How Many Grafts Do I Need For My Hair Transplant Procedure

How Many Hair Transplants Will I Need? 

 

The facts about hair transplants. A blog about the Follicular Unit Transplant and Follicular Unit Extraction Hair Transplant Surgery, How Many Grafts Will I Need? and whether you need just one transplant or a few. 

 

If you have a thinning or balding head of hair, you may consider Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) or Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) surgery. Depending on the size of your donor area, it may take anywhere from 500 to 3,000+ grafts to achieve the look you want. Learn more about the various methods of hair transplant surgery and see how many grafts you'll need! 

 

If you have a thinning or balding head of hair, you may consider Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) or Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) surgery. Depending on the size of your donor area, it may take anywhere from 500 to 3,000+ grafts to achieve the look you want. Learn more about the various methods of hair transplant surgery and see how many grafts you'll need! 

 

That's not to say that any surgery is a simple procedure. It's never guaranteed to work; you could experience multiple complications, and the healing process can be a painful and long one. But if you're looking for a way to help restore your hair, donor hair transplant is an option worth considering. And if you're going to have the procedure done, it's best to consult Elite Hair Restoration and speak with a Patient Advocate who has ample experience with the procedure and who will walk you through all of the potential benefits and drawbacks. 

 

Before we get started, it's important to understand the difference between follicular unit transplant (FUT) and follicular unit extraction (FUE). FUT is a procedure in which a strip of hair-bearing tissue is removed from the back of your scalp and transplanted to the balding area. In FUE, individual follicles are extracted one at a time from the back of your scalp, and then transplanted one by one into your balding area. 

 

How many grafts do I need? 

 

That depends on a few factors. The most important factor is your hair loss pattern. You may have a "frontal" pattern, where your hair gradually thins until it disappears from the front of your scalp and then grows back in at the sides and back of your head. Or you may have a "diffuse" pattern, where all over your scalp is affected by hair loss, which means that even with transplanted follicles from the sides and back of your head those areas will continue to thin out over time. A third type is called "miniaturization," which means that individual hairs are becoming finer with age until they look like vellus hairs (baby hairs). All three types of hair loss can be treated with a FUE (follicular unit extraction) procedure or FUT (follicular unit transplantation) procedure using single or multiple grafts. 

 

If you're searching for a hair transplant professional near me, Elite Hair Restoration is here to help. After viewing some of our before and after photos, you will clearly see that we are the best hair transplant clinic in the area. If you're ready to schedule a consultation with our hair restoration surgeon, give us a call today at 0800 1712430.