Is the doctor accurate?

[acaysa]

So today i visited a ht doctor. What he told me is: my donor is 140cm^2

128 hairs/ cm^2

He also told me with a fast count/ experience that i have about 8000 hairs which means 3500-grafts which is average. Now the question is: does it look like he is accurate? Isnt 3500 pretty bad?

 

[LaserCaps]

57 minutes ago, acaysa said:

So today i visited a ht doctor. What he told me is: my donor is 140cm^2

128 hairs/ cm^2

He also told me with a fast count/ experience that i have about 8000 hairs which means 3500-grafts which is average. Now the question is: does it look like he is accurate? Isnt 3500 pretty bad?

 

Many people believe there are more than 101 different types of hair combinations in the donor.  Fine, coarse, medium-coarse etc...So, going from ear to ear, the density per square centimeter can change.  The estimate you were given, does that account for that and for the fact there are both FUE and FUT techniques now available? What type of experience does the doctor have? Does he have a fellowship in hair?

Unfortunately you've only posted photos of your donor.  Are you experiencing any loss? 

Very difficult to ascertain just from looking at images.  In person evaluations would help.

[acaysa]

He is not specialised in hair transplant also he didnt specify some method( fue fut) i added donnor cuz thats what concerned me but here are some photos.

First 3 pictures hair pretty long but wet.

3 last pictures are me now

[Melvin- Admin]

Looks like you’ve gotten quite a bit of regrowth with fin and min. How long have you been on fin and min?

[acaysa]

2 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Looks like you’ve gotten quite a bit of regrowth with fin and min. How long have you been on fin and min?

6 months on fin, 5 years on min( with a brake of 6 months). What do u think about the doctors sayings though?

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

Acaysa,

Based on the photos you have presenter  , I couldn’t tell you if the measurements are exact or accurate however, I can tell you that based on looking at your donor area in the photos, I would venture to say you have well more than 3500 grafts available for transplanting. I don’t know if your doctor was talking about a single procedure, if he was talking about only one donor harvesting technique (FUT Vs FUE) or if he was talking about how many grafts he thinks you need for surgery… but I definitely recommend getting a second opinion especially since you seem a little unsure and unclear as to what you have available versus what you need, etc.

best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant