6000 donor follicles available. Average head has 100000 hairs. Can lose 50% of hair density before it's visible. Say a norwood 6 loses 60% of their hair (40% left on sides) that's 60000 hairs. Need 30000 hairs replaced to reach 50% density and look like a full head. Average graft 2 hairs. 15000 grafts = 30000 hairs would look like a full head. Could sides be over harvested from 6000 to 10000 to replace 20000 hairs? 2/3 of full apperance. Sides clipped to no1 with SMP to cover overharvest?
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February 3, 2017
Answer: Even if your math is right, the scarring from 10,000 grafts would be very noticeable. Hair transplant is not about the numbers
There are some people who do not have their transplanted grafts shed before beginning to grow, you could be one of them. Or, since you're only 5 weeks out, it's possible that your grafts are just taking a while to shed. Either way it's nothing to worry about and all you should do in this...
It's certainly possible but the extent to which is happens is really dependent on the doctor's experience. A doctor who has done many of these procedures should cause an extremely small amount of damage to pre-existing natural hairs.
Go visit your doctor. That's a pretty unique issue and definitely should be investigated by your doctor further to make sure there's not a larger underlying issue.