Early healing
Day 13 after a hair transplant: Clearing
Most or all crusts are gone. Any that remain usually come away in the next few washes. Numbness and tightness can carry on for weeks or months as nerves recover.
What you can do now
On day 13
What's typical
- Last crusts
- Numbness or tingling
- Pink skin
Call your clinic if you notice
- Fever, pus, a bad smell, or redness and warmth that spread.
- Grey, purple or black patches bigger than the small crusts around each graft.
- Pain that gets worse each day instead of easing.
In the GraftKeeper app, Check a symptom walks you through what to do.
Not yet reviewed by a doctor — verify with your clinic.
Sources
- Hair transplantNHS, 2023
- A hair transplant can give you permanent, natural-looking resultsAmerican Academy of Dermatology, 2026
- Hair transplantation surgeryIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2008
- Complications in Hair TransplantationJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, 2018