Shaving the Donor Area Before Surgery?

Can the back of your head around the donor area may not be shaven prior to the hair transplant? As with long hair, it is much harder to hide, and takes much longer time to grow. How much donor hair can be taken from the back of the head? as this is now to be my second attempt!

Thank you, Please Advise

If you are referring to the shaving doctors do before performing follicular unit extraction (FUE), it is not always necessary, but the number of grafts will be less than if you allow a larger area to be clipped. I am not sure what you mean by second attempt, but if you are saying that a first attempt at FUE failed, then be careful in selecting the same doctor who might not have the process mastered.