How Much Hair Should I Expect from Hair Transplantation?

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Latest answer by Amiya Prasad, MD
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Is it possible to regain a full head of hair with hair transplants? Will the hair be thin and brittle?

6 answers to How Much Hair Should I Expect from Hair Transplantation?

FUE Hair Transplant and Body Hair Transplant

This depends on the technique you choose and how many grafts are harvested. Hair transplant technology has come a long way and does have the capacity to restore an NW 7 to a nearly full head of hair. This is possible through advanced follicular unit extraction (FUE) using uGraft. Since FUE is minimally invasive, scalpel free, and harvests the follicular units one at a time, it is now a viable option to use non-head donor hair. Referred to as body hair transplant, hair can be harvested from... more

Sanusi Umar, MD
Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

www.finetouchdermatology.com

Hair Transplant Yield Results

With hair transplants in the suitable candidate, hair transplants can result in a full appearing result. The hair behaves the same in the transplanted area as it did in the original area-it is not brittle and will be the same consistency as the original. My colleague Dr. Gary Hitzig, New York hair restoration specialist, has developed ACell MatriStem for hair transplant which also increases the yield of transplanted hair as ACell has the ability to duplicate (or "clone") hairs. Use... more

Amiya Prasad, MD
New York Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.prasadcosmeticsurgery.com

How much hair can you expect from hair transplantation?

The number of hairs that can be harvested and transplanted is limited and dependant on the donor site. The hair taken from the donor area will continue to grow and not fall out as a result of pattern baldness because this hair is not sensitive to the male hormone DHT. We can harvest 3,000-4,000 hairs in a single session, (this would still depend on hair density and scalp laxity). Whether or not you can attain a “full head of hair” depends on how much hair... more

Timothy Jochen, MD
Palm Springs Dermatologic Surgeon

How Much Hair after Transplantation

Results will depend on the size of the bald area. With hair replacement surgery we are not giving a patient more hair, just moving it from the donor scalp to the bald area. With transplants you may get a full head of hair, but with much less density than you had as a child. There is always a change in hair texture after transplantation. The Fleming/Mayer flap will give immediate results with normal hair density and texture.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

How much hair can be transplanted

First of all, any type of hair transplant does not give you more scalp hair unless it is a rare case of body hair transplanted for salvage cases. The existing scalp donor hair, which should be selected from areas hopefully not to bald in the future , is moved by strip harvesting , tiny punches(FUE) or flaps to areas where it can be used for effective styling. For those who are or will become bald in the front and top of the scalp ( the majority of balding men) , donor hair should... more

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD
Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.kabaker.com

Hair transplant disadvantages.

You are correct in that the hair texture changes and it takes thousands of grafts to get low density hair. Look at the advantages of the Fleming-Mayer Flap procedure. No change in hair texture, natural density and immediate hair without waiting a year for the hair to get long enough for coverage.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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