Increased Hair Loss after Hair Transplant Surgery

This question, asked by a member of our Hair Loss Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. Glenn Charles:

I had a hair transplant 12 days ago and I’m experiencing thinning hair. I keep running my hands through my recipient area and more shedding occurs. Should I stop this? Some of the shedding particles do have hairs in them and some are dark like a root. I still have some scabs remaining that I’m gently trying to remove in the shower. Would trying to rub these off dry be a bad thing? Thanks in advance.

At twelve days after hair restoration surgery it would be very unlikely that you could cause any damage to the follicular unit grafts. But, be careful because the remaining hairs in the recipient area are more fragile than they were prior to the hair transplant.

In order to avoid further hair loss be gentle with any remaining, original hairs in the recipient area.

Dr. Glenn Charles

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David – aka TakingThePlunge
Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum

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