Regular Member JeffC45 Posted December 2, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 days removed from an FUT procedure and have been following my post-op instructions to the tee. Was told to wash the donor area thoroughly on day 2 and wait until day 3 to gently shampoo recipient. Done. Also told to gently pat a water-soluble Aquagel lubricating gel to recipient area after soaking. Done. However I noticed after gently patting the Aquagel on the recipient there were maybe 2-3 small stubble hairs (which I assume were transplanted hairs) that came off onto my fingertips. It was a tiny amount but I stopped applying, just in case. Is this normal? Do small amounts to stubble come off this early on during the soaking/ shampooing phase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Blake Bloxham Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hi Jeff, You can find hairs like this a few days after the procedure. It could be from a follicle that was about to enter the telogen or "resting" phase regardless and the transplant pushed it into this sleep mode quicker, making the hair shed. Or it could have just been a hair shaft from some trimming during the procedure that stuck to the scalp. The general rule -- and I've found this to be true -- is that if you didn't bleed, you didn't lose a graft. When a graft is dislodged, you almost always experience a little trickle of blood from the specific spot where it was previously implanted. Most of the time, you can also see the graft itself. And these look more like little grains of rice than they do shedding hairs, so you would have probably noticed. If you didn't see this and you didn't see any bleeding, the hair that "shed" was probably harmless and caused by something else -- like the few scenarios I described above. Hope this helps! Congratulations on the procedure. Dr. Blake Bloxham is recommended by the Hair Transplant Network. Hair restoration physician - Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation Previously "Future_HT_Doc" or "Blake_Bloxham" - forum co-moderator and editorial assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, Hair Restoration Network, Hair Loss Q&A blog, and Hair Loss Learning Center. Click here to read my previous answers to hair loss and hair restoration questions, editorials, commentaries, and educational articles. Now practicing hair transplant surgery with Coalition hair restoration physician Dr Alan Feller at our New York practice: Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation. Please note: my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JeffC45 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thank you, Dr. Bloxham. It looked like you described. Definitely no blood and definitely no graft attached. Just a couple of tiny loose hair stubbles. Trying to just err on the conservative side with doing anything at all with my recipient area. Thank you for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Blake Bloxham Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 No problem! Sounds like you're all good. Happy growing! Dr. Blake Bloxham is recommended by the Hair Transplant Network. Hair restoration physician - Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation Previously "Future_HT_Doc" or "Blake_Bloxham" - forum co-moderator and editorial assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, Hair Restoration Network, Hair Loss Q&A blog, and Hair Loss Learning Center. Click here to read my previous answers to hair loss and hair restoration questions, editorials, commentaries, and educational articles. Now practicing hair transplant surgery with Coalition hair restoration physician Dr Alan Feller at our New York practice: Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation. Please note: my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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