Patchy Acute Effluvium in and Around the Donor Area Following FUE Hair Transplant and Its Predilection for Two-Day Sessions and High Graft Extraction Cases

November 2024 in “ IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”

Mubashar Mashqoor Mir, Sumit Sharma, Mona Sharma

acute donor site effluvium Follicular Unit Extraction FUE graft extraction hair transplant

Studysummary This study found that the severity of acute donor site effluvium after hair transplants was significantly correlated with the number of grafts extracted and longer surgery durations.

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This study investigated acute donor effluvium (ADE) following Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplants, focusing on cases with high graft extraction and surgeries extending to a second day. Conducted as a retrospective cross-sectional study, it involved 30 male patients with a mean age of 33.9 years. The study found that ADE was more prevalent in cases where more than 4,000 grafts were extracted, occurring in 93.3% of cases, and when the surgery lasted more than one day, seen in 73.3% of cases. The severity of hair loss in ADE was directly correlated with the number of grafts harvested, highlighting the increased risk associated with extensive procedures.

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