The Potential Dangers of Hair Translant Dense Packing

A few [tag]hair restoration[/tag] clinics have made claims they can [tag]densely pack[/tag] up to 70, 80, and even 100 [tag]follicular units[/tag] per square centimeter (FU/cm2). And though [tag]balding[/tag] men and women are often intrigued by a physician’s ability to pack hair closely together, how many will actually grow requires further exploration. Which patients are candidates for [tag]dense packing[/tag]? How many follicular units can be safely placed per square cm before [tag]hair growth[/tag] yield is affected?

Coalition member Dr. Ray Konior recently presented a case where a patient originally had 3000 grafts densely packed in the frontal third up to 100 FU/cm2. Considering natural [tag]hair density[/tag] is typically around 80 FU/cm2, this [tag]hair transplant[/tag] patient’s hair should have been so dense that nobody could see his scalp through his hair after his first surgery. Unfortunately, though 100 follicular units were packed per square cm, [tag]hair regrowth[/tag] yield was significantly less leaving the appearance of [tag]hair loss[/tag] and [tag]thinning hair[/tag].

View this photo album on our [tag]hair loss forum[/tag]to learn the risks of placing hairs too closely together and how too much dense packing might impact hair growth. Learn why less is sometimes more.

Bill
Associate Publisher/Editor