3500 grafts (front and crown)
Some people think that there were too many grafts transplanted. Can you comment on this?
I am curious about your age and your hair thickness (fine, medium, or coarse). Considering that the grafts were placed both in the front and the crown, 3500 grafts is not a high number, especially if your hair was fine or medium-fine in thickness; however, I hope that your surgeon went over your lifetime donor supply with you so that if your crown area expands as you age or the frontal recession increases and merges with the crown, then do you have enough hair to address such advanced balding (Class 5, 6 or 7 patterns of balding)?
For most patients, I often transplant the frontal area and push medications to address the crown, which is usually successful. This reduces the costs (as I charge by the graft) and preserves the donor area for the inevitable future balding in young men who show crown balding. You received 2200 grafts to the frontal area and 1300 to the crown.
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