1 month PO. Has my donor area been over harvested after FUE? Is scalp micro-pigmentation the only way to correct it? (photos)

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I had an FUE Hair Transplant 40 days ago and this is how the donor area currently looks. I had 2000 grafts transplanted. Will SMP be my only option to correct this? And is it normal for the back of my head to be red for this long? Thank you in advance

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is unlikely that your donor area is depleted. Your donor area will always look "thinner" proportionate to the number of hairs taken out after a FUE harvesting surgery.  The hairs will NOT grow back from the donor area (where it was taken).  If it all goes to plan the donor hairs will grow in the area it was transplanted.

Matt Tahsini, MD · Answer

Hello, I understand your anxiety about your donor area but I don’t think you have any worries. From what I can see it looks okay at this point. That being said it wouldn’t hurt to make a follow up appointment with your surgeon and have him check everything out for your peace of mind. Good luck.

Allan J. Parungao, MD · Answer

For a 2000 graft FUE, overharvest is possible but unlikely. Stay in close contact with your surgeon. Continue with the postop instructions as directed . Continue with the hair saving techniques that you were prescribed. Finally, do not blow off your follow up visit a year from now.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

It would be unusual with 2000 FUE grafts to over-harvest the donor area unless the distribution of the extractions was concentrated in a small area

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