Scabbing after surgery

[johnsecr]

The attached pics are from day 10, post-surgery. I wasn't getting worried, but afte reading conflicting info on the site, I am unsure what to do.

 

Per doctor orders, I did not wash my hair until the 2nd day after surgery, and then since then, I have been doing it daily. No direct contact (putting my hand between the shower head and my head, using lots of shampoo and gently massaging with my fingers.

 

Should I be more vigorous? Will these scabs just fall off as normal?

 

Any advice would be great.

 

Thanks,

John

[Capelli11]

Looks fine...the scabs will come off eventually...just follow your doctor's instructions to the tee! Mine came off after I started massaging them off on around day 14...then the shedding started after that too.

[TakingThePlunge]

Looks fine...the scabs will come off eventually...just follow your doctor's instructions to the tee! Mine came off after I started massaging them off on around day 14...then the shedding started after that too.

 

johnsecr,

 

Agreed! Don't worry, they'll come off in time.

[Janna]

The grafts are adhered 4-5 days after surgery, however, we have our patients start the massaging of scabs during shampooing at 7 days post op. Most patients are too scared to touch the scabs. At 10 days post op, the grays would have to be surgically removed so don't worry about massaging them out. We tell our patients they can run the shower water directly on the scabs at this point. The water will loosen up the scabs making it easy to come off. It should only take couple more shampoos before all the scabs are gone.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

You can also try putting a little baby oil or vitamin E oil on the scabe 5-10 minutes before you shower. This loosens up the scabs and allows most of them to slide off. They should all be gone after 2-3 showers.