This 36 year old male will most likely become a type 5 or 6 with his present pattern of hair loss.
He still has very noticeable hair on the top of his head and along his hairline.
The frontal tuft of his hairline is very low.
My approach to a patient like this is to create a wider transition zone that peaks about 1 cm behind his hairline. This transplanted hairline will then blend with his natural hairline. If he does lose all the hair on top of his head, he has a hairline that is not too low and we will be able to match up his future hair loss with the donor he has left.

His graft count was as follows:
1 Hair FU: 891
2 Hair FU: 1561
3 Hair FU: 608
4 Hair FU: 127
Total FU: 3187
Total Hair: 6345

very impressive results!! Shapiro Medical group continues to impress me with the results they get with diffuse thiners.

i like this result.. thanks for providing a graft placment pic, and a graft breakdown.. the pics are not the best quality but i see a pretty nice improvment

That's a solid result. One pass of only 3,187 FUs and the patient's frontal forelock is restored. It's also good planning. The height of the hairline will stand the test of time. I like the emphasis on focusing density in the frontal core and having a softer hairline as opposed to placing too much density right at the frontal hairline. In my opinion, this type of graft distribution is the best approach for men who are destined to be advanced norwoods.

Formerly TooThin

Dr. Shapiro,

This is yet another impressive transformation.

Nice work!

Best wishes and Happy New Year,

Bill

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Paul has been knocking out great results for quite awhile now.
I wonder where he learned these awesome skills from

Hey doc,I just added up your graft count and came up with 4748 not 3187.Which is right???

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Hi fixing it,

Here is the correct breakdown of grafts to haircount:

1's - 891 = 891 hairs
2's - 1561 = 3122 hairs
3's - 608 = 1824 hairs
4's - 127 = 508 hairs
total-3187 = 6345 hairs

Sorry for the mixup in our post.

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At what month are these results? 1-year?

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2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley

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Current regimen:
1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F
Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then
AndroGel - once daily
Lipitor - 5 mg every other day
Weightlifting - 2x per week
Jogging - 3x per week

still don't add up.
but it's all good and really not a big deal considering the outcome and who's counting anyways

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