Hello, I am 35yrs old and my hair style is a #1-1.5 buzz cut. I had a receding hair line, so I had neograft done about 6 weeks ago (by a known good doctor in the area). As I am able to cut my hair again, I have noticed the donor site IS NOT EVEN with the rest of the hair anymore! It looks like it's a shorter buzz cut fade in that area. Will this area thicken back out over time or will I pretty much never be able to buzz my hair anymore?? Have I sacrificed the back of my head to fill the front?!
Answer: Donor Area after an FUE Procedure In general you need to wait 2-3 months for the hair to become even with the rest in the donor zone. This is provided your procedure was done with a small punch and that the donor zone was not over harvested. At 6 weeks it is usually too early to tell.
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Answer: Donor Area after an FUE Procedure In general you need to wait 2-3 months for the hair to become even with the rest in the donor zone. This is provided your procedure was done with a small punch and that the donor zone was not over harvested. At 6 weeks it is usually too early to tell.
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Answer: Donor area not even In most cases, the donor area will retain adequate hair density so that no post-surgical effects are noted, but over-harvesting in the donor area is certainly possible. We make every effort to ensure that this does not occur, and I personally have never seen this be an issue in my practice after one transplant session. After a 3rd or 4th transplant session, this is a very realistic concern and should be addressed during the pre-operative consultation.
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Answer: Donor area not even In most cases, the donor area will retain adequate hair density so that no post-surgical effects are noted, but over-harvesting in the donor area is certainly possible. We make every effort to ensure that this does not occur, and I personally have never seen this be an issue in my practice after one transplant session. After a 3rd or 4th transplant session, this is a very realistic concern and should be addressed during the pre-operative consultation.
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January 16, 2016
Answer: Remain Patient You have not sacrificed the back of your head to fill the front. The donor site has naturally occurring groupings of hairs that will continue to grow. As for the transplant site, I suggest you remain patient as you are experiencing results along the faster timeline with 6 weeks following the operation.
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January 16, 2016
Answer: Remain Patient You have not sacrificed the back of your head to fill the front. The donor site has naturally occurring groupings of hairs that will continue to grow. As for the transplant site, I suggest you remain patient as you are experiencing results along the faster timeline with 6 weeks following the operation.
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July 16, 2015
Answer: You need an exam The results of a hair transplant surgery will not be evident for 6 to 12 months. At 6 weeks it is too early to judge. If you are concerned about the surgery please follow up with your doctor for a recheck.
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July 16, 2015
Answer: You need an exam The results of a hair transplant surgery will not be evident for 6 to 12 months. At 6 weeks it is too early to judge. If you are concerned about the surgery please follow up with your doctor for a recheck.
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January 16, 2016
Answer: Donor area not even after NeoGraft FUE procedure? Dear NeoQ777,You may have sacrificed the ability to trim your hair with a 1 or a 1.5 level trimmer. The FUE procedure, whether using NeoGraft or any other FUE tool, reduces the number of follicles in the donor area. It's like removing trees from a forest; if you remove too many, you're going to see a lot of the forest floor. The surface area of your scalp remains the same while the number of hairs in the donor area is decreased. Over-extraction can be a major problem, especially for inexperienced clinics. I see many physicians in the country who have been doing other types of medicine (eg: botox and fillers and laser resurfacing) purchase a NeoGraft device and call themselves hair restoration surgery experts by piggybacking on the marketing efforts of the NeoGraft corporation. Using the NeoGraft, because it is a hand-held instrument, and must be performed manually, is very difficult work, and typically a technician with or without any experience in hair restoration is asked to actually perform the procedure of follicular unit extraction (FUE) with the NeoGraft device while the surgeon performs procedures simultaneously on a different patient in a different room. Because of these various factors, the results from an FUE procedure using the NeoGraft device, or the ARTAS robotic hair restoration system, will vary dramatically from one provider to the next. One major advantage of the ARTAS robotic system is that it allows me to set the distance between the harvest sites in the donor area down to an accuracy of 0.001mm. For instance, in a person with very dense hair in the donor area, I might set the robot to extract follicles no closer than 1.875mm from each other. In a person with less dense hair in the donor area (as measured by the ARTAS system itself) I will increase that to 2.225mm, or even 2.575mm to prevent over-extraction.Hair transplant results will depend entirely and 100% on the experience and dedication of your physician and his or her team of technicians. There are literally hundreds of subtleties and nuances in the performance of this hours-long, surgical team-oriented, artistically-demanding procedure. Clearly, common sense would tell you that a physician who has dedicated their practice and career to hair restoration will deliver much different results than a physician who recently acquired a device to start performing hair restoration procedures. Interview more than one physician, and make sure you're comfortable with their background in the field before proceeding.
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January 16, 2016
Answer: Donor area not even after NeoGraft FUE procedure? Dear NeoQ777,You may have sacrificed the ability to trim your hair with a 1 or a 1.5 level trimmer. The FUE procedure, whether using NeoGraft or any other FUE tool, reduces the number of follicles in the donor area. It's like removing trees from a forest; if you remove too many, you're going to see a lot of the forest floor. The surface area of your scalp remains the same while the number of hairs in the donor area is decreased. Over-extraction can be a major problem, especially for inexperienced clinics. I see many physicians in the country who have been doing other types of medicine (eg: botox and fillers and laser resurfacing) purchase a NeoGraft device and call themselves hair restoration surgery experts by piggybacking on the marketing efforts of the NeoGraft corporation. Using the NeoGraft, because it is a hand-held instrument, and must be performed manually, is very difficult work, and typically a technician with or without any experience in hair restoration is asked to actually perform the procedure of follicular unit extraction (FUE) with the NeoGraft device while the surgeon performs procedures simultaneously on a different patient in a different room. Because of these various factors, the results from an FUE procedure using the NeoGraft device, or the ARTAS robotic hair restoration system, will vary dramatically from one provider to the next. One major advantage of the ARTAS robotic system is that it allows me to set the distance between the harvest sites in the donor area down to an accuracy of 0.001mm. For instance, in a person with very dense hair in the donor area, I might set the robot to extract follicles no closer than 1.875mm from each other. In a person with less dense hair in the donor area (as measured by the ARTAS system itself) I will increase that to 2.225mm, or even 2.575mm to prevent over-extraction.Hair transplant results will depend entirely and 100% on the experience and dedication of your physician and his or her team of technicians. There are literally hundreds of subtleties and nuances in the performance of this hours-long, surgical team-oriented, artistically-demanding procedure. Clearly, common sense would tell you that a physician who has dedicated their practice and career to hair restoration will deliver much different results than a physician who recently acquired a device to start performing hair restoration procedures. Interview more than one physician, and make sure you're comfortable with their background in the field before proceeding.
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April 20, 2015
Answer: Hard to tell It is hard to tell without photos. Depending on where the hair was harvested, the overall size of the area and how much hair was harvested will determine the appearance. The larger the surface area of the harvest the newer the chance of a more even appearance of density. If the area is smaller the hair in this area can be thinner and with a buzz be more noticeable. If you grow out your hair with the new restoration, it might be less noticeable in the back.
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April 20, 2015
Answer: Hard to tell It is hard to tell without photos. Depending on where the hair was harvested, the overall size of the area and how much hair was harvested will determine the appearance. The larger the surface area of the harvest the newer the chance of a more even appearance of density. If the area is smaller the hair in this area can be thinner and with a buzz be more noticeable. If you grow out your hair with the new restoration, it might be less noticeable in the back.
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