I have very thick and bushy hair on all sides of my head (except on top). I can easily look like Bozo the Clown. I have had four transplants with hair taken from the back. I think about 3,000 hairs(?). If needed, can hair be transplanted from the sides of my head to the top of my head so I don't look like Bozo?
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August 14, 2015
Answer: Hair above the ears can be used as donor hair for hair transplant surgery.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
You know you're balding pattern is stable when you get an exam and the doctor understand your medical history. In addition if you are a Norwood 6, there isn't much hair for you to lose anymore.
Thank you for your question. I understand you’d like to know if 2000 grafts is enough to address some areas of balding along the front of your hairline, as well as the middle of your scalp. You previously got an estimate of 600 grafts, and now you’re asking for guidance.I can give you some gui...
Follow your doctor's advice. You trusted your doctor for surgery. Your doctor will not try to harm you by giving you medications that would be harmful for your grafts. If your doctor feels there is an infection, you should be treated for the infection. If you don't treat the infection...
