Senior Member RajToor Posted October 27, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted October 27, 2009 How do surgeon strip the donor area? I mean the length and width? Is the width 1.7cm or 3 cm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 RajToor, I'm not sure I understand your question. However, the width (and length for that matter) of the donor strip will vary for each patient. 3cm is considered a very wide strip and there are only a select group of patients with a scalp elastic enough to take a strip that wide. If you figure a good size hair transplant procedure is 3000 grafts. If the patient had an average donor density of 80 FU/cm2, a strip of 1.5cm wide and 25cm long would be needed to achieve 3000 grafts. I hope this helps. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RajToor Posted October 28, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2009 Thanks, now I got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I generally try to stay under 1.4 cm in width. If at all possible I would prefer to take a little longer strip versus wider. Keep in mind that scarring is based heavily on tension at the edges of the wound. Wider wounds usually lead to greater tension and most likely bigger scars. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted October 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2009 Almost all of our strips are 1.75cm wide with varying lengths. Sometimes you still get surprised by tension, or lack thereof, of closure, but as Dr. Charles points out, tension minimization is the key. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hairy Godmother Posted October 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2009 Typically our donor areas are 1.3 - 1.4cm wide, depending upon patient's laxity. If a patient's scalp is very lax, width can be increased. We often taper the width over the mastoid; secondary to increased tension in that area. Jessica Jessica HT Coordinator Limmer HTC Dr. Brad Limmer is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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