Age : 24 Hais loss : since 18 years old. Hair color : blonde and fine My father isnt bald.One of my 3 brothers is half bald. (keeps all hair in back) Heavy thinnig happened on temples and top areas of my scalp.My hairloss %70 %80 stopped except for right temple.I didnt use any medicines and dont want to use because I want permanent solution to my problem. How many grafts do I need to cover bald areas? I want dense packing if I have enough donor hair.Please help me. Thanks in advance.
I'm 24 yrs old, How Many Grafts Do I Need to Cover Bald Areas? (photo)
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topgun1111
- 2 years ago
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1500-2000 grafts to start (as an estimate). However you want to consider several factors:
- Size/type of grafts
- Harvesting procedure type i.e strip vs FUE
- Graft placement
- Background of the physician i.e are they trained in aesthetics/cosmetics as a Dermatologist or Plastic surgeon would be.
Due to your age and potential extent of hair loss, these factors can be critical.
1500-2000 grafts to start (as an estimate). However you want to consider several factors:
- Size/type of grafts
- Harvesting procedure type i.e strip vs FUE
- Graft placement
- Background of the physician i.e are they trained in aesthetics/cosmetics as a Dermatologist or Plastic surgeon would be.
Due to your age and potential extent of hair loss, these factors can be critical.
Based on the pictures from the top, I would presume you could eventually be a class 6 baldness. If you were to start hair transplants at this relatively early age, planning should take this into account. If you had 2000-3000 grafts now, they should be done in such a pattern that will not make you look unnatural as you lose more hair. You should have at least another 4000 grafts in reserve for the future.
Based on the pictures from the top, I would presume you could eventually be a class 6 baldness. If you were to start hair transplants at this relatively early age, planning should take this into account. If you had 2000-3000 grafts now, they should be done in such a pattern that will not make you look unnatural as you lose more hair. You should have at least another 4000 grafts in reserve for the future.
I think the most important thing is to set proper expectations on what you may and may not be able to achieve with a hair transplant. You are likely to continue to lose hair, and medical treatment can help to slow or even stop that process. Hair transplant may be useful to try to maintain the current status of your hair, and starting with 1500-2000 grafts is not unreasonable, but you must understand that hair loss can be relentless and progressive. It is likely that you would need more transplant sessions in the future, and other therapies (medication, topicals, PRP, light therapy, etc) can help to maintain or improve your surgical results.
Keeping your hair very short does make it somewhat more difficult as well. This makes it somewhat harder to improve hair "mass" or density on the top, and depending on how short it is kept on the sides, may even make it difficult to camouflage the donor area (depending on harvest technique). You would probably be fine to proceed with an FUE technique (like Neograft) without being able to see any scarring at the donor area as long as some hair length is maintained at the donor site.
An in-person exam with a fellowship-trained hair restoration surgeon is definitely recommended in order to review all of your options in detail.
All the best,
Web reference: http://www.txfaces.com/hair-restoration-dallas/hair-transplant/
I think the most important thing is to set proper expectations on what you may and may not be able to achieve with a hair transplant. You are likely to continue to lose hair, and medical treatment can help to slow or even stop that process. Hair transplant may be useful to try to maintain the current status of your hair, and starting with 1500-2000 grafts is not unreasonable, but you must understand that hair loss can be relentless and progressive. It is likely that you would need more transplant sessions in the future, and other therapies (medication, topicals, PRP, light therapy, etc) can help to maintain or improve your surgical results.
Keeping your hair very short does make it somewhat more difficult as well. This makes it somewhat harder to improve hair "mass" or density on the top, and depending on how short it is kept on the sides, may even make it difficult to camouflage the donor area (depending on harvest technique). You would probably be fine to proceed with an FUE technique (like Neograft) without being able to see any scarring at the donor area as long as some hair length is maintained at the donor site.
An in-person exam with a fellowship-trained hair restoration surgeon is definitely recommended in order to review all of your options in detail.
All the best,
Learn more: http://www.txfaces.com/hair-restoration-dallas/hair-transplant/
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Unlike some of the other doctors here, I would decline to operate on someone your age with your degree of hair loss, and with your reluctance to use medications. You appear to be destined for significant hair loss, and you will likely not be satisfied with the conservative surgical approach that your situation demands.
Hair loss is a chronic condition, and as with all chronic conditions, long term treatment is needed. That means management with finasteride and minoxidil, and possibly light based therapy, are important adjunctive treatments to surgery.
Unlike some of the other doctors here, I would decline to operate on someone your age with your degree of hair loss, and with your reluctance to use medications. You appear to be destined for significant hair loss, and you will likely not be satisfied with the conservative surgical approach that your situation demands.
Hair loss is a chronic condition, and as with all chronic conditions, long term treatment is needed. That means management with finasteride and minoxidil, and possibly light based therapy, are important adjunctive treatments to surgery.
