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How do you know if you have donor hair left for hair transplant?

fuepatientApr 6, 2016
I had 2 fue hair transplants so far. I know the more fut transplants you have, the more "moth-eaten" the back of your head starts to look. I'm think about having another fue transplant. How does your head start to look after too many fue procedures?

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