Hey guys, I'm having a HT this coming January with H&W. I'm a little concerned about the density of my donor region above my ears / sides of the head. The back near the mastoid processes and occipital region is fine and is dense but I've always had somewhat thin hair above the ears. Should this overly concern me because I'm stressing out over it? The game plan is between 3500-4,000 grafts...I spoke to Dr. Hasson about this and his only comment was "a lot of people forget about that area". Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.

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Can you post a couple of photos? I also think my density is poor above the ears. In fact, if I cut my hair short it looks very patchy, but this seems to be pretty common (I don't know if that is something that happens due to MPB or not).

In the end I still ended up with 140 grafts/cm2 from the donor strip and 3700 grafts so you probably don't need to worry.

Remember also that the strip is actually taken from quite high on the sides of the head, which is usually thicker than just above the ears.

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Scottish Guy,

thanks for the response, I've been following your progress thus far and the work Dr. Rahal performed really looks good man. I'm on my laptop right now, the photos are on my office pc so I'll post pics tomorrow....thanks again

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Here are the pics guys....the hair was a bit wet, and wasn't completely dry. Either way just let me know what you think. Thanks

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Here are the sides...

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Left side...thanks guys

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Fingers Crossed,

I responded to you via personal email earlier today, but after reading your public post and viewing your pictures, I thought I'd offer some additional input.

First, some clarification questions. What is exactly that you are concerned about? Are you concerned about experiencing hair loss in those areas over time? Shock loss from surgery? Or hair appearing thinner in those areas after surgery?

The hair on the sides does appear a little thin. If it's always been that way, I highly doubt it's from miniaturization. However, if it's gotten worse, you may want to see a dermatologist who can check for signs of miniaturization. If hair on the sides and back of your head is miniaturizing, it's susceptible to hair loss and may not be "safe" for transplanting.

It there are no signs of miniaturization, at worst, the scar may show through the sides a little depending on how high the strip line is placed. The area may also appear a little thinner since the scalp is stretched a bit during the procedure (I hit on this subject in my personal email to you).

I hope this helps.

Bill

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