Let's talk about complications in hair transplantation.

While multiple potential problems exist, over-harvesting is one that you should understand fully. Unlike some other hair transplant complications, this one is irreversible. Once too many hair follicles are taken out, they cannot regrow or be replanted in the same spots. You only have so many hair follicles, after all. 

To help you avoid this negative outcome, it is essential that you use an experienced and knowledgeable clinic with the best technology and methods for your hair transplant. The HERO Institute has a long track record of successful transplants and amazing results to share.

How Does Harvesting Work for Hair Transplants?

When you go to a clinic for follicular unit excision or extraction (FUE) hair transplants, the process includes the following basic steps. The doctor carefully removes healthy hair follicles and hairs from the part of your head, beard and body with the thickest growth. Then, they transplant them into thinning spots. This process has not changed fundamentally for many years. However, modern technology and techniques have made results much more natural and overall healthier for the patient.

This extremely basic explanation does not explain the high degree of skill of the doctors and the amazing robotic equipment used to make the best extraction and transplant decisions possible. If your clinic has these assets, you probably do not have to worry about over-harvesting. When you understand the issue, you can factor that into your transplant clinic choice.

What Is Over-Harvesting?

As the name implies, this term means that too many hair follicles were removed from a certain part of the scalp. This occurs either when the service provider removes too many hairs in the beginning or when they go back again and again to remove more. The last thing you want is new bare patches or thinning hair when you are attempting to solve the baldness problem.

Why does this happen? When it comes to all hair transplant complications, two main reasons exist. Either the patient's scalp or hair responds in an unexpected way or the clinic does not know what they are doing. Unfortunately, some bad service providers harvest excessive hair grafts in an attempt to make a dramatic difference. They may also do this so they can charge more money up front. When you choose a reputable company, you will not have this problem.

Over-Harvesting Is Irreversible

Once a hair follicle is gone, it will not regrow. Thinning hair and patchy baldness caused by over-harvesting is irreversible. You cannot extract grafts from the newly transplanted skin and put them back in the harvest zone. Although cosmetic options exist like micro-pigmentation to give the illusion of thicker hair, it is better to avoid these serious hair transplant complications from the start.

If you are ready to transform your look and your life with hair transplantation services, the HERO Institute in Colombia can help. Expert skills, experience, and the latest robotic technology will get you the results you want without risk of over-harvesting.