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To add to the photos, whenever I rub my scalp I can always feels slight bumps on my scalp that I’m able to lightly pick off (or fall naturally) and a few hairs will be attached to them when they fall. I THINK this is normal?

I will make an appointment with my dermatologist tomorrow

10 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Can you share pictures? Maybe you have folliculitis. 

Thanks Melvin. Took these photos tonight, about an hour after showering. No smell so far

Hi all, 

I’m currently 2 months post op (FUE, top and crown) and for the past 3-4 weeks I’ve noticed a strange, slightly foul smell coming from my scalp, something akin to a sweaty locker. 

i shower and wash my hair everyday with hair loss shampoo and conditioner (and once a week nizoral), and take finasteride and minoxidil orally. I also keep good hygiene, wash my pillowcase and sheets weekly. 
 

the smell is most obvious when I rub my fingers on my scalp and crown, when I wear a hat occasionally, or even when my head around rapidly. The smell goes away for a few hours after shampooing but always returns.

my transplanted area is still pink-ish red, sensitive to hot water, and my donor area is still experiencing discoloration. but there is no smell here when I touch these areas compared to my top and crown.

There was another post from many years ago about someone with a similar experience. I have reached out to my doctor’s clinic, but I thought I’d ask the community in case anyone else has had this experience? 
 

much appreciated!!

2 hours ago, gillenator said:

Just curious, did you get a chance to try some aloe vera cream?

I didn’t try aloe Vera but I had some hyaluronic acid serum on hand so I used that instead to moisturize and it seems to do the trick

Just now, HappyMan2021 said:

tie your hands to the bedposts so you cant itch. 

that being said its strange to me that your recipient area is itchy. I have had 4 HT's, and for all of them the donor area was incredibly itchy, but never the recipient area...

If I had to guess it’s because of the flaky skin around the recipient area. Could be due to cold and dry winter weather

1 minute ago, witty said:

I had HT and at the beginning had itching in donor area, but after day 6 I've got some pain in a donor area, especially at night. Then on day 8 the pain becomes extreme, it was a burning feeling left and right of the donor area and i had to take a lot of painkiller to sleep somehow. Day 9 was also very painful. Staring from day 10 it was better. I think it happens because i was sleeping on my back, 45 degree, till day 10. Is it really necessary to sleep 10 days on the back? Or this it only important in first 3-5 days and afterward you can sleep on sides as well, changing position and to not press all the time on the back of your head.

I cannot speak for everyone but this was my experience. I did not have any pain post surgery, just heightened sensitivity. I slept on my back at a 30-45 degree angle for 2 weeks making sure not to touch my grafts. This was tricky because the recipient area was on the crown and this was probably the worst aspect of the surgery for me because I wasn’t used to this and I kept waking up every 2 hours or so. After two weeks I started sleeping flat on my back and sides

1 minute ago, witty said:

I also had the same problem and almost scratched the recipient area while sleeping but it was just a touch and then I woke up. After that, I always wrapped the blanket tightly around me, put my hands under the blanket.

This is exactly what I did last night after I woke up haha. I just hope I haven’t been damaging my grafts the past few days. applying some serum/lotion might also help as gillenator mentioned

For what it’s worth, I also had HT on my top/crown and I had the same troubles getting solid sleep each night and I’d wake up ever 1-2 hours using a neck pillow but I persisted. I started sleeping “normally” on my back and side after 2 weeks and it has been comfortable for me.

Hello hair restoration network,

I had an FUE procedure for 2.5k grafts on my top and crown over 3 weeks ago and the recovery has been smooth. However, I noticed that my recipient area has a lot of flaky skin and it is very itchy. I try not to scratch it during the day but I think I may be unconsciously scratching it during my sleep.

The past few days I found several red dots of dried blood on my recipient area in the morning and I’m concerned that I am somehow removing the grafts as I’m scratching my itchy scalp while asleep. I think I’m either scratching my scalp with my fingers or brushing my hair back and forth with my palm, while I am sleeping.

Is this concerning? Can grafts still be pulled out by scratching/brushing after 3 weeks? What can I do to avoid scratching or stop the itching?

Thanks in advance!