TLDR The conclusion is that a safe donor area for hair transplants varies and should be chosen based on individual factors like race, future hair loss, family history, and specific thinning patterns.
The study "Occipital donor area grading and profile in Indian population" involved 681 men aged 50-55 with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). The researchers developed a grading system for hair loss in the occipital donor area, which is often used in hair transplants. The grading system ranged from 1 to 5, with 1 being the least severe and 5 being the most severe. The results showed that 29.07% (198) had a grade 1 pattern, 26.57% (181) had a grade 2 pattern, 22.02% (150) had a grade 3 pattern, 18.20% (124) had a grade 4 pattern, and 4.11% (28) had a grade 5 pattern. Additionally, 0.6% (4) had reverse thinning (RT) alone, 1.17% (8) had diffuse thinning (DT) alone, 7.63% (52) had DT in all grades, 22.02% (150) had RT in all grades, and 2.05% (14) had both RT and DT. The study concluded that there is no universally applicable safe donor area (SDA) for hair transplants, and that factors such as race, future hair loss progression, family history, and the presence of DT and RT should be considered when selecting a donor area.
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