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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 placing techniques
Bleeding
Poor fit [...]
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 phase [...]
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 (this [...]
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