Dr. Bisanga - Donor Scarring, Over Harvesting and Donor Shock Loss

[Raphael84]

In this episode of "Bitesize with Bisanga", Dr. Bisanga discusses donor scarring and elaborates on the difference between shock loss and over harvesting in the donor area.

 

[bullitnut]

Is the blood vessels cut off because damage under the skin was caused by going to deep with the punch?

 

[Raphael84]

When punching and therefore cutting skin tissue and extracting the hair follicle, blood vessels are effected. This is part of the surgical process. However, with this is mind, it is important to optimally manage extraction by not placing too much in terms of demand on each cm2 of the donor area and therefore limiting the percentage of follicles that are extracted which reduces/controls the "trauma" that each cm2 and its containing blood vessels will experience, allowing optimal recovery.
Once too many extractions are focused in a particular area, the "trauma" that occurs may be too much to allow the blood vessels to sufficiently heal and recover.