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Hair transplant quality · Hyderabad
How to judge the quality of a hair transplant
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What to look for after full regrowth, during the operation and immediately after surgery
Anyone can judge the quality of a hair transplant once the hair has fully grown. Some signs of quality are also visible during the operation and immediately after it, and they tell you a lot about the surgeon and the team, whether you are having an FUE, FUT or combination hair transplant.
Stage 1
After full regrowth
Once the new hair has grown, check five things:
Density
How full the new hair looks compared with your existing hair.
Hairline design
A hairline that suits your face and age.
Coverage of the bald area
How completely the bald area has been covered.
Visibility of the donor area
How easy the donor area is to spot: a fine line after FUT, or tiny dot-like marks after FUE.
When to judge. Whether you had FUE or FUT, the result starts to look moderately full around months 4 to 6, and the final result is visible around months 8 to 12. In a good result, the new hair grows in the same direction as your original hair, so it is hard to tell you have had surgery.
Stage 2
During the operation
These points are easier for surgeons and doctors to notice, but you and your attendants can ask about each of them.
- The patient is awake and comfortable throughout.
- The operating area is clean, with little blood loss.
- Donor scarring is kept to a minimum: a trichophytic closure after FUT, or fine 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm punches with FUE.
- Grafts are handled under stereo microscopes: FUT strips are dissected into finely refined follicular units, and FUE grafts are checked before implantation.
- Recipient incisions are small: 0.7 mm to 0.9 mm.
- Sterilisation protocols are followed to prevent infection after surgery.
- Anaesthetics and other drugs are limited to what is needed.
- Several qualified doctors are on the team.
- The surgery is completed in as little time as possible, which needs a large, skilled team.
Stage 3
Immediately after surgery
Graft density
Measured as follicular units per square centimetre.
Number of grafts and area covered
How many grafts were placed in the session, and over how much of the scalp.
Healthy skin between grafts
The skin between the transplanted grafts should look healthy.
Minimal pain
During or after surgery, with local anaesthesia.
Grafts angled like your own hair
Each graft placed at the angle of the existing hair.
Minimal dressing
Only a light dressing should be needed.
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Quality you can check at Dr. Madhu's
A quality hair transplant surgeon is happy for you to check the work. At Dr. Madhu's Advanced Hair Transplant Centre, these standards are part of every procedure:
Every graft counted
Grafts are sorted into trays of exactly 20, so you and your attendants can verify the count before implantation.
Microscope-checked grafts
Under high-powered Zeiss and Mantis microscopes, FUT strips are dissected into follicular units of 1 to 4 hairs and FUE grafts are checked before implantation.
Minimal donor scarring
FUT: a trichophytic closure lets hair grow through the healed line. FUE: fine punches leave tiny dot-like marks that hide once the hair grows.
Doctor-led FUE and FUT
Every case, FUE, FUT or combination, is planned and led by an ABHRS-certified surgeon, Dr. Pathuri Madhu or Dr. P. Ram Sushruth.
Meet Dr. Pathuri Madhu (31 years in hair restoration) and Dr. P. Ram Sushruth (7 years in hair restoration), both Diplomates of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.
Where to go from here
Next steps
Questions
Hair transplant quality: frequently asked questions
When can I judge the result of my hair transplant?
With FUE or FUT, the result starts to look moderately full around months 4 to 6, and the final result is visible around months 8 to 12. That is when naturalness, density, hairline design, coverage and the donor scar can all be judged.
What should the donor scar look like after a good hair transplant?
With FUT, a trichophytic closure lets hair grow through the healed line, so in most patients the scar is a fine, pale line. With FUE, the donor area has tiny dot-like marks that are hidden once the hair grows out a few millimetres.
How can I check the number of grafts I received?
Ask how the grafts are counted. At Dr. Madhu's, grafts are sorted into trays of exactly 20, so you and your attendants can verify the count before implantation.
What are signs of quality during the operation?
You are awake and comfortable, the operating area is clean with little blood loss, donor scarring is kept to a minimum (a trichophytic closure after FUT, fine punches with FUE), grafts are handled under stereo microscopes, incisions are small (0.7 mm to 0.9 mm), sterilisation protocols are followed, and several qualified doctors are on the team.
Next step
Talk to the doctors' team
Book a consultation in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, or an online consultation with photos if you live outside Hyderabad.
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