Q: I am 22 and want to go for hair transplantation. I want hair restoration surgery now because I have a concern about my donor area that it might diminish if I postponed my transplantation. Could this be the case? A: The logic is not correct. Having a hair transplant at an early age does [...]

Q: Is it possible to tell me roughly how many grafts would be left from donor area if one had a hair transplant of 2,500 grafts and had a density of around 2.0? G.H. – New York, NY A: How much hair can be harvested in total depends upon a number of factors besides donor [...]

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 [...]

Q: What are your thoughts on performing a hair transplant to the crown first? A: It depends upon the person’s age, how bald he is likely to become, and the donor supply. As a general rule, the crown should not be transplanted in a younger person (under 30) as the extent of his balding is [...]

Q: If I had a hair transplant using Follicular Unit Transplantation, how many grafts would be in a 15cm by 1cm donor strip, on average? A: In a person with average donor density there are approximately 100 follicular units per square centimeter. A 15 cm long strip would have slightly less than 1500 grafts due [...]