Hit head 1 month post-op!

[hairyharry]

I was ducking under my garage door while it was opening and hit my head!
I'm 1 month post-op. Could I have damaged the new graphs?!

[Ryan Daniel]

Don't worry, you're fine

Was there any bleeding? Either way, nothing can remove your grafts from scalp now. In fact they can't even be removed permanently by manual extraction punch because there is a 70% chance they grow back

 

[gillenator]

I agree…very unlikely you have done any damage to your grafts. 

[hairyharry]

30 minutes ago, Ryan Daniel said:

Don't worry, you're fine

Was there any bleeding? Either way, nothing can remove your grafts from scalp now. In fact they can't even be removed permanently by manual extraction punch because there is a 70% chance they grow back

 

Yes, a little bleeding. Small area, mostly scraped the skin and caused a slight bump/bruise. 
So mad at myself! I've been super careful and have done everything I was told to do. Ugh!
At least I'm 1 most post-op and didn't do this in the first week. I just hope I didn't damage the graft/root.

Edited May 29, 2022 by hairyharry

[gillenator]

Believe it, you would know if you lost any grafts, there would be bleeding evidenced by a steady stream of blood protruding from the site where the graft was lost.

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

Hairyharry,

I know how scary it can be to bump your head after undergoing hair transplant surgery.  If you were only a couple of days out from the procedure I’d be asking more detail about the bump, how hard you hit your head, if there was any blood or if any of the grafts look like they’ve been dislodged.

However, at 1 month post op, the grafts have long been deeply rooted underneath the surface of the scalp and  could only be removed with surgery.

So long story short, you’re not at any risk of losing any grafts or causing damage to the hair transplant on any way.

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

54 minutes ago, Ryan Daniel said:

Don't worry, you're fine

Was there any bleeding? Either way, nothing can remove your grafts from scalp now. In fact they can't even be removed permanently by manual extraction punch because there is a 70% chance they grow back

 

Ryan,

I have to ask, where are you getting this information?  While I agree that bumping one’s head 1 month after surgery would not cause any damage to the grafts, it sounds like you’re saying that the follicular units could  not be surgically removed by a manual punch because there’s a 70% chance they’d grow back.  

If that were true then 70% of the donor extractions would grow back, providing almost an unlimited donor hair supply.  This would literally “cure” baldness (not the process of losing hair but actually eliminating baldness on those where it occurs).  I wish this were tru but it’s simply not.  Once a follicular unit is extracted (from anywhere on the scalp or body), it does not grow back in the area from which it was harvested.  

Perhaps I’m misunderstanding you, but I just wanted to post this because it could be misleading to anyone considering surgery.

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Edited May 29, 2022 by Rahal Hair Transplant

[Ryan Daniel]

21 minutes ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

Ryan,

I have to ask, where are you getting this information?  While I agree that bumping one’s head 1 month after surgery would not cause any damage to the grafts, it sounds like you’re saying that the follicular units could  not be surgically removed by a manual punch because there’s a 70% chance they’d grow back.  

If that were true then 70% of the donor extractions would grow back, providing almost an unlimited donor hair supply.  This would literally “cure” baldness (not the process of losing hair but actually eliminating baldness on those where it occurs).  I wish this were tru but it’s simply not.  Once a follicular unit is extracted (from anywhere on the scalp or body), it does not grow back in the area from which it was harvested.  

Perhaps I’m misunderstanding you, but I just wanted to post this because it could be misleading to anyone considering surgery.

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Hi,

Sometimes when grafts are implanted very deep under the skin by a hair mill that aren't using correct incision lengths, it is very difficult to completely extract them permanently, hence why there is a chance they will grow back.  This is quite common 

[John1991]

Whether you damaged the grafts likely depends on the cycle of the moon the day you hit your head.  Was it a full moon?  If so, it's likely all the grafts that were hit will fall out.

[THE TRUTH]

At one month you certainly didn't damage the grafts. Nothing to be worried about. 👍

However, this doesn't mean your grafts survived. Grafts dislodging and graft survival are 2 differents things... You never know and you won't find out till the 6-month mark.