Q: I have had 4 hair transplants with strips taken out for a total of 2600 grafts over 15 years. The last one was 1,650 grafts. My doc says my donor site is good for a few more but I think it has been probably stretched to its max. Is it believable that the skin can be stretched to such extremes safely?
A: The scalp is very resilient to stretching, particularly in those with a loose scalp to begin with. After removing a strip, the laxity often returns to normal or very close to it within 6 months to a year.
The problem with multiple hair transplant procedures is not only that scalp laxity may decrease, but that the donor density decreases as well. If too much hair is harvested, the donor area may eventually appear too thin. This may happen with either Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE).
Therefore, it is important the doctor not only assess the scalp laxity, but the residual donor density.
Topic: Multiple SessionsTags: Donor Area / Donor Hair Density / Donor Hair Harvesting / Follicular Unit Extraction / Follicular Unit Transplant / FUE / FUT / Multiple Hair Transplant Sessions / Scalp Laxity / Scalp Stress / Scalp Stretching
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 2:20 pm
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