Requirement of grafts
- Grade 1 – generally HT is not required – 1000 grafts
- Grade 2 – 1500 – 2000 grafts depending on your desired hairline
- Grade 3 – 2000 – 3000 grafts depending on the level of your desired hairline. Low hairlines will consume more grafts.
- Grade 4 – 3000 – 4000 grafts
- Grade 5 – 4000 – 5000 grafts
- Grade 6 and 7 – 5000 – 8000 grafts
Generally, up to 3500 – 4000 grafts can be done in the first sitting depending on the density of your donor area. The rest of the grafts can be planned after 9 months of the first sitting. If the patient is ready for FUT combination with FUE or MAGP, in the first sitting 4500 – 5000 grafts can be done in most patients.
Requirement of grafts
The requirement of grafts depends on three main factors
- Area to be covered – The more is an area more will be a requirement
- Density to be given – Generally, good density is given in the Front hairline. Mid areas can have moderate density and less cosmetically important areas like crown areas can have mild density to produce blackness
- Donor site – If body hair is used, Requirements will be double.
- Location of the area – Hairline areas are constructed with density 50 – 55 grafts per sq cm so they consume a high number of grafts
Generally in the first stage, we can do 3000 – 4000 grafts by FUE or MAGP, or FUT. In case some patient is ready for a combination of FUT with other techniques then we can do up to 5000 grafts in the first stage.