Q: What causes graft popping during a hair transplant? A: Popping, or the tendency for grafts to elevate after they have been placed into the recipient area, is caused by a number of factors including: Packing the grafts too closely, particularly when they are placed on a very acute (sharp) angle with the skin Rough [...]

Q: When a donor strip is taken out during a hair transplant and separated under the microscope, you can read on the internet that there is a wastage of grafts (about 15%), because of those unseen telogen hairs. What do you think about that and how does it affect the hair restoration? A: The Telogen [...]

Q: Does dense packing hurt grafts? A: There is no absolute answer to this question. In a hair transplant, dense packing has a risk of decreasing yield if there is a significant amount of photo damage to the scalp (which alters the blood supply) and if there is a tendency for the grafts to pop [...]