Hey Doctors, good morning I’m a 24yo man, I started loosing my hair 5years ago due to hereditary, now I’m planning to do a hair transplant next month in my country, and I was wondering how many grafts I need, hopefully I get the answer here and to be honest I’m thinking about 3500 grafts "entire head", so my question is, what can I expect from 3500 grafts to cover!? P.s: I do not have any disease and I’m not taking any treatment or medicine. Thanks in advance.
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After the operation scabbing is normal. You need to remove the scabs starting from the 7th wash, in order the post operation stages to be successful
The donor area follicles are removed and transplanted to other areas of the scalp. Although follicles continue to generate new hairs as hair falls out, follicles do not regenerate. This is why it is crucial not to over-harvest the follices. I would think as the hair in the photo grows, you...
Neil Verma, HBSc, MD, FCFP - Account Suspended says:
No way to predict if you will be a good candidate for hair transplant 7 years from now. To improve your chances that you are a good candidate start taking medications, topical creams and PRP injections.