When do Pimples/acne begin forming in the recipient area?

[Chael]

8 weeks post op, and just above my hair line where most of the grafts went, i big pimple formed, with center full of puss... another one today when i got home from work

 

never ever had a pimple like this in my scalp...

 

when do pimples start developing? does this mean some growing activity has started under my scalp...

 

in your experiences, how long after your op did they start appearing and for how long did they last?

 

many thanks fellow transplanters

[Thehairupthere]

The pimples are coming in a bit early, but pimples are very normal part of the growing process. The hairs are starting to protrude and they cause pimples, but they will go away, try to keep it clean but do not pop them. You may get more over the next month usually you see this around 3-4 months post op and it can last several weeks.

[aaron1234]

Pimples are totally normal. The fact that you are getting them this early is probably a good sign. Just monitor them closely and make sure they don't turn into a case of folliculitis.

[Chael]

Thanks for the response guys.

 

At this stage it's only been 2 pimples. They both had a life span of about 1 day and healed.

[blkblk]

uh oh... don't pop them?

 

I started getting them at about week 4.5. I've had about 5-6 so far and have been popping them once I see puss build up. Any particular reason why I shouldn't be doing this? they aren't very pretty if I just leave them!

 

I've also been growing small hairs since about week 3, so it seems like things are happening really quickly for me - although there are no way near enough to make much of a visible difference. Week 6 has just gone by and I probably have about 20-30 new hairs in my temples max.

[tarepanda]

I also got this pimple issue and i am only 6 weeks. I think it is more of my oily skin than new hair growing for my case. How to i deal with them if i don't pop them. Is it ok to apply pimple cream i.e. Benzoyl peroxide on it?

The pimple has been 2-3 days n is getting bigger.

[sea of possibilities]

from hassonandwong.com:

 

During this time the patient may also notice the formation of an acne like condition in the recipient area. This is normal and is only some of the new hairs trying to grow through the scalp. Sometimes these can become temporarily trapped under the skin like an ingrown hair but the condition is temporary. This is a positive sign of new growth!

 

 

I say have your doctor pop them, or if you do it yourself (if the thing is edgy), make sure you do it in a sterilized way (handkerchief and betadine).

above all, make sure you don't abuse the area. and no nails at all! be gentle.