Q: Why are strips used so much in a hair transplant when there is now Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)? A: Strip harvesting is used in the majority of hair transplant procedures because it allows the surgeon the ability to perform hair transplant sessions using large numbers of grafts while minimizing injury to the patient’s hair [...]

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: When harvesting donor hair, how does the surgeon know when to stop? A: First, the patient must decide the shortest length he/she is comfortable wearing his/her hair. Additional hair can be removed — whether through Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) — as long as, at this length, the back and [...]

Q: Can you use beard hair for a hair transplant using Follicular Unit Extraction? A:It is possible to use beard hair for a hair transplant, but there are three main differences between harvesting from the donor area and harvesting from the beard that should be taken into account. These are: 1) scarring 2) ease of [...]