Hair Transplant from Non-Permanent Zones?
Hi,
I’m in planning stages of surgery to fix some Norwood Class 3 corner recession, probably not more than 2000 grafts. Taking the grafts from the permanent zone has the disadvantage of setting me up for more surgery in the future, if finasteride doesn’t keep my hair, so I’m considering having the grafts taken from the midscalp instead. I will then have little to no need for additional surgeries, even if I keep thinning on top, as the transplanted hair will thin out along with
the rest of the hairs.I understand that some might have a problem with a scar on the anterior mid scalp, but I already have a long scar there. It’s from an accident.
You need to discuss these issues with your surgeon and have a good basic concept of the Master Plan and future consequences. Mid-scalp harvesting can cause more scarring and an unnatural outcome. I do not know exactly what you are planning, but it does not sound realistic.
If the surgery is planned out well, you should not need more surgery because you continued to bald. You may look thinner over time, but it should still look natural, not prompting the need for another surgery. Wanting another surgery is a different story. Every surgery should stand on its own… at least, this has been my philosophy.
Thank you for your answer. I’m the one who asked the question.
Transplanting the corners thick with hair just makes me worry I will look less than natural, if the thickness of the transplant (when extracted from a permanent donor zone) remains while the forelock (which has no signs of thinning) and the mid-scalp get thinner as I age. Eventually might be looking at a bald “gap” between the transplanted hairs and the future leading edge of my loss. Though I’m sure seeing Prof. Nordström in Helsinki will soon correct misunderstandings I might have.