Regular Member joeysi Posted August 19, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2009 whats up people today was the day i had my sutures removed.at the office the girl who removed them asked me why i still had those little scabs on my scalp. i told her i knew at day 6 i was supposed to start gentle massaging the grafted area but i was nervous about dislodging grafts.so then the crazy girl starts rubbing my scalp back lke a physco telling me that its fne and not to be paranoid.obviously scabs loosened up and some came out with hairs in them but do you guys think that she hurt my grafts? i read at 10 days you had to have the hairs remived surgically and today is day 12 so i guess im ok but would like some one else to say its ok. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member joeysi Posted August 19, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2009 whats up people today was the day i had my sutures removed.at the office the girl who removed them asked me why i still had those little scabs on my scalp. i told her i knew at day 6 i was supposed to start gentle massaging the grafted area but i was nervous about dislodging grafts.so then the crazy girl starts rubbing my scalp back lke a physco telling me that its fne and not to be paranoid.obviously scabs loosened up and some came out with hairs in them but do you guys think that she hurt my grafts? i read at 10 days you had to have the hairs remived surgically and today is day 12 so i guess im ok but would like some one else to say its ok. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mgem Posted August 19, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2009 I didn't massage the grafted ares, just let nature do it's work My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mmhce Posted August 19, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2009 You're ok. take care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member joeysi Posted August 19, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2009 thanks mmhce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Scott Alexander MD Posted August 20, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2009 It should be fine. Unless the slits were extremely large, the grafted area should be totally healed, and the transplanted follicles should be protected under the skin. What happened was that the hairs shed with the scabs, which is a common occurrence and should not affect the growth of the transplanted follicles at all. The worst thing you can do by removing scabs too early is cause scarring on your scalp down the road. - Please feel free to visit our website : Dr. Scott Alexander website and online consultation form Dr. Alexander is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member imissthebarber Posted August 21, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think I read somewhere that if you leave the scabs too long - say 14 days plus - this can cause a small number of grafts to come out when the scabs come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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