1 Day After Procedure #2

In addition to the location and whether preexisting hair is present for coverage of the grafted area, several other factors should be discussed. Note in the picture the front zone of single hair "micrografts". Note the markedly smaller scabs present. The more visible scabs behind the micrografts zone are 3 to 5 hair grafts and you can see that they have larger scabs which are actually composed of variable amounts of dried blood and skin from the graft. The smaller "follicular unit graft" (see FAQs if necessary for definition) as they are smaller pieces of tissue have scabs more like the micrograft than the minigrafts shown.

The scabs take from 5 days to 2 1/2 weeks to fall off depending upon how diligently you apply the soaks that you will be instructed to use. The usual time for the skin to be free of the scabs and to have only stubble from your new grafted hair is 7-10 days.

Pain after the transplant is much less than you might expect. Although people's pain thresholds vary, the overwhelming majority of people have some pain the first night following the procedure. This is well controlled with codeine strength medicine. The discomfort is essentially always from the donor area as the area receiving the grafts has some diminished sensation that will disappear over the next several months. Following the first night, usually only Tylenol is needed if anything. There will be some tenderness of the donor area if you sleep on it and this can last for up to three weeks.