Q: I had a hair transplant two weeks ago and I just started noticing that some grafts were in my baseball cap at the end of the day. Am I losing the transplant and what can I do to keep this from happening?
A: The follicles are firmly fixed in the scalp 10 days following the hair transplant. Hair is shed from the follicle beginning the second week after the procedure. This is perfectly normal and does not represent any loss of grafts.
What you are seeing is the root sheath that is shed along with the hair shaft. This looks like a little bulb, but is not the growth part of the follicle and should not be a cause for concern.
Two weeks following the hair transplant you may shower and shampoo your scalp as you normally did before the procedure without any risk of losing grafts.
Topic: SheddingTags: Grafts Permanent Ten Days After Hair Transplant / Hair Follicle / Hair Shaft / Post-op Care / Root Sheath / Shedding After Hair Transplant
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 11:16 am
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