Hi All,

First I'd like to say thanks to everyone on here being so supportive. This website is truly an asset I think we can all appreciate.

Second, I had a question regarding future HT's.

Now, I just had my first HT with Dr. Keene in which she extracted ~2400 grafts to go into my hairline. She aimed for a 25-30 density goal, and doing so she cut out a donor section from nearly ear to ear. I was told I have a good donor density, but how practical is it to expect an additional 5000 grafts from my donor region for future transplants.

Now i know this is hard to determine without picture, but is around 8000 TOTAL donor grafts within reason for someone like me with medium density hair?

My recent HT was to rebuild and bring down my hairline, but without a for sure knowledge of exact remaining donor density, I chose a 25-30 density packing. Is this reasonable, and what am I looking at as far as what to expect once the hair grows in (density)?

Thanks all

HairToday,

8000 grafts is certainly possible but this should be determined by a physician who can evaluate your scalp elasticity, density, safe zone, etc.

See also my reply on this thread which I think is very similar to what you are looking for. I even posted some before/after picture comparisons of me 4 years ago and today after 7550 grafts.

Best wishes,

Falc

My doctor estimated I had 3,000 remaining after a 2,500 session. However, I had 300 grafts previously and there's no telling how many that used up in todays grafts.

So, I think 8,000 is on the higher side of average.

Interesting indeed. Thanks for both of your inputs. With my 2400 grafts in the front half / front 1/3 of my head, i just want to make sure that if i continue with future transplants i will have enough donor hair to provide adequate coverage.

Oh and falc, even though you say urs is a bit thin, man your head looks amazing. Even Bobman's head looks great. I'm willing for as many surgeries as I can get out of my donor area for whatever maximum density it will allow. The purpose of this post was just to get a feel of what to expect and whether its practical.

Falc, did they take your strips from underneath or above each time you had another strip removed then re-overlap the skin? im confused on how future HT donor strips work.