how do some surgeons get to do megasesions above 5000 grafts

[yskhleif]

it is really amazing seeing some surgeons here reaching above 5000 grafts in one operation. How on earth do they do that. And top that with the fact they leave minimal scarring. I think that those who do a first op should be granted 5000 grafts at least if they are high on NW scale thats if they want to do FUT.

 

I am really impressed by those surgeons who are masters of megasessions FUT.

[Bill - Seemiller]

yskhleif,

 

Here are the ingredients to an ultra megasession:

 

Take vast amounts of experience, a very large and dedicated staff, and combine it with a patient with incredible donor characteristics including a super elastic scalp and above average donor density.

 

Ultimately, even if the clinic is equipped to handle these types of ultra hair transplant megasessions, only a select few patients are actual candidates. A surgeon has to be able to harvest a long and wide enough strip. For instance, in order to obtain 5280 follicular units in a single session on a patient averaging 80 FU/cm2 donor density, a qualified hair transplant surgeon will have to harvest a strip that's 30cm long and 2.2cm wide.

 

In conclusion, large ultra megasessions are possible, but not everyone is a candidate and not every clinic is equipped to handle them.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill