If you are having up to 800 hair follicles, it is possible to have the procedure without shaving all the donor site IF your hair in the donor region is longer that 5cm in length. We will then shave an area of the donor site where donor hairs will be removed from, and the existing donor hair will cover the area that has been shaved. If you are having a procedure of over 1500 hairs follicles, then YES, we must shave all the donor site. We can either shave the head fully or into an American GI type of style.We would recommend you have a short haircut prior to coming for your procedure, should you be undergoing a 2000 hair follicle of more procedure. We require 1mm-2mm of hair to be attached to the donor follicles.