Post Fue - Lots Of Hair Not Shedding - Pics Attached

[Masraro]

Hello,
I would appreciate if any smokers who have gone through hair transplant can respond to this. Also please refrain from general health effects advice, I am hoping for your opinion specifically related to my hair transplant. I used to be a regular smoker and quit a month before my procedure. 9 days after up to 14 days I had 2-3 cigs and thereafter I started regular smoking because I fell weak. What are the chances my surgery is ruined due to my weakness in starting again? Will no new hair grow now?

Also it's been 3 and half weeks now and scabs are out but there is quite a bit transplanted hair still on the recipient area that has not shed. Do you think the smoking killed the grafts and that's why this is happening?

I did 4000 grafts. Please let me know your thoughts. Please see attached picture as well.

Thanks in advance everyone!

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[Masraro]

Pics not in proper order. Two pics with scabs post surgery and the other two pics are the ones taken after one month.

 

[spring15]

I don't think smoking would have much of an effect. My guidelines was like a week or so stop smoking before/after surgery. Not that I smoke so it didn't apply to me.

 

[Masraro]

Not I'm curious if it's normal for so much hair to not shed.

 

[spring15]

I've heard its a good thing if the hair doesn't shed.

 

[Pequod]

The photos look good, I would not worry about smoking affecting the grafts now.