Number of Donner grafts.

[Atlanta]

How many number of total donner grafts average person has?

 

I am sure it probably varies from person to person.

 

But is there any average or rule of thumb?

[Dutch]

The average person has between 6500-8500 grafts.

 

Density, laxity, follicles shaft thickness. All play a big part in your op results

[RCWest]

NicNitro had over 10,000 done and probably has room for more.

[Louise]

An average Norwood 7 patient can usually get about 7000 to 8000 grafts in 3 visits but would love to have 12000 grafts. A Norwood 6 or less patient usually stops having hair transplants before they run out of donor hair.

 

The total number does vary from person to person, depending on donor laxity and density. With past donor closure techniques the scar tended to get slightly wider with each visit and the scalp got tighter.

 

Since Dr. Simmons has adopted 2-layer trichophytic closure techniques presented by Dr. Tykocinsky and Dr. Parsley and modified them a little, the scars stay narrower and the scalp is not tightening as much after each session. It is too early to tell whether this will translate into more grafts being available in a lifetime or not.

[RCWest]

An average Norwood 7 patient can usually get about 7000 to 8000 grafts in 3 visits.

 

That is impressive. There just doesn't seem like that much hair left on a NW7.