Risks of doing a second FUT into new areas of my head only 9 months after the first FUT?

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I want to do a second FUT 9 months after the first one. if I persistently perform laxity exercises 6 weeks before the second FUT, what are other risks of doing the second FUT only 9 month after the first FUT? Due to some work-related commitments I cannot do the second FUT after 12 months as suggested by many doctors including mine. The hair will be transplanted into new areas and will have no overlap with previously covered areas.

Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS · Answer

Dear navid.amini,
Thank you for posting this question. A majority of the hair from your first transplant has grown out at this point, so it’s perfectly fine to undergo a 2nd FUT at 9 months. As an aside, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery maintains that FUT is the Gold Standard when it comes to surgical hair restoration. FUE is a specialty method, of this the singular advantage is that it does not leave a linear scar in the donor area, which is hardly a concern to people who wear their hair longer than a military high-and-tight. Since you have already had an FUT, and have a linear scar, the logic behind undergoing an FUE isn’t there. I hope this information is helpful to you. 
Kind Regards,
Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

You can safely have another hair transplant surgery as long as the prior results have grown and your scalp is back to normal.   There is no "absolute" time frame.  It is best to see a doctor for an examination.

William Woessner, MD · Answer

The time schedule of 9 months post-op to repeat an FUE is ok -into new areas. Your surgeon will be very careful, I'm sure, not to over harvest and thin out your donor hair area too much.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

I do not believe that surgeons still performing  FUT! I advice you to prefer FUE technique in hair restoration surgery to yieldmore grafts . Surgeon  harvests grafts one by one under local anesthesia with micro motor (motorised FUE) and there is no need to relaxing excersises of scalp ..

Robert Jones, MD, FISHRS · Answer

Hi, If you have sufficient laxity and have healed uneventfully, a second FUT transplant at 9 months is fine. Check with your doctor, and as long as he see adequate healing and growth after the first procedure, you are fine to procedure with the second,Dr. Robert Jones

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