Hi, this is day 8 after my procedure (being day 1 the day of the transplant) and I am beginning to be afraid of being overharvested. I had 3044 grafts done and I am unsure if the procedure wasn´t that perfectly carried? My donor area look a whole lot more traumatized than the photos I usually see. I am 25 years old and have diffuse thin hair not androgenic alopecia. Thank you in advance.
July 30, 2018
Answer: Harvesting grafts during FUE Looking at your photos, more that overharvesting one questions the location of the harvesting particularly with the grafts removed from the upper neck. These are likely outside the permanent zone.
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July 30, 2018
Answer: Harvesting grafts during FUE Looking at your photos, more that overharvesting one questions the location of the harvesting particularly with the grafts removed from the upper neck. These are likely outside the permanent zone.
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July 24, 2018
Answer: Were you over harvested in your FUE session? I understand you had 3000 grafts harvested in a single session. In reviewing the pictures I can see that the harvesting was confined to the back of your head and sides behind the ears. I also can see that they went very high toward your crown and very low onto your neck. Given the surface area of excisions I think they took 25- 30 grafts per square centimeter, which is an aggressive harvest. The grafts taken low and high may be affected by further balding - I hope they told you this. You describe your self as having low density to begin with, so it is possible that they took almost half of the hair you had in this area. If they used small diameter punches and did not have a high transection rate, it is possible that the donor area will still look OK over time; if not, it will look sparse. Then there is the question of will all the grafts survive. It is going to take about 8 to 10 months for you to see the final result. Good news is that it seems to be healing well, so lets hope for the best. Good Luck.
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July 24, 2018
Answer: Were you over harvested in your FUE session? I understand you had 3000 grafts harvested in a single session. In reviewing the pictures I can see that the harvesting was confined to the back of your head and sides behind the ears. I also can see that they went very high toward your crown and very low onto your neck. Given the surface area of excisions I think they took 25- 30 grafts per square centimeter, which is an aggressive harvest. The grafts taken low and high may be affected by further balding - I hope they told you this. You describe your self as having low density to begin with, so it is possible that they took almost half of the hair you had in this area. If they used small diameter punches and did not have a high transection rate, it is possible that the donor area will still look OK over time; if not, it will look sparse. Then there is the question of will all the grafts survive. It is going to take about 8 to 10 months for you to see the final result. Good news is that it seems to be healing well, so lets hope for the best. Good Luck.
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