Again touch up procedures may be required to produce a truly natural hair line. The advantage of this procedure is that it is one surgical step and avoids several smaller touch up procedures of the Juri flap from the side of the head. They feel that the hair looks too dense and the hairline is unnatural. The average hair flap is the equivalent of 2000 micrografts, a density that can rarely be achieved with plugs, only after many sessions. Each procedure has its inconveniences and costs, and each patient must judge these for themselves.
Flaps are surgery and have a more significant recovery at the time of the procedure.
Plugs are more of an ongoing process but carry less risk and time off work. Overall, the results of routine scalp reduction have been disappointing. Although the removal of 2 or 3 cm. of bald skin in a loose scalp may be successfully accomplished, this may create a noticeable scar after the area has healed and the overall impression of baldness remains. Some doctors routinely combine scalp reductions to their graft sessions. Be aware that the before and after pictures they show you are their best ones.