Scalp Stretching

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Is it More Important to Do Scalp Exercises Before First Hair Transplant or Second Hair Transplant?

December 18th, 2008

Q: Is it more important to do scalp exercises before the first procedure or the second?
A: When the scalp is tight, it can be useful for either the first or the second hair transplant.
Keep in mind, however, that the scalp will naturally stretch between hair transplant procedures, so that if exercises were not needed for [...]

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Are Scalp Exercises Before Hair Transplant Necessary?

October 14th, 2008

Q: I am scheduled to have a hair transplant next month and wonder if I should do scalp exercises before the procedure?
A: For the majority of patients, scalp exercises are not necessary.
The scalp in the donor area has a fair amount of redundancy. With a properly planned hair transplant, the donor area will close relatively [...]

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What is Effect of Multiple Hair Transplant Procedures on Scalp?

October 12th, 2005

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 [...]

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