Regular Member anon707 Posted August 13, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2020 Just wondering on average how much donor hair you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted August 13, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2020 6,000 to 8,000 follicular unit grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member anon707 Posted August 13, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2020 55 minutes ago, ciaus said: 6,000 to 8,000 follicular unit grafts If I showed a picture of my donor area would you be able to guesstimate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted August 13, 2020 Administrators Share Posted August 13, 2020 Depends, FUE or FUT? On average FUE is around 5-6k, few can exceed that number without looking moth eaten. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted August 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, anon707 said: If I showed a picture of my donor area would you be able to guesstimate? Sorry can help on that, not a professional in this area, just a man armed with a little google-fu posting what I found. There are some doctors and clinic reps, senior members that post around here that should be able to give you some ball parks if you provide pics. Just did another search and found this from one of the clinics with an excellent reputation here: At the time of this writing this subject is very controversial but most physicians believe that one can get more grafts with Exclusive use of Strip FUT (6000-9000 grafts) than Exclusive use of FUE (4000-5000 grafts). In my opinion the potential for getting the most grafts out of a patient exist when using both techniques together. http://shapiromedical.com/procedure-page/follicular-unit-extraction-fue/disadvantages-of-fue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted August 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, ciaus said: In my opinion the potential for getting the most grafts out of a patient exist when using both techniques together. 💯 I tapped out on FUT after about 6,800 grafts. On to FUE now. @anon707 It all depends on the individual really. A picture would help, but we'd still just be ball parking it. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member anon707 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, aaron1234 said: 💯 I tapped out on FUT after about 6,800 grafts. On to FUE now. @anon707 It all depends on the individual really. A picture would help, but we'd still just be ball parking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pre-screened Posted August 14, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 Be great to get a doctor's answer on this Q. We all know lots of factors (laxity, head size, donor density) play a big role but someone with average donor density, average laxity and average head side what would the average full utilization of FUT technique followed by max FUE get a person to in terms of lifetime maximum donor? From all I've seen on here and around - I'm going to guess: FUT = c.6,500 Follow on FUE = c2,500 Total: c.9,000 max Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted August 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) @pre-screened Those numbers look closely to what I'll end up with, maybe a little bit more than 9,000 grafts when all is said and done. Of course, everybody is different. @anon707 Looks like you have great donor characteristics and virtually no crown thinning. How old are you? Edited August 14, 2020 by aaron1234 Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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