Increased Hair Loss after Hair Transplant Surgery

This question, asked by a member of our Hair Loss Social Community and Discussion Forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. Glenn Charles:

I had a [tag]hair transplant[/tag] 12 days ago and I’m experiencing [tag]thinning hair[/tag]. I keep running my hands through my recipient area and more shedding occurs. Should I stop this? Some of the shedding particles do have hairs in them and some are dark like a root. I still have some scabs remaining that I’m gently trying to remove in the shower. Would trying to rub these off dry be a bad thing? Thanks in advance.

At twelve days after [tag]hair restoration[/tag] surgery it would be very unlikely that you could cause any damage to the [tag]follicular unit grafts[/tag]. But, be careful because the remaining hairs in the recipient area are more fragile than they were prior to the hair transplant.

In order to avoid further [tag]hair loss[/tag] be gentle with any remaining, original hairs in the recipient area.

Dr. Glenn Charles

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David – aka TakingThePlunge
Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum

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