Senior Member mrkneed Posted March 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted March 31, 2008 If one gets folliculitis after the procedure and it is not treated for 3 weeks will some grafts be lost due to it not being treated at the first sign?? My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Keene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrkneed Posted March 31, 2008 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 31, 2008 If one gets folliculitis after the procedure and it is not treated for 3 weeks will some grafts be lost due to it not being treated at the first sign?? My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Keene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shooter13 Posted June 22, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 22, 2009 So Mrkneed, what were the results? I have a pretty bad case of folliculitis myself and am having the same concerns. Is everything growing as expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrkneed Posted June 22, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 22, 2009 I am almost positive that I did not lose any grafts to the infection. As long as you are treating it with an antibiotice you will be fine! Good luck. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Keene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shooter13 Posted June 22, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 22, 2009 Great to hear (and thanks for the very quick response). I am almost 3 weeks in to my antibiotics and have noticed a huge improvement.....no more pimples or pus. However, I still have some very dark red blotches all over my recipient area where my most infected grafts were. I am guessing this is the scarring I have read about on these posts. Did you have them as well, and if so, did they eventually fade and go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrkneed Posted June 22, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 22, 2009 I believe I did and yes it will eventually just fade. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Keene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shooter13 Posted June 24, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2009 That's encouraging news. Thank you for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted June 24, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2009 I personally believe that folliculitis can hurt hair follicles. I can NOT back that up scientifically. Here is my reasoning: I have not had a hair transplant. But, I have posted that I do get folliculitis(now pretty much solved with neutragena tgel). I have had several incidents of shockloss around significant folliculitis breakouts. And, in the frontal triangle region that I am slowly losing to MPB, I am not sure that it didn't coincide with the loss of a follicle. In fact my wife (a cardiologist) calls my folliculitis "the last gasp of a dying follicle". So I am convinced that the localized inflamation and or infection stresses nearby follicles. And, if it was severe, with recently placed grafts trying to establish their own circulation, I think it can be an impact on graft survival. Again, I have no science to back it up; and my study "n" is one. Me. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shooter13 Posted June 24, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks Doctor for the post, as discouraging as that is. Hopefully this will not be the case with me, only time will tell. I will update as time goes by to see what the end result is in my particular instance. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alex85 Posted December 26, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted December 26, 2021 And this is what science says: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted December 27, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 27, 2021 Eugenix recently posted a video on a patient who presented with folliculitus. Once this was treated the patient was then able to have surgery successfully. GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member FUT4000 Posted January 24, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 12/26/2021 at 7:43 PM, Gatsby said: Eugenix recently posted a video on a patient who presented with folliculitus. Once this was treated the patient was then able to have surgery successfully. sorry to bring up an old post of yours, but can you provide me with that video please? I couldn't find it. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted January 25, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2022 From what I have observed over the past 4 decades, there are several types of infections that can infect hair follicles, not that they have necessarily been given clinical or disease titles. I have observed folliculitis impact graft growth and survival when left untreated so it's something that needs to be treated immediately by a doctor and the more acute cases may call for an oral systemic antibiotic. Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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