air dry" to keep the area clean.

Question to anyone who has experienced this... During the very first hair wash (1 day post-op) saw some minor bleeding in the recipient area in one spot, after pouring warm water from the cup over the area. Bleeding stopped shortly after, but am a bit concerned. Has anyone experienced similar? Did I dislodge a graft? Thanks