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How many hair grafts do I need?

Knowing how many follicular unit grafts, otherwise known as hair grafts you will need for your can be confusing. The best graft number to use will vary from patient to patient and all patients should be aware of the difference between hairs and grafts.

At The Private Clinic, you will have a consultation with one of our expert hair restoration surgeons. They will be able to provide you with the most information to help you make an informed decision regarding your procedure.

We can advise on how many grafts are required and on average, how many hairs you should expect to achieve. We also allow patients to view before and after photos with the graft and hair count information from previous patients in the consultation.

A hair graft is what is extracted from the donor area of your scalp. The graft is a small piece of tissue/skin that contains around 1-4 hair follicles, the skin tissue around the hair follicle provides nourishment.

The healthy and strong hair follicles from your donor area are then transplanted to the areas being treated during your procedure.

Example of a selection of hair grafts extracted during a FUE Hair Transplant procedure

A hair follicle is a single hair, and a graft is the extraction of tissue from your scalp. 1 graft could contain anywhere from 1 to 4 hair follicles. This means that the number of grafts you have extracted is not a true of how many hair follicles have been implanted.

1 graft = 1 – 4 hairs

This diagram shows the average number of grafts needed to fill hair loss in each area of the scalp. This will always vary depending on the severity of hair loss.

The number of hair grafts required for a successful hair transplant will vary from patient to patient. As a guide, your surgeon may recommend from 600 grafts for minimal hair loss to 3000 or more if your hair loss is more extensive.

The number of grafts needed will depend on the thickness of the hair, the size of the area being covered, and the extent of hair loss. Your surgeon will also most likely use the Hamilton-Norwood Scale to help them the number of hair grafts.

The Norwood, or Hamilton-Norwood scale is a hair loss classification scale that is commonly used by surgeons to map out the hair loss processes.

According to data from the Society of Hair (), individuals at Norwood stages V-VII often require between 2,500 and 5,000 grafts, influenced further by donor area quality and scalp laxity. Moreover, research in the indicates that an implantation of around follicular units/cm² typically yields a natural appearance while conserving sufficient donor follicles for any future sessions.

FUE Hair Transplants – 500 to 3000 Grafts

A 600 graft hair transplant procedure is for patients with minimal hair loss but are perhaps starting to noticeably recede at the temples. At this stage hair loss medication would often be suggested as an alternative but in suitable cases a small procedure could be performed.

This patient was Norwood 1, heading towards Norwood scale 2. He had 607 hair grafts and 1637 hairs to his temples. The after photos were taken 6 months following his procedure.

A 900 graft hair is best suited to patients who have mild hair loss and are receding at the temples. They are usually grade 2 on the Norwood scale and a transplant along with hair loss can give a great result.

This patient was Norwood scale 2 and had 911 hair grafts extracted. This gave him 2655 hairs that were implanted to the temples and part of the hairline. His after photos were taken 7 months post-procedure.

A 1000 graft hair is common with many patients who have moderate hair loss in particular a receding and overall thinning. The patient would typically be Norwood scale 3.

This was a Norwood scale 2. He had 1311 grafts extracted and 3553 hairs implanted to his hairline. The after photos were taken 6 months following his procedure.

A 2000 graft hair transplant is best for patients with moderate to severe hair loss. The patient would typically be graded state 3-4 on the Norwood Scale.

This patient was graded Norwood scale 4 and an FUE Hair Transplant procedure was performed to extract 2021 grafts. 5725 hairs were transplanted to the frontal region and hairline. The after photos were taken 6 months following his procedure.

3000 hair grafts before and after

3000 graft procedures are for patients with extensive hair loss, especially around the temples and crown. A typical 3000 graft patient is likely to be graded stage 5 on the Norwood scale.

This patient was experiencing Norwood Scale 5 hair loss. 2 FUE Procedures were performed within 2 years to target hair loss in two key areas of the scalp. In total, 3650 grafts were extracted, and 7000 hairs were transplanted to the crown, region, and hairline. The after photos were taken 1 year after his second procedure (2 years after his before photos).

It is always difficult to accurately know how many hairs each graft is going to contain before it is extracted from the head. Within a consultation, we can provide an estimated hair graft count, but this can’t be guaranteed, and we won’t know for sure how many hairs will be transplanted until after your procedure.

At The Private Clinic, the cost of an FUE Hair Transplant is £2.50 per hair.

There is an average of 1 – 5 hairs per graft and most commonly an average of  hair follicles are required meaning the average cost is likely to range between £7,500 and £10,000.

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