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Infected Hair Transplant – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Causes of infected hair transplant

The study has shown that scalp infections during hair transplants are typically not serious when they occur and that they are rare. The infection develops when either during the procedure or after there is a chance given for microbes or pathogens to enter your body. The scalp is home to a substantial system of blood vessels which makes it easy for the immune system to locate and identify pathogens quickly.

When bacteria penetrate an open wound on the scalp, either at the point when the donor follicles were removed or when they were implanted. That is the primary cause of hair transplant infection. You may also be infected if the tools being used for the surgery are not properly sanitized, also if you touch your wounds (with dirty hands) while they are still healing. Other things that can aid hair transplant infection include: