nicolivi

Hi all, I am 40 and have been thinning for almost 12 years now. I've recently been exploring my range of options, and doing quite a bit of reading on the subject, but there seems to be some inconsistency on the way different clinics talk about hair density, stating it in: - "Hairs / follicles per square cm" - "Follicular Units per square cm" - "Grafts per square cm" If I understand correctly, there can be many follicular units (FUs) in a graft, and there can be 1 to 4 hairs (follicles) in an FU. If this is the case, then the only representative ("truthful") measure of hair density above is "hairs / follicles per square cm", as the other two can be very misleading in terms of hair count over a fixed area. For example, you may transplant more grafts or FUs for one patient over another, but fewer hair follicles if the follicle count per graft / FU is smaller. If the above is correct, a more practical concern for me is if I should trust clinics that use the two latter measures, avoiding to clearly state exactly how many hairs they will aim to place on each cm of my head? I know it sounds like a small thing, but for me it undermines trust on their motivations or / and their ability to do basic math, which are not strong indicators of ethics and competence. Any thoughts? Nico