Is my donor area over harvested and do I require another hair transplant? (Photos)

After a hair transplant we advise to carefully protect the transplanted hairs for the first 5 days, after which showering and increasing your activities is possible. The transplanted hair shafts will typically fall out in about 3 weeks and the new hairs will start to grow in at 3-4 months. Full growth is judged at 10-12 months. Sometimes the native hairs in the recipient area will continue to thin over time which can give the illusion of a failed transplant, when in reality most of the density is actually from the transplanted hair.
In your situation, it is too soon to tell whether or not you will need another transplant. However, the donor area does look over-harvested. Again, only time will tell the effects of this, for the hair takes a long time to grow. SMP could be a potential option to create the appearance of density.

Gary Linkov, MD
Hair Specialist
Manhattan

I does appear that the right side was over harvested. Did the left side look that originally? Did they tell you they took more grafts from the right compared to the left.? I agree that SMP might be your only option to tr and even the donor area appearance..

Only time will answer this question. If it is shock loss, then the next 6 months should result in a substantial improvement in the donor area. The fact that one side is much better than the other suggests it is shock loss and not over-harvesting.

From the pictures provided, it does look like overharvesting has been done. But it will be better to wait for 3 to 4 months before making the diagnosis because if it is a shock loss then they would recover on their own. You should start applying 5% minoxidil in this area. And if there is no recovery, then either you might have to grow the hair long or get the scalp micropigmentation done.

Hello!
Unfortunately to me it looks like you have been overharvested on your right side. I would go for trichopigmentation/SMP to cover it up as much as possible. 
Hope this helps. 

If your doctor harvested equally both sides, this could be a shock loss.
After porcedure 3-4 months, you can tell this is shock loss or over-harvested.
Applying 5% minoxidil lotion might help regrow the hair in that area.

Hello, I understand your concern and you have every right to feel that way. Unfortunately it does look like your right side has been over harvested. I’m sorry this is the case but there are 2 solutions. You can let your hair grow out a bit on that side to cover it up or you can get Scalp Micropigmentation that will help hide it. Good luck to you.

if it's looked this way from day one then it's over-harvested. Shock loss is a real phenomenon in both donor and recipient sites but in your case the timing suggests over-harvesting. 

Shock loss (anagram effluvium) can occur in the FUE donor area resulting in a delayed regrowth of shaved hair. This might take 3-4 months to start to recover.FUE donor over-harvesting will result in a permanent decrease in hair density and there is little to be done other than grow the residual hair long to provide an illusion of thickness - with or without Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) in addition - or shave the head completely - with or without SMP.You will have to wait 6 months to know whether the donor hair will regrow.

Yes, your right side looks over-harvested. The best way to treat this is with either allowing your hair to grow longer to cover it, or to get Scalp Micropigmentation