How Much Hair Can Be Transplanted in a Single Surgical Visit?

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Latest answer by Hannah Vargas, MD
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Is there a limit on the amount of hair I can transplant in a single surgical visit? Is this determined in the initial consult? What factors help determine how much hair to transplant?

6 answers to How Much Hair Can Be Transplanted in a Single Surgical Visit?

Hair Transplant Sessions

Traditionally, there are up to approximately 5000 follicular units that can be harvested for transplant. That does not mean that all of these should be done in one session or at all. This depends on a number of factors including age and how thick or dense the donor hair is. Modern hairline design requires careful study of and planning for an individual patient to attain a natural result. Sometimes it is "safer" to break this up into... more

Hannah Vargas, MD
Kansas City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hair transplantation, baldness treatment,

A megasession for hair transplantation can oftentimes involve the transplantation of 2000 to 3000 grafts at a time, but this will always be based on the density of the donor site( from the posterior scalp). These procedures are always done under local anesthesia and can be performed in a doctor's office if properly qualified for this type of surgery. Good luck.

Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

How much hair can be transplated at a single session?

The number of follicles (amount of hair) that can be transplanted at any one session typically maxes out between 3,500 - 5,000 follicles or grafts. The exact number will be determined by the transplant method and the density of the donor region...and of course the amount of hair required at the recipient site. All of these can be discussed during the consultation.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

3000 + grafts per hair transplant.

Most hair clinics no longer have the limitations of performing only 2000 grafts like they did a decade ago. Most hair teams of adequate size average 3000 to 4000 grafts per session as a maximum output if this is what the patient requires.

Kevin Ende, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

How many grafts can be performed.

I will perform up to 3500 follicular unit grafts in a session. I am no longer doing the flap procedure for routine male pattern baldness having first done them in 1975. Even though a great amount of hair can be moved in a short period of time, I have seen too many great results deteriorate with advancing male pattern baldness over the years. Follicular unit grafts are, in my opinion the present surgical treatment of choice. And even then, this surgery should be... more

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD
Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.kabaker.com

Hair transplants vs. Fleming-Mayer flap.

The most hair that is usually transplanted by grafting is 2000 grafts. While that sounds like a lot, a Fleming-Mayer flap transfers 8-10,000 in one piece of "sod" vs. "blades of grass". The hair with transplants falls out and you don't get the normal length of hair for 1 year. With the flap the hair doesn't fall out so it is there the day of the procedure. Most surgeons only do transplants-I have done both procedures for 35 years and give patients the pros and... more

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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