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postop 'mounts' around the grafts or not?


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Some have them on virtually all grafts and some on about half and some have few. 

Does anyone know what the norm is? Or whether its better to have them or not, or it makes little difference.

For example, this patient has none on the front part and almost all on the back part. 

 

Why do they appear and why do they not appear in some patients?

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The mounts you are referring to is the epidermal cap that comes with the follicle when you punch them out in FUE. Two reasons for not seeing the mounts are

1.) the clinic purposefully trims them during processing. It is a "vestigial" tissue so it is not needed, and looks "ugly" so trimming them looks better for cosmetic

2. If a really small punch is use when going after small follicles, so the epidermal cap is so small that despite not trimming it is not visible. 

 

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