Hit on the Head Nine Days After Hair Transplant Surgery – Is it Possible to Lose a Graft?

This question comes from a member of our [tag]Hair Loss[/tag] Social Community and Discussion Forums:

I underwent [tag]hair transplant surgery[/tag] 9 days ago,  and was told by day 7 I could start playing basketball again. Tonight during a game, I was hit in the head pretty hard and although I never bled, the implanted scalp was red and irritated, almost like a rug burn, and it looks like a couple of the “stubbly” [tag]follicular unit grafts[/tag] fell out. Did I lose a graft?

The general rule is that between days 7 – 10 (with most [tag]hair restoration[/tag] experts agreeing on 7) the [tag]grafts[/tag] should be fully “rooted” and dislodging them should no longer be an issue. Because it had been 9 days since your [tag]hair transplant[/tag], chances are that the grafts were fully anchored and you may have lost a hair shaft, but no follicles (the important aspect of a follicular unit graft), especially if you didn’t notice any blood.

However, if you’d like further confirmation, I highly recommend contacting the clinic where you underwent [tag]hair restoration surgery[/tag] and asking them directly.

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Blake Bloxham – formerly “Future_HT_Doc”

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