I have underwent a 4500 graft FUE hair transplant 14 days ago. My donor area is still red but I am quite concerned now that my donor area has been overharvested which may lead to a permanent hair thinning. What makes things worse is the redness and you can see that the boundaries of the donor area are sharply demarcated. Is it possible that the hair in this area will grew thicker and, after the redness is improved, the donor area will completely blend within the surrounding regions?
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We have done a study and transplanted psoriasis lesions with follicular unit grafts. The result has been published in the Journal of Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. We have witnessed complete clearance of the psoriasis lesions in 3 patients we have evaluated. If you had psoriasis...
At only one month past it's pretty much just a matter of waiting it out to see how the donor area will look once it all grows back. Over 5000 grafts is a lot to take but assuming you had an average to good quality initial donor area it shouldn't be a problem. Give it a few more months before...
Theoretically hair can be transplanted from any part of the body to another. The only issue is that the hair will retain it's initial texture, length, color, etc. so it may not look appropriate depending on where the hair is being transplanted from. This is why we prefer to take hair from...