
Do hair transplants bleed?
One of the pre-op concerns that we hear voiced most often is: "does a hair transplant bleed?"
Yes - a hair transplant does bleed slightly. While under localized anesthesia, your surgeon will make tiny incisions, similar to pinpricks, to harvest your donor follicles in the back of your head, followed by additional “pinpricks” along your hairline to place the follicle. In each case, there is a small amount of blood that will quickly form a tiny scab before healing.
As tempting as it may be, please do not pick at the scabs under any circumstance, and allow them to slough off naturally. Picking at the scabs can cause great damage to your new follicles, and may cause unnecessary scarring as well.
After about 7-10 days, the scabs will fall off naturally, leaving behind your newly transplanted follicles.