A Transplant Doctor Told Me I Need Multiple Procedures

I am not bald and have a thick head of hair. My only problem is my naturally deep temples which I want to fill in so that my hair line looks straight.

I was recently told by a hair doctor that only a certain number of grafts can be performed on the temples of my head in 1 session since the number of hair follicles in my hair which is very dense. He states it is impossible to graft too many or the follicles will compete for blood supply and the instrument’s pressure will cause adjacent grafts to pop out. The area I want to fix is rather small. However, he says I will probably need two transplants.

Is this true or is it just a way for him to make more money?

Without knowing the size of the area, the number of grafts, or the thickness of your hair it is hard for me to answer this question. Generally you can safely put 40-50 follicular units into a square cm (normal densities are 100 follicular units per square cm), but that depends upon various mechanical factors. The average person does not need to achieve normal densities to get adequate fullness. With a small balding area I would assume that your blood supply should be very good. Dense packing of the grafts was pioneered by me in 1993. I believe that there are situations where one doctor can put too many grafts too close so that growth might be impacted. Some doctors have extensive experience in dense packing and can do it safely, others have not built the skills and would prefer not to dense pack the grafts. Whatever the doctor is comfortable with is what is probably best in that particular situation. Never push the doctor to do more than his comfort level is. Plus, you always have the option to visit with a different doctor.