Failure rate of H/T

[Petchski]

Word up yo,

 

Alright you got me, i'm no badass. I'm due for surgery in a few weeks time and obviously apprehensive but looking forward to getting it done at the same time, but i realised i don't actually know what the failure rate is with H/T's?

 

I know it's a subjective question, if you go to a hair mill your chances of failure, and by that i mean no to poor growth, are increased, but i'm going to a coalition doc, so what are the chances of poor growth as a percentage?

 

Anyone care to indulge me?

[imissthebarber]

I'm certainly no expert but what I've read suggests that failure rates tend to be measured per graft and what is usually supported is rather the success rate. So for example a success rate of 90% would mean that 90% of the transplanted grafts grow succesfully in the recipient site. A lot of factors effect the success rate for any given patient but there are some other threads on this site suggesting that success rates of over 90% are normal. It also seems that success rates may be higher for grafts containing more than one hair (but just one follicle).

[TonySC]

Ski,

 

Who are you going to and how many grafts are your getting transplanted ? I am my HT with Dr. Cooley in Charlotte, NC and they say that 99% to 100% will grow. It is all in the oxygen and the solution that a Doctor uses that the grafts are in between the donor removal and the transplant time. They need to keep them healthy is the key.