How can you tell if a graft is dislodged?

[Spectre]

I started trying to remove a few scabs after a week post op, as it says in the instructions I was given. Anyway, I notice some hair sometimes stuck in the middle of the scab which is normal, sometimes though I see odd things with different colors/whitish and shapes, I cant tell what they are (is that what crusts are?). How does a graft look like in real life when I would hold it in my hand with a scab? How can I tell whether or not I dislodged a graft or not :confused:

[Ronald]

Hi Spectre,

 

The general rule of thumb is that if you didn't see any bleeding, you should be fine,

 

I think what you are describing is a type I pull as per this article:

 

Graft Anchoring in Hair Transplantation: Hair Restoration Surgery Publications | Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration

 

which also means you should be fine a week post op,

[agenteye]

Hi Spectre-

 

Congrats on your recent procedure. If you dislodged a graft, you would usually know.....as there is often blood at the site of a dislodged graft. It is perfectly normal (after the correct amount of time passed post-op), for you to see hairs come away with your scabs/crust. Provided you waited the appropriate amount of time, your grafts are securely anchored, and will begin to grow sometime starting around the 3-month mark....or later!

 

I wouldn't worry too much about it! If you have major concerns contact your clinic, however from what you've reported here you have nothing to worry about!

 

Best,

 

Mike

[Spectre]

So are these scabs normal?

[Spanker]

yes they are

[GreatPelo]

It'll hurt and you'll have a drop of blood running down your scalp. If not...you should be ok.

[Adi84]

Hi All, 

I have similar concerns post the 10th day wash when I was instructed to first put some olive oil on the scalp followed by the hair lotion and finally the shampoo process to push the scabs forward in order to remove them completely. 
During this process, I noticed that a number of scabs that got removed came out with a strand of hair. 
However, I got fairly worried when I noticed a few of them with either two or three strands of hair in them which got me thinking I may have dislodged a few grafts. 
I am attaching some pictures of mine post the procedure, the scabs I am concerned about and now post wash. 
if someone could advise me if I should be worried, I’d be absolutely indebted. 
 

[pkipling]

Hi Adi! Congrats on the procedure! To reiterate what the others said above, as a general rule, a dislodged graft results in bleeding and it would also be painful. What you're experiencing seems to be completely normal, so if it didn't bleed and it didn't hurt, take that as an indicator that everything is a-okay.

[SamV7]

I think it's appropriate to ask this question here. I am not worried about this, and am more curious about it, but I noticed something that felt like a grain of sand on my scalp. I  picked it up and looked closely and it was a multi grafts hair pod that fell down. This came out 35 days post op, but it looked very different compare to any hair that I shed. They appear like a cramped group of hair that grew for a short period of time and then died out, and you can kinda see the bulbs at the end. Is this considered normal, or possibly dead graft that eventually came out? It feels that they were jammed in the slit and didn't make it. 

 

 

Thanks!

 

[pkipling]

First off, I think a completely new thread on this would be the best way to go. It'll get more eyes on it, and prevent hijacking the original thread.

That said, I don't recall ever seeing any shedded grafts/hairs look that clumped and tangled and falling out a month later, tbh - so your guess is as good as mine. It's very interesting.

I'm glad you're not worried about it though, because even if this is the result of a graft that didn't make it, it won't negatively impact the appearance of your final results in the slightest.