How much hair do I need?

The typical answer is - as much as possible. However, the limitation is the current and future donor supply. Since we are transplanting and not creating new hair, estimating donor supply in the planning stage is crucial to a long term successful transplant.

While assessing patients, we map out the current and future needs, as well as the current and future donor supply. With this information, along with your goals and expectations, we can then make the short and long term plans.

Regular Norwood Classes
	Type II • Temporal recession < 1" • Mild recession along frontal hairline • "Mature" hairline
	Type III • Further frontal recession • Deeper recession at corners • Earliest stage of balding
	Type III vertex • Hair loss predominantly in vertex (crown) • Frontal hairline recession may be present
	Type IV • Further frontal hair loss and temporal recession • Enlargement of vertex (crown) • Solid band of hair across top separating front from vertex
	Type V • Frontal and temporal areas enlarge further • Band separating the two areas becomes narrower and more sparse
	Type VI • Frontal and vertex balding areas merge into one and increase in size