Female Hair Transplantation
1. Female patients tend to have higher expectations, and partial cover-up is inadequate.
2. For some females, a wig may be a better choice.
3. In some cases, donor density is as bad as the recipient site.
4. Thicker scalp; wide strips are more difficult to remove.
5. Severe post-op hair shedding compared to a male patient.
6. Usually no hairline is involved, only needs to increase density–a modified follicular unit is a better graft size.
7. Hair transplant surgery for females should be limited to a smaller area.
8. FUT is a better option for female patients with long hair–there’s no need to shave the donor site with FUT.
Case 1: Total Added Density: 25%
Case 2: Total Added Density: 25%
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Case 7
Total Added Density: 30%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 88 cm2
Donor Area: 26 cm2
Density: 30%
Case 8
Total Added Density: 25%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 52 cm2
Donor Area: 13 cm2
Density: 25%
Graft Number: 637 grafts
Case 9
Total Added Density: 30%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 52 cm2
Donor Area: 16 cm2
Density: 30%
Graft Number: 800 grafts
Case 10
Total Added Density: 25% She had 2 surgeries at another clinic before.
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 34 cm2
Donor Area: 8.50 cm2
Density: 25%
Graft Number: 550 grafts
Case 11
Total Added Density: 35%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 40 cm2
Donor Area: 14 cm2
Density: 35%
Graft Number: 737 grafts
Case 12
Total Added Density: 80%
1st Surgery: 2nd Surgery:
Coverage Area: 44 cm2 Coverage Area: 44 cm2
Donor Area: 18 cm2 Donor Area: 18cm2
Density: 40% Density: 40 %
Graft Number: 1023 grafts Graft Number: 1040 grafts
Case 13
Added Density: 30%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 76 cm2
Donor Area: 23 cm2
Density: 30 %
iGraft Number: 1120 grafts
Case 14
Total Added Density: 25%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 36 cm2
Donor Area: 9 cm2
Density: 25 %
Graft Number: 516 grafts
Case 15
Added Density: 35%
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 48 cm2
Donor Area: 17 cm2
Density: 35%
iGraft Number: 1080 grafts
Receding Hairline
Female Scar Cover-Up
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Case 3
Total Added Density: 30% Scaron sideburn
One Surgery:
Coverage Area: 20 cm2
Donor Area: 6 cm2
Density: 30%
Graft Number: 414 grafts