You are a reasonable transplant candidate but your negative approach to using drugs like Propecia (finasteride) might hurt you if you have a transplant without this drug on board. Shock loss is common and that means that there can be an acceleration of your hair loss with a transplant
You are a reasonable transplant candidate but your negative approach to using drugs like Propecia (finasteride) might hurt you if you have a transplant without this drug on board. Shock loss is common and that means that there can be an acceleration of your hair loss with a transplant
If you keep your hair as short as you on the photo, surgery will not help. Surgery may actually make it worse and leave you with scarring even if you use the FUE method of harvest. You must consider that you may go on to lose all your hair as a possibility. There is nothing wrong with wanting surgery but you probably need to see a doctor for a proper exam before considering the option. Photos cannot substitute for an exam.
If you keep your hair as short as you on the photo, surgery will not help. Surgery may actually make it worse and leave you with scarring even if you use the FUE method of harvest. You must consider that you may go on to lose all your hair as a possibility. There is nothing wrong with wanting surgery but you probably need to see a doctor for a proper exam before considering the option. Photos cannot substitute for an exam.
Thanks for the photos. Based on your desire, you would need a rather large grafting session of at
least 3,000 hairs. Perhaps 4000 will fill out the areas you wish to restore "dense packing". You likely have the resources.
least 3,000 hairs. Perhaps 4000 will fill out the areas you wish to restore "dense packing". You likely have the resources.
Web reference: http://www.artisanhairtransplant.com/
Thanks for the photos. Based on your desire, you would need a rather large grafting session of at
least 3,000 hairs. Perhaps 4000 will fill out the areas you wish to restore "dense packing". You likely have the resources.
least 3,000 hairs. Perhaps 4000 will fill out the areas you wish to restore "dense packing". You likely have the resources.
Learn more: http://www.artisanhairtransplant.com/
Thanks for the thorough and detailed information you provided. It looks like approximately 3,000 grafts would be enough to provide you with the hairline and density you desire. However, this would need to be ultimately determined through an in-office consultation. Also, considering you wear a buzz cut and need hairline work, I recommend using FUE hair transplant. FUE produces the least amount of scarring and is an excellent procedure for creating soft, natural-looking hairlines through the use of nape hair. Best of luck to you.
Web reference: http://www.dermhairclinic.com/hairline-transplant/
Thanks for the thorough and detailed information you provided. It looks like approximately 3,000 grafts would be enough to provide you with the hairline and density you desire. However, this would need to be ultimately determined through an in-office consultation. Also, considering you wear a buzz cut and need hairline work, I recommend using FUE hair transplant. FUE produces the least amount of scarring and is an excellent procedure for creating soft, natural-looking hairlines through the use of nape hair. Best of luck to you.
Learn more: http://www.dermhairclinic.com/hairline-transplant/
The areas you have marked are quite extensive and for you to have dense packing of grafts, you would like require at least 1500 grafts. This would be something we would want to see you in person before deciding on a final number but that would be a rough estimate based on the photos
The areas you have marked are quite extensive and for you to have dense packing of grafts, you would like require at least 1500 grafts. This would be something we would want to see you in person before deciding on a final number but that would be a rough estimate based on the photos
Thank you for your question. 3000 to 3500 grafts
Organic Hair Transplantation” is a hair transplantation procedure developed in the Estetik International Laboratories. The “Organic Hair Transplantation” method is a novel development in modern hair transplantation surgery practice which was developed with the efforts of our research and development department. Now; our successful hair transplantation results has evolved to a new era thanks to the “Organic Hair Transplantation” method. We can consider this new method as a revolutionary development.
“Organic Hair Transplantation” is based on injection of a mixture containing adipose derived stem cells obtained from own fat tissue of the patient to the scalp of the patient. The recipient area gets rejuvenated and the viability of transplanted grafts is increased with the effects of adipose derived stem cell injection. The injection of adipose derived stem cells also provides a better work area for the surgeon.
Thank you for your question. 3000 to 3500 grafts
Organic Hair Transplantation” is a hair transplantation procedure developed in the Estetik International Laboratories. The “Organic Hair Transplantation” method is a novel development in modern hair transplantation surgery practice which was developed with the efforts of our research and development department. Now; our successful hair transplantation results has evolved to a new era thanks to the “Organic Hair Transplantation” method. We can consider this new method as a revolutionary development.
“Organic Hair Transplantation” is based on injection of a mixture containing adipose derived stem cells obtained from own fat tissue of the patient to the scalp of the patient. The recipient area gets rejuvenated and the viability of transplanted grafts is increased with the effects of adipose derived stem cell injection. The injection of adipose derived stem cells also provides a better work area for the surgeon.
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