Senior Member johnno Posted December 28, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2006 could someone please inform me as to what sort of length a donor scar should be for around 2000 grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnno Posted December 28, 2006 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2006 could someone please inform me as to what sort of length a donor scar should be for around 2000 grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 it really depends on the density of your donor ara and your scalp laxity, aka, how wide of a scar they can take out. Let's put it this way...let's assume that you have 100 FU/cm 2 and decent laxity. If the doctor takes a 2 cm strip, each cm in length would then be approximately 200 FU. So you are looking at approximately a 10 CM scar in width for 2000 FU grafts. If they can only get a 1.5 cm strip, it will be approximately a 30 cm strip. Make sense? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnno Posted December 28, 2006 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2006 yes, it does make sense and has been some help. I got a 15 cm x 1.5mm approx donor scar from which 2000 grafts were taken for a strip procedure, so that doesn't sound too bad to me!! Just have to wait and see how the scar turns out in a few months Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 johnno, That's not necessary quite accurate. You can't measure the amount of grafts taken from your donor scar. You can only measure that amount of grafts taken from the strip that was taken. If I could measure the number of grafts taken out of my donor scar, I'd have one crazy wide donor scar. The strip is taken and then you are sewn back together leaving you with a thin pencil line scar in best cases. The scar cannot be used as a unit of measurement to determine how many grafts you got...make sense? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnno Posted December 28, 2006 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2006 yeah, ok i got it cheers Maybe i could show you the scar and transplant in a few weeks/months, and you could give me some feedback if would be so kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Sure Johnno. You can either post it publicly or you can PM me if you like. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member the B spot Posted December 29, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted December 29, 2006 2000 grafts is usually a 1 cm wide strip that is 23-25 cm long. To only have a 15 cm scar for 2000 grafts is odd, but it could mean that the Doc took a wider portion of tissue, probably 1.7-1.8 cm wide. There is nothing really "wrong" with this, but an accepted philosophy is to go longer and thinner with the strip in order to preserve laxity for successive surgeries and reduce tension on the scar itself. Anyway, hope everything is working out for you. Good Luck and happy growing. Go Cubs! 6721 transplanted grafts 13,906 hairs Performed by Dr. Ron Shapiro Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member panther5000 Posted December 30, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2006 Interesting post. My last surgery I had a 28cm strip/1cm and only yielded 1400 grafts due to many surgeries and poor laxity! Sucks to be me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member the B spot Posted December 30, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted December 30, 2006 Hey Panther, sorry to hear that you experienced such poor yield. You have to remember that when docs excise the existing scar tissue, you reduce the # of grafts your strip will yield. Even though you had 1 cm wide section of tissue removed, if you have 1-3 mm of scar tissue throughout the entire strip, you are just having tissue removed, and what amounts to a scar revision, to be honest. The nice thing is that a good chance exists that should you go in for another strip session, you may be able to get a better yield due to the fact that a large portion of scar tissue has been removed. (Cross fingers and do scalp exercises) Due to the fact that you have had many surgeries, this is most likely the reason for your yield. I am glad that you chose a good physician who will be able to help you reach your goals! Have a great holiday! Go Cubs! 6721 transplanted grafts 13,906 hairs Performed by Dr. Ron Shapiro Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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