Redness in graft area, after 1 month

[mpmiller37]

Hi,

 

Had the procedure mid October, the graft area is still red/pink in the graft area which I thought would be cleared up by now. Anyone else experience lingering redness which shows the outline of where the work was done?

[Cant decide]

Yes. Very normal. Mine lasted for 6 weeks.

[mpmiller37]

Well, I'm 6 weeks and 1 day today. Still have the redness and shows the outline of the area where grafts were placed. I saw my surgeon about a week ago who gave me a steroid based lotion and some antifungal based shampoo to use, though he didn't indicate that I had any particular problem, just thought those things might help. The acne I get in this area contributes to the redness somewhat. I was hoping the graft area would be normal by now because I want to style my hair back again, the way it use to be.

[TakingThePlunge]

I was still noticeably pinkish at eight weeks and beyond. Nothing to worry about. It will fade in time.

 

You can view the 8 week results from my first hair transplant here.

[chrisdav]

I am at 6 and half weeks,has faded considerably but appears more more red with exposure to certain lighting.

[NEWHAIRPLEASE]

So is it safe to say that people who tan easily will not experience redness for very long in most cases?

[hounddog]

I am one month post op and still quite pink myself.. My grafts were put into scar so I would imagine that will stay pink for quite awhile. Im sure it will fade over time.

[gillenator]

Lingering redness really varies between patients. Topical steroid treatments are what usually prescribed. Time more than anything will resolve the lingering redness.

 

You should see a noticable difference at 90 days post-op. try using a mineral based make-up to camoflauge the area until then if it really bothers you.

 

Fairer skinned people can experience this more than darker pigmented individuals however the level of callogen also has a bearing on this.