Q I had a hair transplant 15 months ago at a well known clinic in Manhattan. There were about 1000 grafts transplanted in the front hair line. At this point I am upset with my results. My guess is that only about 50 new hairs have grown. My question is what would cause this to happen? It seems to me that the hair transplant took longer than expected and my grafts died before they were placed! Please help!
A There are many factors that can contribute to poor growth during the hair restoration process including grafts that are left out of the holding solution too long or kept under the microscope for a prolonged period of time where they dry out.
Grafts can be injured in the dissection process or can be traumatized during the placing – if they are grasped too tightly or manipulated too much.
If properly hydrated, grafts can survive outside the body for many hours, so this in itself is generally not a problem.
There is no way to really tell what the exact problem(s) may be without watching the entire hair restoration procedure, since so many steps are involved that can affect the survival of the grafts. All of these steps must be carefully controlled to insure optimal growth.
Topic: Growth After TransplantTags: Dissection Phase of Hair Transplant / Graft Dissection / Graft Holding Solution / Graft Survival During Hair Transplant / Hair Growth / Hair Transplant Results / Hairline / Mechanical Trauma / Microscope
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:25 am
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