Why do some doctors tell patients that hair graft procedures of large numbers, say over 1500 grafts, are risky?

I remember, ten years ago, when some of us started performing procedures of 1000 grafts- called megasessions back then.  Today, procedures of 2000, 3000, even more grafts can be safely (and are routinely) performed.

However, to properly perform these procedures, the surgeon needs to have a sufficiently large enough team of assistants capable of cutting these grafts and efficiently working with the surgeon to then place them.  Having a team of 19 full-time assistants, some of whom have been with me 10 or more years, means that a 2400 grafts procedure, say, takes us 3-4 or so hours- well within the safe time zone that assures proper hair growth.

Posted by Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS