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    Glossary Graft Transection Rate

    percentage of hair follicles damaged during hair transplant extraction

    The Graft Transection Rate (GTR) refers to the percentage of hair follicles that are accidentally cut or damaged during the extraction process in a hair transplant procedure. A lower GTR indicates a more precise extraction, which is crucial for the success and natural appearance of the transplant.

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    1. New Methodology and Instrumentation for Follicular Unit Extraction: Lower Follicle Transection Rates and Expanded Patient Candidacy Dermatologic Surgery · 2008 · 30 citations
    2. FUE, Sapphire FUE, DHI, and FUT Graft Survival by Norwood Stage and Donor Difficulty (Hair Type): A Retrospective Cohort Study at Vera Clinic International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) · 2026
    3. A Novel Follicular Unit Excision Device for All-Purpose Hair Graft Harvesting Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2021 · 7 citations
    4. The edge out punch: An advancement that reduces transections in follicular unit excision hair transplantation Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2020 · 4 citations
    5. A comparison of graft implantation techniques for hair transplantation Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 1999 · 11 citations
    6. Graft Quality Index: A Morphologic Classification of Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) Grafts Hair transplant forum international · 2018 · 6 citations
    7. Does the use of implanters affect the quality of FUE grafts? Hair transplant forum international · 2017 · 4 citations
    8. Graft Harvesting and Management of the Donor Site Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · 2013 · 2 citations
    9. How to Avoid Overharvesting During Repeat Follicular Unit Excision Sessions by Calculating the Number and Density of Previously Excised Grafts Hair transplant forum international · 2018
    10. Effect of surgeon's workload on rate of transection during follicular unit excision/extraction (FUE) Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2019 · 6 citations
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    1. Little over a year of progress — 5 mg Minoxidil & 1 mg Finasteride daily + Mesotherapy every two months + 3k graft transplant on hairline. Reddit · 1 Sept 2026
    2. Sule Hair Transplant: 12 months post-op , Hair Transplant + Beard Transplant 5,800-graft Reddit · 24 Mar 2026
    3. Got a 3,5K graft hair transplant at 22. Reddit · 4 Mar 2026
    4. 3750 Graft Hair Transplant Day 2 Reddit · 19 Dec 2024
    5. 1 year before/after 3500 graft hair transplant Reddit · 11 Sept 2026
    6. How to increase graft survivability after HT? Reddit · 14 Jul 2024
    7. 4960 grafts - HT result 7 months after Reddit · 18 Sept 2026
    8. Is it normal?? As there are cracks in my scalp and I am seeing no hairs or very little hairs in between them. I had HT exactly 9 days before and I had some native hairs between the transplanted ones as well. 2548 graft count Reddit · 29 Jul 2026
    9. Dr Bekir Bek 852 grafts hair transplant Reddit · 24 May 2026
    10. My Hair transplant surgery update 3500 Grafts Reddit · 12 Apr 2026
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