I have been told I am NW5-6 (closer to 6). How many grafts do you think should be necessary with my current donor area? I know that it is hard to say by looking at photographs, but do you think that they are correct? I was told it was best to concentrate on the hairline and middle with a little on the crown and more to the crown in future if i required. I thought 2000 sounded very low and I am afraid of low density.
March 7, 2017
Answer: Number of HTP for good density? Your are going to need thousands if you are looking for good density! Do NOT rely on photos but rather the actual seeing patients with your degree of balding and density of hair before proceeding. If density is what you want and lack of texture change of our hair and less cost you should look into the Fleming-Mayer Flap procedure we developed 35 years ago. This is not done by technicians but by very experienced plastic surgeons with this technique. We do both types of hair replacement and once patients see both they can choose.I have patients I did 25-30 years ago who are sending their sons now to us to have The FMF done.
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March 7, 2017
Answer: Number of HTP for good density? Your are going to need thousands if you are looking for good density! Do NOT rely on photos but rather the actual seeing patients with your degree of balding and density of hair before proceeding. If density is what you want and lack of texture change of our hair and less cost you should look into the Fleming-Mayer Flap procedure we developed 35 years ago. This is not done by technicians but by very experienced plastic surgeons with this technique. We do both types of hair replacement and once patients see both they can choose.I have patients I did 25-30 years ago who are sending their sons now to us to have The FMF done.
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March 7, 2017
Answer: Concerned About Density I believe your concerns about density are well founded. Usually to build up the frontal forelock/hairline requires between 2500-3000 grafts. To graft into the crown would be more grafts, so for most patients in your hair loss classification we suggest to focus on the frontal area, and if desired the second procedure can focus on the back. There is an old adage in hair surgery that you don't graft in the back until you are happy with the front.
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March 7, 2017
Answer: Concerned About Density I believe your concerns about density are well founded. Usually to build up the frontal forelock/hairline requires between 2500-3000 grafts. To graft into the crown would be more grafts, so for most patients in your hair loss classification we suggest to focus on the frontal area, and if desired the second procedure can focus on the back. There is an old adage in hair surgery that you don't graft in the back until you are happy with the front.
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