PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tse, Flora
AU  - Ng, Bertram
TI  - Immediate Post-Operative Folliculitis: A Foreign Body Reaction, Not an Infection
AID  - 10.33589/35.6.193
DP  - 2025 Nov 01
TA  - International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
PG  - 193--199
VI  - 35
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/35/6/193.short
4100  - http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/35/6/193.full
AB  - Immediate post-operative folliculitis (IPF) refers to the development of inflammatory lesions such as pustules or papules around the transplanted hair follicles shortly after a hair transplant procedure, typically within the first 1–7 days. This condition can arise due to one of two primary mechanisms: 1) foreign body reaction or 2) surgical trauma. This is generally self-limiting in nature and does not involve bacterial infection. Proper differentiation from infective folliculitis, which typically occurs later, is critical for appropriate management.