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Does my grafts placement look good enough? I DON'T THINK SO!
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Viking
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Guessing you have had 3800 grafts by your forum name. Surely it will make a nice improvement with that figure, but even if the density isn't up to your expectations you can add more if necessary down the line? Your probably just going through that worried stage everyone mentions if your only 2 months post op.
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MPBsucks1234
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Who is your doctor? Do you have any photos immediately post op?
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FUE3800Graftshead
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It was Dr Tayfun. That picture is on the day of the operation.
HairDr Clinic
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At this stage of only 2 months it is impossible to make a judgement. The placement looks fine on the one photo provided. Could you share more? Keep in contact with your surgeon if you are concerned regarding the plan and result.
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Pete from Farjo
Valued member
Your grafts are spread out over a large area so the density is of course going to be lower than if you'd just restored one specific area. It's not the clearest photo but the work looks OK to me. It would be good to see your pre op pics to get an idea of your starting point.
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FUE3800Graftshead
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sl
BHR Clinic Patient Advisor
As said already here, a fairly large area for 3800 grafts, the more area covered will be an antagonist to density, so for a set number of grafts, the less area covered the more density can be therefore placed, if you spread then you place less density, it is simple maths. I assume you had emails and consultation to see what would be addressed though and approx graft numbers?
It is a patient's natural instinct to ask for larger areas covered and I know as I have been a patient and also an advisor for many years and have experienced it, so education is vital and also expectations as to what can be achieved if a certain approach is taken.
Be good for you to talk to your clinic/surgeon about any concerns and density placed etc and see if they have similar cases to show you in terms of the coverage attained with said amount of grafts.
All the best for healing and growth and I am keen to see the result also and wish the best outcome.
It is a patient's natural instinct to ask for larger areas covered and I know as I have been a patient and also an advisor for many years and have experienced it, so education is vital and also expectations as to what can be achieved if a certain approach is taken.
Be good for you to talk to your clinic/surgeon about any concerns and density placed etc and see if they have similar cases to show you in terms of the coverage attained with said amount of grafts.
All the best for healing and growth and I am keen to see the result also and wish the best outcome.
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FUE3800Graftshead
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Thanks. I'm not too keen on contacting my clinic right now as they've answered pretty much all of my questions - plus, they haven't been the most cooperative with me since my operation, as they see me as some sort of asking 'too many question'.
I will be in touch with them at month 3,6, 12+ to discuss the results - so hopefully the issue of density will not become... an issue.
I will be in touch with them at month 3,6, 12+ to discuss the results - so hopefully the issue of density will not become... an issue.
YUNUSEMRE
member
Guys please be carefull for Hair transplant operation done in turkey İf u've been offered between 1000 - 2000 $
Dude; Operation area looks like rare. İt should be more dense and also ı dont like planning All grafts have been spreaded whole head. but ı hope it will be good fr you.
Sorry for my little english.
Hi from Turkey / İstanbul...
Dude; Operation area looks like rare. İt should be more dense and also ı dont like planning All grafts have been spreaded whole head. but ı hope it will be good fr you.
Sorry for my little english.
Hi from Turkey / İstanbul...
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FUE3800Graftshead
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I paid over £3000 for mine - Medistate Hospital.
I'm not sure about the theory of dense packing, I read that rooting too many grafts close together is counterproductive to growth as the air supply that grows the hairs is shared, and therefore less chances of the grafts staying alive.
I don't know if anyone is aware of this?
I'm not sure about the theory of dense packing, I read that rooting too many grafts close together is counterproductive to growth as the air supply that grows the hairs is shared, and therefore less chances of the grafts staying alive.
I don't know if anyone is aware of this?
sl
BHR Clinic Patient Advisor
Dense packing would create issues but would not happen in the area you had treated for sure unless one has an unlimited donor source, it is usually for a hair line and not beyond. What would you define dense packing in terms of density, 90 FU per cm2?
Oxygen comes via the blood and sure, the denser the more blood competition but also other challenges are there in placing extremely densely apart from the fact the donor would not give enough to cover large areas, placement its self is harder. But I don't think anyone here is truly talking of dense packing as such.
If a surgeon were to place 4,000 grafts from hair line to mid-scalp, this is the norm and not dense packing, in fact the placement in a hair transplant is less dense than the patient's original density that was there, and what is in the the donor density also. So, traditionally placing at 45/40 FU per cm2 as you go back is not dense packing. Usually the frontal third of the scalp can take 3,000 grafts and 4,000 to mid-section and it takes creativity and know how to then make this look good for the patient, but it certainly is not even at the original density of pre-loss.
Most patients, unless there is scarring, will have no issue with the grafts surviving from a blood supply point of view and neo-vascularity (i.e the formation of new blood vessels) will occur to the transplanted area.
To pay as you did for 3,800 grafts is very cheap and I hope it works out.
Take care.
Oxygen comes via the blood and sure, the denser the more blood competition but also other challenges are there in placing extremely densely apart from the fact the donor would not give enough to cover large areas, placement its self is harder. But I don't think anyone here is truly talking of dense packing as such.
If a surgeon were to place 4,000 grafts from hair line to mid-scalp, this is the norm and not dense packing, in fact the placement in a hair transplant is less dense than the patient's original density that was there, and what is in the the donor density also. So, traditionally placing at 45/40 FU per cm2 as you go back is not dense packing. Usually the frontal third of the scalp can take 3,000 grafts and 4,000 to mid-section and it takes creativity and know how to then make this look good for the patient, but it certainly is not even at the original density of pre-loss.
Most patients, unless there is scarring, will have no issue with the grafts surviving from a blood supply point of view and neo-vascularity (i.e the formation of new blood vessels) will occur to the transplanted area.
To pay as you did for 3,800 grafts is very cheap and I hope it works out.
Take care.
