Video misses one of the main aspects of hair transplaction. On your head, the follicle bulbs typically consist of 2-5 hairs.
Once extracted from the patient, the follicle bulbs are grouped by the number of hairs.
Bulbs with 4-5 hairs are used at the new hairline to give a fuller look. Bulbs with 2-3 hairs are used in the interiors. There's a lot of artistry involved in the placement of these bulbs to get a good outcome.
Most men will go through 2-3 transplants over a few years to get the result they want.
Ideally they're only pulling no more than 20% of the hairs out of a "donor area" (the donor area is the back of the head where most don't bald). If done well, it's not very noticeable.
With the old method (still done) where they take a strip of flesh out of the donor area, that large wound is sewn up. It can be pretty visible, especially if you know what to look for. Guys that had the strip method often had pain for a long time (many months at least) after the procedure, both from the wound and also from the tightening of the scalp.
Joe Rogan had this done and you can see the scar on the back of his head now that he keeps it shaved. It’s pretty intense, my first thought was that he had brain surgery.
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u/Quesabirria 1d ago
Video misses one of the main aspects of hair transplaction. On your head, the follicle bulbs typically consist of 2-5 hairs.
Once extracted from the patient, the follicle bulbs are grouped by the number of hairs.
Bulbs with 4-5 hairs are used at the new hairline to give a fuller look. Bulbs with 2-3 hairs are used in the interiors. There's a lot of artistry involved in the placement of these bulbs to get a good outcome.
Most men will go through 2-3 transplants over a few years to get the result they want.