Nearly 20 years ago, when in my mid-twenties, I underwent a series of two transplant sessions and a scalp reduction process. Needless to say, the transplant method of that time was the plug variety, and the donor area has suffered, and the over yield is apparently reduced.
Last year, after 20 or so years of additional hair loss, I needed to go at it again, knowing full well that I was not a very good candidate because of being "plugged" years earlier.
My doctor was able to harvest 700 and 500 grafts in two different sessions. Now the concern is the elasticity of my donor area, the scarring in the area, and of course... the fact that plugs of donor hair have been removed.
I feel like I need another 1000-1200 grafts to get to a place that I could really live with for the rest of my days.
My question is twofold:
Is the such a thing as "spot-harvesting". In other words, taking very small sections of donor hair. Secondly, is there any means of increasing elasticity of the scalp?
Any suggestions much appreciated. The methods for transplant have some light years in two decades. I wish I would have waited for my first session until more recently, but I still want to take an aggressive approach to making my hair as natural and full as possible.
Thanks,
MB