Hi I am just under 9 weeks POST fue I still have 15% of the grafts continuing to grow, is this normal? Should they not of been shed by now? I understand it’s still very early for growth but I don’t want the potential new hairs to be effected. Thanks
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As you think about chest and scalp hair FUE, keep in mind that only about 50 % of chest hairs survive. (the survival is much lower than scalp FUE where the number is well above 80%). In order to cover your scalp with nice density, you'll need about 9000 follicular units. Given that you don't...
4000 grafts is a good number to obtain a serious change with your balding on the other hand if you really have serious concerns with your donor site density then it is better to take second opinion from some other doctors too. There is nothing worse than an exhausted donor site in hair...
Almost every patient will develop some swelling because it is a normal part of the healing process. It will almost always occur with procedures where the hairline, temples or frontal areas are transplanted. But if your procedure is only on the crown, you are not likely to get any visible...
