How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session?

How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session? Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots?

The answer to that depends on how large the bald spot is to be filled and how large and dense the donor area is. Usually the person who has the greatest need has the least amount of donor. The number of grafts that can be done in one session continues to increase every year due to improvements in instrumentation and techniques. Today some patients can actually get 5,000 grafts moved from a dense donor area to a large shiny bald area. The average large session is 2,500.

Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots? Almost a yes, but the limit again is the size and density of the donor area. In 1992 a patient of mine who had run out of scalp donor hair asked if I could take the hair from elsewhere on his body. We move 200 grafts from his pubic area and in 1994 the same patient came in and we moved 1200 beard hairs to the top of his head in between the softer finer scalp hair. Read more

Conflicting Hair Transplant Advice

I had a hair transplant consultation with Medical Hair Restoration in New York. The salesperson told me that they would be able to fill in my bald spot in one shot and that I would never need to have another surgery. I decided to have another consult with a dermatologist in New Jersey and he told me that he would not transplant my crown because I am too young and still have lots of hair. Which advice is best?

Without seeing you or even knowing your age, it is impossible for me to tell you what is your best option. However, I can tell you that the first guy’s advice is ridiculous. While they may be able to fill in your current bald spot “in one shot,” the salesperson is flat out wrong to tell you that you would never need to have another surgery. You have stated that you are young, and there is simply no way to accurately predict what amount of hair loss you will have in the future. If you lost all of your natural hair and only the transplanted hairs remained on your crown, you would still be able to visualize your scalp through your hair. This salesman is making you a promise that he just cannot keep. Read more

Can Dandruff Cause Hair Loss?

Hello, can dandruff cause hair loss? I have been dealing with dandruff and scalp irritation for several years and I seem to be losing more and more hair. Please let me know what I should do.

Dandruff does not directly cause hair loss. However, dandruff can cause the scalp to become itchy and irritated. If your response to this itchiness is to excessively rub and scratch your scalp, this could be causing you to lose hair. Most dandruff is formed as a result of an increase in production of dead skin cells which clump together to form the whitish flakes. While still debatable, most researchers believe this increased cell turnover on the scalp is caused by a fungal colonization. Therefore, it stands to reason that a good shampoo with anti-fungal properties will help alleviate the problem. I usually recommend Nizoral, a shampoo containing ketoconazole. Read more

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