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Question 4: What is your view on “out of body” time for grafts?
Answer: There are articles on out if body time for grafts, what we do is to keep grafts in chilled physiologic solution (0-4 C). If grafts are kept in this condition the survival rate is over 90% in up to 12 hours. That number starts to drop gradually after 12 hours.
Question 5: Do your charges apply for every graft extracted, even if transected, or only charge for each intact graft?
Answer: Only the grafts that are intact and transplanted are counted.
Question 6: How much of the work do you do and how much of the work do your Assistants do? What specific tasks are allocated to Assistants and what do you undertake? To what degree are you present in the room where surgery is being carried out? Do you use needle or blade to make incisions?
Answer: In FUE procedures either body hair transplant, or scalp transplant I am present in the OR the whole time because the majority of the work is done by me. I score the grafts and remove them. Techs generally help me in retracting the grafts from scalp. Trimming under microscope is done by technicians. I constantly observe them for the quality and integrity of the grafts. Every now and then, we may have to change our methods for removing FUE grafts in different areas so the surgical team should be constantly communicating with me in the OR. For incisions I usually use solid core needles to minimize the trauma to tissue and preexisting hair.
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