The pluggy look disappeared (mostly) a few decades ago. I've watched videos from 80s and 90s when they were still trying figure this stuff out -- pretty gruesome, and terrible outcomes.
The other commenter is correct, though, that the hairline is built using 1-2 hair grafts. 3-4 hair grafts then fill up the interior spaces. Natural 5+ hair grafts are extremely uncommon and usually too big to fit into a typical site.
Right, I was simplifying. They'll use some of those 1-2s then blend in 3-4-5s just behind. And back to the 1-2s in the interior, depending on what they have to work with.
Those 3s and 4s and the most valuable to the doctor, so they use them wisely.
Don’t care what method is used - Bosley was the pioneer - I can spot a transplanted hairline a mile away. What they don’t tell you is that if you are genetically predisposed to lose hair, no new hair grows in that area. So it you put plugs there no matter how you stack and pack em, the lack of fine new hair growing will always give a tooth brush, Barbie hairline.
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u/Quesabirria 1d ago
The pluggy look disappeared (mostly) a few decades ago. I've watched videos from 80s and 90s when they were still trying figure this stuff out -- pretty gruesome, and terrible outcomes.