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How can I know how many grafts the doctor put in my head? (Photo)

everything30Dec 5, 2015
How can I know how many grafts the doctor put in my head on fue? The doctor told me that he inplant 1100 grafts, but when I see the pictures I think that there are not so many. Can anyone calculate from the photo the number?

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