I had 2500 grafts so far, and I may become very bald like my father and his father before him. The maximum number of grafts reflects your donor density. In some people with low donor density, it might be 3000-4000, but if your donor density is very high, it could be easily 10,000 or more […]
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The answer depends upon the size of the punch and the way you heal. The smaller the punch, the smaller the scar. On some people, I could not find any scars from FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), but did notice the missing follicular units. I always wonder why (assuming you are not an actor) you would […]
This is a difficult question, because it depends upon donor denity and donor laxity (assuming the strip method of harvesting). On average, I would suspect that the total number of transplantable hairs is between 15,000 – 20,000 assuming an average density and average laxity. Those with high density and laxity may push these numbers to […]
I really do not know the maximum and I would be just giving you a theoretical number. In practice, I believe we may have done about 4000 grafts over several procedures using only FUE.
In your doctor’s hand, if his comfortable number is 1000-1200 grafts, than that is what he should do. Seven hours of surgery is a lot, so the number he is quoting is reasonable for him. In our practice, we often perform 3000-4000 grafts in a single session and it takes usually about 5 hours or […]
We need to talk about good medical practices. Many surgeons believe that FUE works well provided that in a person with an medium hair thickness and an average donor density, has no more than 3500 FUE grafts removed to avoide a see-through donor area. 3500 grafts for such a person will cover Class 3, 3a, […]
The way this should be approached, is to analyse your hair with respect to its hair thickness (fine, medium or coarse, the coarser being better than fine hair), and the donor density. The number of grafts that can be safely moved in a Class 6 pattern of balding depends upon the donor density. The higher […]
At the bottom of this posting, there are two examples of views of the donor area under a hand microscope (these can be purchased on Amazon.com). The microscopic view on the picture above averages about 2 hairs per follicular unit. This number is close to the average Caucasian’s density with a total hair count reflecting 100,000 hairs on the […]
It is difficult to tell if you have shock hair loss or over-harvesting of the donor area. Over-harvesting would be unlikely if your original donor density was normal as shown here (see: https://newhair.com/donor-area/). However, if your donor density was low, then 3000 grafts could have exceeded your maximum number of grafts that can be harvested. There is little you can […]
Maximum number of grafts in one session is dependent on the exam. Doctor needs to determine your hair density and scalp elasticity for maximum harvest. Every person is different and with each surgery the maximum number changes. The maximum number can be a high as 6000 grafts but this is not typical.
This answer is going to be a little long and technical, but hopefully some find interest in this… Donor Area: The donor area is always the rim of hair that is seen in the Norwood Class 7 patient (see art at right). It starts at the occipital prominence of the skull (back of the skull) […]
This is a long piece, so I’m breaking it up into 2 separate parts. Here’s part 1, with the 2nd part coming at the same time tomorrow… There are practical problems with the FUE2 method of harvesting. First, the patient must have his hair clipped widely if he wants/needs extensive grafting above 600-800 grafts (the […]
The largest case we did was 2,800 grafts. The large follicular unit extraction (FUE) cases require high densities of the hair in the donor area. Those individuals who have lower densities generally have from 20-40% less hairs per square inch, so one could expect that yields may be as low as 700 – 1,000 grafts […]
If you are a woman and stress is the cause of the hair loss, it may reverse after the hair has gone through a telogen cycle (6-8 months). The surgery you had certainly adds stress. If you are a man, you should not be experiencing hair loss around the back and sides unless you have […]
There is a misconception that many patients and surgeons. They believe they must replace the density of the recipient area in the balding area when having (or doing) a hair transplant. Nothing could be further from the truth. Too many Reddit patients are wasting their donor supply by using too many grafts to cover Class […]
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