FUE - Is this shock loss or my imagination? 14 days from an Artas hair transplant (3000 grafts over 2 days). (Photos)

Realize that it has only been two weeks from the harvesting that was done from your procedure.  With the ARTAS robotic transplant system over harvesting does not usually occur.  The robot is precise and leaves follicles around the one that was harvested.  There may be some shock loss from the donor site but I would give it some more time and let the hair grow in.  It may take several month for the hair to grow back if it was from shock loss.

  Overharvesting is difficult but possible with an ARTAS.  Parameters can be changed so that more or less grafts are obtained.  Early on at day 14, it is likely your hair may need some time to respond.  Give yourself a few months and reevaluate.  The range of grafts per square cm is from 20 grafts to 70 grafts per square cm.  The artistic planning of hair restoration is in how to achieve less with more!!  One issue of overly packing grafts is the graft survival rate may decrease due to so many grafts competing for limited blood supply.  Best Dr. Anil Shah


  In my practice I use PRP and other growth factors to allow the donor area to heal rapidly (in my own head I was presentable in 3 days).  When the donor area is being harvested, careful planning takes place to ensure that the pattern of removal is irregular so that the eye can not detect removal of hair.  Removing the donor area by hand is much more likely to cause areas of see through and alopecia.  Best Dr. Anil Shah