Do Higher Graft/Hair Counts Ensure a Better Hair Transplant Result?

How many [tag]follicular unit grafts[/tag] are available for a [tag]hair transplant[/tag]?   Will higher numbers of [tag]hair grafts[/tag] ensure a higher quality result?

The number of follicular unit grafts available in [tag]hair transplantation[/tag] per [tag]hair transplant patient[/tag] is a hot topic of discussion on our [tag]hair restoration[/tag] discussion forum.   Firstly, I encourage you to read the following [tag]hair loss[/tag] Q&A blog: How Many grafts are Available For Hair Transplantation?

But hair restoration surgical results are dependent on more than sheer numbers of follicular unit grafts and the number of hairs – though certainly numbers can play a significant role in the ultimate hair transplant result.   Below I’ve listed important [tag]hair transplant result[/tag] dependencies:

• A  [tag]hair restoration physician[/tag]’s ability to perform state of the art hair transplantation
• The available [tag]donor hair[/tag] supply (dependent upon donor [tag]hair density[/tag] and [tag]scalp elasticity[/tag]) – including the number of follicular unit grafts and the number of hairs
• The [tag]balding[/tag] area to be covered
• The amount of [tag]native hair[/tag] / [tag]natural hair[/tag]  remaining
• The risk of future hair loss
• Hair density of the [tag]transplanted hair[/tag] verses [tag]hair coverage[/tag] over the balding area
• Hair characteristics  including hair color (least hair to scalp contrast the greater the cosmetic appearance), [tag]hair thickness[/tag] (the thicker the better)

Bill
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
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