Are these fallen grafts? Picture attached.

[baldtoo]

I posted this in another section but didn't get much of a response:

 

I believe I am in the post hair transplant stage where I am worried about a lot of things. Anyways, about 1 week after my procedure I started noticing loss of what seems to be transplanted grafts. I am now just past the 1.5 month post op mark and I'm a little concerned because throughout this month I have noticed this until now. I know that the transplanted hairs will fall out but I believe what I am losing is more than just the hair; it seems the whole graft is falling out in many instances. I am afraid because my doctor made incisions in the donor area the day BEFORE my transplant claiming that this is a "new technique" they are trying in order to save time the day of the transplant. He went back and opened the incisions the day of the transplant with a needle. Could this have affected the binding of the transplanted grafts?

I have attached a picture of what I'm referring to as fallen grafts (sorry if it's not very clear).

So my questions are:

1) Are these fallen grafts?

2) If so, is this the fault of my doctor doing the incisions the day before?

 

Just as a side note:

I did not experience any bleeding when these hairs fell out which I heard is a good sign. Also, the little piece of flesh connecting the multiple hairs is translucent (not as dark as it seems in the picture)

[Spanker]

Are you seeing a lot of these. I would like to see if a doctor could drop in on this thread. I have NEVER heard in 3 years of research of someone making incisions the day before.

[baldtoo]

Yes I saw a lot of these within the first month to 1.5 months during shedding. I would say at least half of my 1800 grafts were shed in this way (although it could be more or less, I couldn't really keep exact count since I would mostly shed during showers) Never did I notice any bleeding though.

[Nick153452]

It looks like a graft...... Like Spanker, I would like a doctor's input on this....

[baldtoo]

Just to be clear, this is not typical during shedding correct? This is my first transplant so I don't know if I'm supposed to be seeing shedding like the picture i attached or shedding of just individual hair shafts

[Nick153452]

Well you're supposed to shed, but that looks like a fairly intact graft. Other pictures I have seen where people assure that it's nothing to worry about are not as intact as that (maybe I'm wrong). Especially how much you said you have lost.

 

Who was your doctor?