When you shop for a hair transplant surgeon, you will
find that different doctors give widely varying estimates of the number of
grafts you will need. This can make you
very uncertain about the wisdom of even getting a hair transplant. It helps to have a fair idea of what to
expect.
Unfortunately, there are hair transplant surgeons who do
not take their position of respect seriously.
Some doctors are even transplanting donor hair into areas where the
patient still has hair. Perhaps this is
easier than placing it where it rightfully belongs - on the balding spots.
For whatever reason, some hair transplant patients are
not getting the number of grafts on their balding areas as they are
billed. This is testified by certain
doctors who have seen the results. The
density of hair on these patients' heads is not commensurate with the number of
grafts they supposedly got.
The best hope a patient has of getting what he pays for
in a hair transplant is to learn to calculate the number of grafts he needs to
cover his balding area. If the surgeon
he sees is not in that ballpark, it may be wiser to look for another
surgeon. If however, the surgeon
estimates a similar number, just make sure all the grafts go onto the balding
parts of your scalp.
To calculate the number of grafts you need for hair
transplant surgery, there are several factors to take into account. The thickness of the hair shaft makes a
difference. Whether the hair is curly or
straight determines if the hair will lie flat or stand up, creating more
fullness.
Another important factor for hair transplant is the color
of the hair in contrast to the color of the skin. For a light-skinned man with light-colored
hair, or a dark-skinned man with dark colored hair, it takes a certain amount
of hair to cover the baldness. However,
a light-skinned man with very dark hair will need much more hair to provide the
same amount of coverage.
You should figure that the average number of hair
transplant grafts needed to cover a balding area is 25% of the original hair
that was there. You can move up or down
from this figure according to your other factors such as thickness, curliness,
or color. Then, you can use this number
to figure up the grafts needed.
Based on the fact that the average Caucasian male has a
density of 2 hairs per millimeter, it can be assumed that the average density
of hair is 1250 hairs per square inch.
Figuring at an average of 2 hairs per follicular unit, it would take 625
follicular units per square inch.
To get 25% of that, you would need 156 follicular units
per square inch. All that remains is to
measure your balding area and multiply the number of square inches by 156. When you know what number of grafts to expect
during your hair transplant surgery, you will be a savvy consumer. It does not hurt one bit go into the process
with an idea of your own about how the treatment should go.
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