How many grafts are enough for a hair transplant surgery?

Talking about hair transplant for combating hair thinning and baldness, one of the most common questions that everyone asks is how many grafts are enough for my hair transplant surgery.

The required number of hair transplant differ for each hair loss condition deepening upon the severity of hair loss in each individual. Many people who are suffering from mild cases of hair loss do not need to transplant a larger number of grafts to overcome their hair loss issues, others may require more grafts.

The severity of hair loss can be found out by looking into a Norwood scale, which shows different stages of hair loss. More the number of required grafts for your condition, more expensive will be your procedure. You can calculate the hair transplant cost in Dubai by just using our online calculator.

Here are the things to consider when finding out the required number of grafts for a particular hair loss condition.

Donor hair and scalp laxity

The number of grafts that can be transplanted is directly dependent on the donor hair supply and scalp laxity. If you have plenty of potential donor hair follicles available, you can easily get the desired outcomes by transplanting a great quantity of that. However, if you are short of donor hair supply, you could not get the similar outcomes, as there are a lesser number of grafts that are transplanted.

The type of technique used for hair transplant

The extraction of donor grafts is different in different techniques of hair transplantation. Each method of hair transplantation allows a certain number of minimum extraction of hair grafts.

• Follicular Unit Extraction procedure requires a minimum of 1500 to 2000 hair grafts.
• Strip method or Follicular Unit Transplant allows a minimum of 300 graft
• Stem cell hair transplant requires a minimum of 3500 to 4000 grafts.

Therefore, the number of required hair grafts is also subjected to the type of technique that you have chosen for your hair transplant procedure.

Physical examination is necessary

If you are interested in knowing about the number required hair grafts for your particular hair loss condition, then it is important to have a get physical examination for that with certified surgeon who would be able to tell you the exact number of grafts that you can extract and transplant to sort out your particular hair loss condition.

A doctor will examine your scalp with the modern examination techniques and identify the triggers that are the reason for your condition.  Every person is different and requires a different number of grafts.

If you are suffering from hair loss or baldness and looking forward to undergoing a hair transplant for that but you are unsure whether you are a good candidate for that or not, don’t worry as we are offering a free consultation. You can come to Hai trans-pant Dubai clinic and know about your particular hair loss condition and its remedies for free of cost.