Graft sessions of 2000 - 3000 follicular unit grafts
Dr Rogers continues to pursue his policy of offering world class hair restoration surgery by following closely behind the cutting edge leaders in this field. One element of this is the number of grafts performed in one session. However, to make this possible, the patient has to be a good candidate. Some of these factors are:
High donor density - that is, a high number of hair follicles per centimetre squared. This varies widely from patient to patient but, as a rule of thumb, if you can't "see through" to the scalp when your hair is cut to "clippers 4" level, then you have high density.
Medium to thick hair calibre (coarseness). Thicker hair is generally easier and quicker to cut under microscopic dissection than fine hair. This is also true for hair colour - darker is better. Grey or white hair is unsuitable for high graft numbers.
The recipient area should be bald or sparse and shaven. Although moderate loss can be thickened up by hair transplantation, the hair loss should be stabilised first by DHT blockers such as Propecia. Patients with moderate loss are also advised that shaving the area will give a better result than leaving it long, although for understandable reasons, if patients need to keep their hair long, it is still possible to transplant it but not as many grafts in one session.
Patients should not have had previous hair transplantation (or only a small session) as ideally, large sessions are only possible on "virgin scalps."
It is important that patients Must follow the "do's and don'ts" sent with our paperwork or as detailed on the FAQ section of this website.
Finally, Dr Rogers will advise you of the numbers of grafts possible at consultation.
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