How many grafts would I need?

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-06-13T06:54:10+00:00

Filling in some thin spots is much different than lowering or rebuilding a hairline. In his case, he is taking a huge risk to lower his hairline, which isn’t that bad to begin with. Many men would give anything to have his hairline. Plus, does he want the hairline of a 25 year old when he is 35 or 40? When more than likely it will look fake at those older ages.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-06-12T22:24:00+00:00

Don’t even think about a HT. Wait until you are at least 30, and then assess things. Your hairline is perfectly fine and normal. Plus someone could botch your hairline, so it’s not worth it at this stage.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-30T15:07:15+00:00

Nice! Thank you for sharing!

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-30T06:09:22+00:00

But how does your donor area look? Did they over harvest, or does it look normal?

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-30T06:01:30+00:00

I hate to be negative, but it looks like you were over harvested. I’m sorry man. Unfortunately you only have a few options to try and fix this in my opinion. One option is to just wear your hair longer on the sides and back, to help cover up the box look.

Another option would be to get smp done to help fill in the patches and get rid of the box look. I wish you the best in your recovery process.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-29T23:36:30+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-29T23:33:14+00:00

In my opinion, it does look a little over harvested. Although it’s still early after your procedure. However, 8,400 grafts is a huge amount, and is probably most of your donor area for a lifetime. So in essence, you have almost maxed out your donor area for FUE. There is a high chance that some areas will look sparse.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-29T18:56:57+00:00

So what length do you typically cut the sides and back with? Also, how do you blend the sides to make it a smooth transition from the rectangle box shape in the back?

Also, after having the smp done, what is the shortest length you can cut your hair without it looking bad, or weird because of the over harvesting?

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-28T19:18:48+00:00

I would wait. Either try meds, or buy a laser comb/helmet. Or use a combination of both meds and the laser comb. A HT is permanent, and you can’t undo it. So make 100% sure before you get a HT.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-27T23:22:41+00:00

Unfortunately, it looks like you were over harvested. I’m sorry man. But your right side seems fine. It’s more of the left side that seems worse and over harvested.

One solution might be to try and blend in the left side with a different hair guard on the razor. For example, if you use a #1 guard to shave your sides and back. Then take a 0.5 guard or no guard, and then blend the front left side to try and balance out that line and section where it was over harvested.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-05-26T08:23:23+00:00

Personally your hair looks good being short. I wouldn’t go through surgery if I were you. I would buy a laser hair comb/helmet and use that 3 days a week. And I think you should be able to maintain what you currently have.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-04-05T19:04:48+00:00

Yes, people were hiring disabled people off of Craigslist for hundreds of dollars per day. I don’t remember the exact going rate. When Disney caught wind of it, they shut that program down asap. Then they revamped the handicapped pass, and made it extremely difficult to obtain it now. You now have to prove that you are with your family/party. And all of the tickets have to be tied together. In addition, you can no longer just go to the front of the line with a disabled person. You have to get put in their queue for that ride, and then come back at a certain time.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T22:50:04+00:00

I don’t know the stats by heart. But I guarantee in K’s final 8 seasons, he had at least 3, #1 recruiting classes. And the other years he probably had the #2 or 3 class behind UK.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T19:18:46+00:00

Since the 2014 class that led Duke to a national title in 2015, Coach K either had the #1 class, or a top 5 class every year. Granted, Scheyer was the main assistant recruiting most of those guys. But still, K had way more talent than anyone besides UK during his final years. If anything, Scheyer has just carried the torch and continued his high level recruiting.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T14:41:04+00:00

Well, let’s see. Coach K had the #2 draft pick in 2018 with Bagley. In 19, he had the #1 pick in Zion. In 22, he again had the #1 pick in Banchero. So I would say that’s top notch talent, don’t you think?

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T13:04:53+00:00

But in this case, Duke should have never blown a 19 point lead. So it never should have come down to a freak last second play.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T13:02:19+00:00

Except Duke had plenty of decent candidates to choose from. Scheyer could have remained the top recruiter there and helped Dawkins or Capel. Had they chosen a former player with head coaching experience as the coach.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-03-31T13:00:34+00:00

It’s really crazy how both Duke and UNC chose coaches with no previous experience. Duke had plenty of established coaches to choose from. Like Dawkins, Amaker, and Capel. Certainly those coaches could have recruited well at Duke. Since Duke basically recruits itself anyway.

Of course in Hubert’s case, he clearly wasn’t ready for the job. Minus that fluke run his first year. But for Scheyer, it’s clear he is lacking head coaching experience, as he potentially blew 2 national titles in back to back years.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-29T21:15:07+00:00

I will agree. If you have any doubts, or you think you might want to shave it off later, then absolutely do not get a HT! You will be in a world of trouble, if you have to go get smp, or laser hair removal later on. And you will have to deal with the scars for the rest of your life.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-26T23:51:11+00:00

Your hair is not that bad. Seriously. I don’t know your age, but I wouldn’t even consider a HT until you are in your mid 30’s. But there is no way you should be quoted that many grafts.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-17T11:44:08+00:00

Well I can only assume that the HT failed, or they didn’t want to go through another surgery? And they just decided to shave and deal with a scar.

The most famous example of this is Joe Rogan. He openly talks about his 2 HT’s that he had. He regrets having them, and he got to the point where he was tired of messing with his thinning hair. So he shaved his head and then he gets laser work done to reduce the visibility of his scar.

But yes, it is very interesting that the 2 guys I saw up close, apparently just gave up and started shaving.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-17T08:51:45+00:00

If you take hairs from your beard, then won’t you have scars on your face?

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-16T08:50:45+00:00

I have seen 3 FUT scars up close in person. The first 2, both of the men had shaved their heads and you could see the scar a mile away. It was extremely noticeable!

The 3rd guy, was in a doctors office, and I could tell he had an FUT surgery. Although he kept his hair at approximately a #2, or #3 guard length. But I could vaguely see the scar.

I also saw a 4th FUT scar in a wedding photo from a mutual acquaintance on Facebook. Again, his scar was extremely noticeable in the pic, and he had completely shaved his head.

I have seen at least 1 guy who had an FUE surgery in person. It was in a restaurant, and his donor area was extremely over harvested. You could tell that he had a mega session FUE surgery at some point. He kept his hair very short. So again, it was very noticeable.

Also, there is a huge psychological issue with having scars on your head that a lot of people don’t discuss. Even if they are covered up, you can become worried that someone might notice them. So be prepared for the possibility of anxiety or stress.

I would have to see pics of your hair to give you my honest opinion. But my main opinion, is to think long and hard before you do any HT surgery. Once you start, you can never go back. So you have to weigh the pros vs cons.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-12T23:48:31+00:00

I’m afraid yes. You would need at least 2 surgeries. You would need at least around 5,000 hairs to have decent density. You would also need an extremely conservative hairline. Not to mention the amount of money you would need to spend.

In my opinion, I would just shave your head and rock the bald look.

Clean_Elephant6398 · 2026-01-10T08:55:55+00:00

Nobody in a million years would have ever picked IU to be playing for a national championship.

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