Will Red Bumps on the Head after Hair Transplant Surgery Affect the Final Result?

This question, from a member of our hair loss social community and discussion forums, was answered by a staff physician from Coalition hair transplant clinic Shapiro Medical:

I recently had follicular unit extraction (FUE) and I have some bumps on my head on the area where the grafts are implanted. One bump is not visible, but you can feel it and when you press it, it hurts a bit. There are also some visible smaller bumps with a red color. What should I do? Can it harm the hair growth?

Most likely you have had your FUE hair transplant within the last few weeks. Occasionally after hair restoration surgery some of the recipient sites can become inflamed and if worse still, infected.

My initial recommendations for patients with only a few red and tender areas on the scalp would be to make sure you are shampooing the scalp daily and preferably with an antibacterial shampoo. Also, apply topical antibiotic ointment to the worst offending areas at least twice a day for about a week. Avoid picking or scratching the areas.

Still, after having said this, it is best to follow up with your hair transplant surgeon in the office or on the phone to update them on your progress. If necessary, they may also want to put you on some oral antibiotics.

If you take care of this in a timely manner, there should really be no ill effects on the final FUE result.

-Shapiro Medical 

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David
Editorial Assistant and Forum Co-Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog.

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