Q. My question is in regards to hair grafts. I have read that peices of scalp with hair are taken from the back of the scalp and then transplanted into the balding areas. Is it true that it can take up to one thousand graphs and transplants to gain a full head of hair? That sounds like a lot of graphs but if I am understanding correctly only as little as two peices of hair are transplanted at one time. Is this information correct?
A. Hi there, thanks for your query. There are mainly two types of hair restoration surgery- strip surgery and fue. In the strip surgery, a chunk of skin is taken from the back of the scalp and grafts divided into naturally occuring units. In the FUE surgery, grafts are taken one by one from the back of the scalp in naturally occuring units- the advantage is that you are left with no linear scars and you could have your hair very short without any noticeable scarring. I perform mainly the FUE technique – kindly look up on www.cosmeticmedicalplus.com for more information.
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