These scabs (crusts) should have been prevented with good washing techniques the day and the day after surgery. Once they form, you run a risk of graft loss until 14 days at which time you can get them out by leaving a shampoo on the area for 10 minutes, getting it water logged, and then gently rub them off with your finger tips. Repeat this daily until the area is crust free. I take it that you are a female as the hairline shape, a concave shape, is the classic female pattern.
(female) I recently had my hair bleached from black to blonde by a hairdresser. They put 1 and a half big boxes of bleach onto my hair, which was very dry anyway, then put clear bags over it and sat me underneath the heat for 20 mins. He told me that he’d never tried this before, but it ‘should’ work. My hair was around 5 inches past my shoulders.
As a result of this, my hair on the left side of my head snapped off, so it is all around 3 inches in length, at the longest points. I also have burns on my head, which I obviously can’t see, but are extremely uncomfortable. They have scabbed up in the past few days, and this was done exactly a week ago. What will happen to my hair? Will it fall out with the scab? And do I have any rights, enabling me to take legal action?
I cannot give you any legal advice on your situation. You should see a lawyer for that.
Many men and women use bleach to lighten their hair color, but this can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Bleach is a chemical that causes irritation to skin and may even cause burns. If you are considering any legal action, you should at least see a doctor for an examination to medically document your burn and scabbing. A good photographic record of what is happening to you is important and these photographs should be taken often. A good doctor should be able to answer your medical questions in detail regarding your recovery and prognosis.
I want to know why there are so many scabs covering my grafts. I can’t see the density that the surgeon put in. What advice can you give me?
These are questions you should be asking your surgeon. Scabbing occurs because of bleeding around the grafts and/or leakage of a serous fluid around the grafts that contain fibrin which form these ‘clots’ or scabs. Once they get set up (about 2 days) then they shouldn’t be removed aggressively because that will pull out the grafts. I have a vigorous washing technique to prevent this from happening.
Sorry that you didn’t get this information in advance of your hair transplant. because of the scabbing photos you sent me, I can’t read the density. Your surgeon will tell you how many grafts he put in and you can measure the recipient area and calculate the recipient transplanted density.
So I think I am finally ready to have a procedure, on average, how long does it take for the scabbing to go away? I do not want to go back to work before it does.
The last two patients done this past week had no scabs when they left surgery or on the days following surgery. This is what we expect in over 90% of patients and most can go out into the real world without a hat on. Some people keep the scabs longer. The length of time relates to the:
Two of these are in control of the doctor and the patient, while the third is not controlled be addressing #1 and #2 alone.
Update: Here are 2 photos of a patient — the photo on the left was taken under an hour after the surgery of 1500 grafts was complete; the photo on the right was taken 11 days after surgery. This is the typical post-operative appearance of our patient surgeries. Click to enlarge.
This does not look like scabbing, but rather two areas of necrosis (death of the skin in the blackened area). The pink color around the larger black area indicates an early infection that is spreading out from the necrotic area. Return to your surgeon and ask about this. If I am correct, you will have a real problem that will require a lot of wound care. This is a terrible complication of a hair transplant.
2018-05-10 06:19:462018-04-20 19:51:13Is This Scabbing of My Recipient Area? (photo)
I underwent a mega session of 2884 grafts and was worried on the 20th day as my scabs didnt fall off. So I contacted my doctor who told me to do a gentle massage. I did it but during this massage what I noticed was that there were some scabs that had hair attached to it. Does it mean I have pulled the graft even after 20 days!?
I would like to clear that i massaged with my fingers ( not nails ) in a slow circular motion.
Waiting anxiously for a quick response.
I’m confused. You called your doctor who performed your surgery to ask about scabs, but you’re asking me if the grafts were pulled out? The problem is that you should not have waited until 3 weeks after surgery to do a proper washing of your recipient sites!
Some of the hairs should be falling out on their own with or without scabs, but the roots of the grafts will still be in place, as seen in the article we published in 2006 — Graft Anchoring in Hair Transplantation [PDF file].
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2018-07-05 07:29:492018-07-20 09:29:48They Say Going Bald Is the End of Getting Women (From Reddit)
I’ve read that there haven’t been many (if any) conclusive studies about saw palmetto’s effect on hair loss. But what about saw palmetto’s effect on BPH? Do you know how effective it is for that? The Mayo Clinic grades saw palmetto as an A (on a scale of A to F) in terms of effectiveness for BPH.
If saw palmetto has weak DHT blocking ability, and it’s just a berry, why not take like 10 pills a day (instead of the usual 2)?
The impact of saw palmetto on prostate problems has a lot of history that goes back hundreds of years. The product has been studied, but although there is no doubt an effect on BPH (benign prostate hypertrophy or swollen prostate) at reducing symptoms with difficulty in urination, it does not seem to work on DHT. It has been suggested that its mechanism of action is something other than DHT effects and that is why it may not help in hair loss.
2008-07-18 12:33:262008-07-15 15:35:31Saw Palmetto’s Effect on BPH
Do I need to stop saw palmetto now that I take dutasteride?
Saw Palmetto is a very weak DHT blocker while Dutasteride is a very strong DHT blocker. Yes, stop the Saw Palmetto. Many experts like me, don’t believe that Saw Palmetto works for hair loss at all
I will qualify this video as it is not based upon good science so take what you read with a grain of salt. A huge number of men use this medication. Some studies show it has some DHT blocking effects and other studies show it has no value.
2020-02-09 10:36:372020-02-09 21:01:12Saw Palmetto Video discusses how to use it and personal results
