Removed Scabs Too Early - Lost Grafts? Worrying Like Crazy

[gazzadasnail]

Ten days ago I underwent a 5000 graft fue transplant. There was a huge amount of bleeding and scabs as I bleed an awful lot.

The thing is by day 5 a lot of the scabs were starting to either fall off or lift up and were balancing on the top of my hairs. I then started gently rubbing them away simply by stroking my hand back and forth on the top of my head where the scabs were and they fell away. Sometimes I rubbed slightly harder for ones that were clinging to the hairs but never very hard at all. A few of them had hairs attached to them.

Now after ten days with almost no scabs left at all I am feeling guilty and worrying like crazy that I may have damaged my result.

The doctor told me that after 72 hours grafts have been sealed in place so I keep reassuring myself thinking this but can't help but worry after the money and time I've spent on this.

I have heard some surgeries recommend showering and removing scabs after 4 days but these guys told me not to touch at all.

I have also heard that if you pulled an actual graft out you would seriously know about it as in there would be blood coming out which hasn't happened at all.

Can anyone ease my mind here or have I messed up badly?

 

[Roberto_72]

I have also heard that if you pulled an actual graft out you would seriously know about it as in there would be blood coming out which hasn't happened at all.

This. After five days, the grafts are in place and it would bleed if you took them off.

 

[gazzadasnail]

This. After five days, the grafts are in place and it would bleed if you took them off.

Thanks Roberto. So unless I basically manually removed grafts myself and blood came out the result is basically how the result would have been regardless of what I've done since the procedure?

Out of curiosity do they tell you not to touch your recipient area mainly for cleanliness and infection purposes then and not due to the possibility of graft removal? Otherwise it's confusing to me as the doctor explained to me that after 72 hours the grafts are in place and have taken root to the blood supply.

During the first 72 hours i definitely never done a thing. after this time there was no blood left only scabs. What an emotional rollercoaster ha.

 

[spring15]

You are fine pal

 

[gazzadasnail]

You are fine pal

Thanks Spring. I like fine ha.

 

[Roberto_72]

But your pics?

 

[gazzadasnail]

Here are my pics. Some are in direct sunlight, some are with the flash on camera.

Only issue is I haven't got a good before picture. I will get one from the clinic on monday as they took some then and will update the thread with them but basically the red area at the front was essentially bald and my hairline at the front before the surgery was like a centimetre or more back, I think. The corners/temples were slick bald before.

So this is ten days growth as I had it done last monday and they shaved the whole head to a zero.

What's your opinions?

 

[roho]

Thanks Roberto. So unless I basically manually removed grafts myself and blood came out the result is basically how the result would have been regardless of what I've done since the procedure?

Out of curiosity do they tell you not to touch your recipient area mainly for cleanliness and infection purposes then and not due to the possibility of graft removal? Otherwise it's confusing to me as the doctor explained to me that after 72 hours the grafts are in place and have taken root to the blood supply.

During the first 72 hours i definitely never done a thing. after this time there was no blood left only scabs. What an emotional rollercoaster ha.

you are fine, felt the same exact way. the original small hairs started to fell out, then had scalp shock at the 8-week mark where the existing hairs in the recipient area started to fall out as well. now at 4 months, it is much better and see the hairs growing in. lots of patience, that is all.