FUE Hair Transplant Megasessions with UGraft : Education is always important for those who are considering any form of treatment, whether it’s in hair loss or a completely different area. And understanding frequently used terminology is often the starting point for grasping larger concepts in order to make sound decisions. The term “megasessions” can often be found throughout hair restoration discussion forums

What Is An FUE Hair Transplant Megasession?

A megasession is a hair transplant procedure in which 2000 or more grafts are harvested and inserted within the same session. It can apply to both strip surgery and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedures. An FUE hair transplantation megasessions is when the megasession is acheived via the follicular unit extraction method. Dr U performs megassesions routinely achieving total graft counts of 10,000 and above in restoration of severely bald individuals. This is attributed to the advanced FUE features of the UGraft technology he deploys and its efficiency and consistency in even the most challenging cases

Megasessions Versus Multiple Smaller FUE Hair Transplant Sessions

The concept of FUE Hair Transplant Megasessions is especially relevant for patients who require higher numbers of grafts to achieve the results that they want.

The prescribed number of grafts will depend on factors like:

Level of coverage that the patient wants and how many follicular units the doctor can feasibly harvest
Density of the patient’s donor area. More density on the head regions will enable most doctors to extract a greater number of donor grafts.
Thickness of the patient’s hair
Whether or not the patient has enough body hair to supplement their head donor supply. And if this is available, the clinic would need to have the expertise and experience to perform extractions on body zones.

Advanced FUE Hair Transplant Megasessions with UGraft — In this FUE Hair Transplant Megasessions with UGraft by Dr u, 14,000 uGrafts from the body and head were applied for this patient’s Advanced FUE hair surgery across two sessions.*

These individuals may face the choice of undergoing a single surgery, two (or more) moderate sized procedures or a series of small sessions.

One option is not necessarily safer than the other. Often, the decision of a doctor to schedule or recommend multiple surgeries versus a single one has to do with their comfort level in being able to produce the best outcome.

Extracted follicles should not remain outside of the body for more than six hours. Otherwise this can have a negative effect on hair growth. So this is a factor that surgeons will consider in deciding on whether to divide a patient’s procedure into several sessions. Clinics may or may not have the right number of staff members to help insert the grafts into the recipient area slits.

Benefits of FUE Hair Transplant Megasessions

Perhaps the most obvious benefit of having one (or two) large FUE Hair Transplantation Megasessions with UGraft is convenience for the patient. This is especially true for those who need to travel long distance for their hair restoration.

However, there are also advantages which pertain to the physiology of the skin. FUE extractions will result in the development of crust on the scalp. When the patient comes in for additional sessions, this can make it difficult for doctors to identify available locations on the head to insert the new grafts in order to create the right density.

Scar tissue will develop from both the incisions made by the FUE donor punches as well as in the slits created to receive the new grafts. In the donor area, the existence of scar tissue makes it more difficult to extract subsequent new follicular units without damaging them. This is because the collagen will change the growth angle of the existing hairs

In the recipient area, the presence of scar tissue from former sessions can lower the yield of future FUE procedures.

By reducing the number of surgeries, these challenges can be avoided.

To view an actual patient example where two megasessions were performed using beard hair, click here

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