The Importance of the Recipient Area in Hair Transplantation

What is the recipient area in hair transplantation?
The recipient area is called the recipientarea in hair transplantation. In short, it is the area where the hair follicles are located. In hair transplantation, the hair follicles to be transplanted are taken from the recipient area and transferred to the bald area.

The importance of the recipient area in hair transplantation
In hair transplantation, the back of the neck and the back of the ear is generally preferred as the recipient area. However, the recipient area is not limited to this. Depending on the method to be used in hair transplantation, chin, shoulder hair, leg hair, and chest hair may also be considered as recipient areas. Depending on the patient’s hair structure and density, it is decided to take the root from the determined recipient area.

The recipient area is very important in hair transplants.
The density and adequacy of the hair in this area are as important as the importance of the recipient area. This is because the adequacy and density of the hair in the recipient area directly affect how fast the root production of the hair in the newly transplanted area will be. The weakness of the recipient area in hair transplantation also affects the number of grafts to be harvested. To obtain enough grafts in the area to be transplanted, the hair follicles in the recipient area should not be weak. If the recipient area is weak, more grafts need to be taken for the area to be transplanted. In this case, the removal of excess hair follicles damages the recipient area and causes skin openings. This creates an aesthetically poor appearance in the recipient area. The average hair density in adults can vary between 250-300. The number of grafts to be harvested is as important as the density of hair in the recipient area. This is because a large number of grafts removed damages both the skin in the recipient area and the hair follicles in the surrounding area. For this reason, the analysis of the recipient area is very important in the examination performed before the hair transplantation process. In this way, the recipient area can be thoroughly analyzed and hair transplantation can be performed without damaging any hair follicles.