Biggest Strip Reported?

[HairCut-100]

Hi,

Due to worries about scarring, I am wondering:

"What is the largest size of strip (length and width) that you fellas have heard about?"

And

Which Doctor did it?


Thanks for your time.

 

[HairCut-100]

Hi,

I guess I should add that I have not yet had a procedure.

I'm just trying to gather more info to aid in my decision.

Thanks.

 

[techprof]

Perhaps 3000 or 4000 in one setting very common these days.

Some doctors have reported upto 8000 in one day. It depents on your donor hair, laxity and hair characteristics. Also, you should look into shockloss also.

 

[Aplunk1]

Dr. Hasson

~8100+ grafts or something like this.

Armani has done some megasessions upwards of 5000 grafts, which is amazing considering the back-breaking effort of dense-packing the recipient sites.

 

[HairCut-100]

Thanks for your replies.

I read (on another site) about a gentleman who recently received just-under-8000 grafts in one sitting with Dr. H. In his pic, his scar appeared to go WAY past the top of his ears, and WAY into his temple area. He said that his strip was 30cm x 2cm, and his donor area was extremely dense.

I measured 30cm on my head, and it doesn't reach as far forward as that particular gentleman.

His seems to be an exceptional case, but it gets me thinking more about scarring issues (as well as shockloss) that a hair transplant recipient should seriously consider before taking the plunge.

It seems that hair transplant is the only viable current option to produce a really significant result, along with meds to prevent/deter future-loss. Yet surgery is a huge decision nonetheless.

I have a nice-shaped head for shaving (instead of hair transplant), but I feel that real hair, with a nice hairline to frame the face looks much more attractive.

Is there anyone here who has gone to a top Doctor like H and W, yet regretted their hair transplant decision due to the unwanted (long) scarring?

This site's info has been invaluable, and any personal insights would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

The 8,000 graft patient would have had to bear 133 plus FU's per cm2 in his donor density which I have never heard of in twenty-six years.

My last strip was 29.5 cm and varied in width from 1.1 to 1.4 cm. I have a larger than average head. My laxity was a tad better than average. The longest strip I have heard of to date was 33cm.

 

[HairCut-100]

Hi Gillinator,

I'm not sure if it would be improper conduct to post a link to that discussion on the other site. (Just trying to remain respecful to this great site.)

Yes, it seems out of the ordinary, but he states that his "density where the strip was taken [was] 150cm2."

Graft count = 7761

Dr. H is well regarded, and the result should be tremendous. Still, that strip looks quite long on his head at this point. :shock:

 

[CCS]

wow. 8000 in a single session, tight packed. I hope there were three doctors taking turns. That must be extremely tiring on the hands. Just two more sessions totalling 900 grafts and I'll just be fine tuning my topical regimen for convenience.

 

[soccerguy11]

keep in mind the people who go get those HUGE 7000+ sessions have great laxity, due to the fact that they probably had been doing scalp exercises before surgery.

I know of one guy who got a great strip result from hasson and wong becuase he had done 6 months of laxity exercises before his surgery. considering people want to max out on strip, i think the importance of doing these excersises is underrated.

 

[Guest]

Good point soccerguy11. Yes indeed the scalp exercises can make a difference. But very few people have that level of laxity to do a session that large. Obviously we all know that this is an exception, not the rule.

 

[Guest]

Haircut100,

Now would not you and I simply die for that level of donor density! Very exceptional. :hairy:

 

[HairCut-100]

Hi Gillenator,

You're right. With that type of density I would dye
(to make it look even thicker!!)