Is it normal for the donor area to look patchy? (Photo)

August 13, 2017
Asked By:raphael72 in Sydney, AU

I had my hair transplant done on the 20th of July (so 3.5 weeks/25 days ago). I feel as the surgeons/technicians over harvested the donor area. There are a lot of patches and some feel as if there are no hairs growing. I spoke to the doctor and they informed me that it is shock loss? But to me it looks like they did a bad job. He informed me that it could take up to 2-3 months for the donor area to look normal. Can anyone advise?

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August 23, 2017

Answer: If you have excess number of hair grafts harvested, your donor area will look depleted.

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August 23, 2017

Answer: If you have excess number of hair grafts harvested, your donor area will look depleted.

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August 16, 2017

Answer: Over harvesting or not?

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Answer: Over harvesting or not?

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Answer: Hair transplant/ FUE/ Donor Area

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August 15, 2017

Answer: Donor area over-harvesting

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