Post op day 19. Robotic 1550, supplemented by manual (with drill like device) FUE for another 500 - approximately. Should I be concerned or is this normal?
August 2, 2015
Answer: Harvesting Dear 71315, It's hard to get a sense of what area of the scalp the follicles were taken from exactly and the measurements.... and you won't really get a sense of over harvesting per se until 4-5 months down the road when all the healing has taken place more fully. But given your density in these photos and hair type, you have many thousands of donor hairs. This should not represent over harvesting with 2000 or so hairs. To calculate, multiple length x width of the area harvested. Then multiply by 15 or 20. That gives a very rough idea of how many follicular units can easily be taken from an area. In fact, that's a low ball estimate. It's likely you're well in that range. But if unsure, speak to your surgeon. He or she can give you a sense of the math. Hopefully, this offers some helpful information to you.
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August 2, 2015
Answer: Harvesting Dear 71315, It's hard to get a sense of what area of the scalp the follicles were taken from exactly and the measurements.... and you won't really get a sense of over harvesting per se until 4-5 months down the road when all the healing has taken place more fully. But given your density in these photos and hair type, you have many thousands of donor hairs. This should not represent over harvesting with 2000 or so hairs. To calculate, multiple length x width of the area harvested. Then multiply by 15 or 20. That gives a very rough idea of how many follicular units can easily be taken from an area. In fact, that's a low ball estimate. It's likely you're well in that range. But if unsure, speak to your surgeon. He or she can give you a sense of the math. Hopefully, this offers some helpful information to you.
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August 4, 2015
Answer: FUE donor depletion is one of the results of doing excessive donor hair removal using FUE Technique. This should have been discussed with you before the procedure.
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August 4, 2015
Answer: FUE donor depletion is one of the results of doing excessive donor hair removal using FUE Technique. This should have been discussed with you before the procedure.
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