Vonetta is a 35 year old woman who came to see us about a large area of hair loss down the center of her scalp. This occurred as a result of a childhood injury that not only caused hair loss but also very noticeable white scarring due to unsuccessful surgery (See picture 1 and 2). This had effected her self esteem her entire life and she always felt self-conscious despite wearing a wig.

She was unable to afford any hair restoration procedures. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery has a program called "Operation Restore" for patients like Vonetta, who need surgery to correct hair loss due to trauma but are unable to afford it. Because I am a participating volunteer surgeon for this program, I agreed to perform all her procedures at no charge under this program for needy patients.

Hair transplantation alone would not have completely corrected the problem because of the underlying white scar tissue. Therefore I performed two scalp reduction procedures (4/21/07 and 5/18/07) to remove the scar tissue (Photo 3). This was quite successful and the area was now ready for transplantation (Photo 4).

On 8/14/07 and 2/27/08, she underwent two 1,500 graft sessions of follicular unit transplantation, totaling approximately 3,000 grafts. Generally grafts grow surprisingly well in scars, as long as careful surgical techniques are followed, allowing adequate blood supply to each graft. Although, the final photos (Photo 5,6,7) were taken only six months out from the second procedure, the improvement is evident. One can also see the change in her self-image by the expression on her face. The positive effect on her self esteem has been very gratifying for all of the members of my team to see. She no longer wears a wig and is much more outgoing. The ISHRS encourages patients who think they may qualify to apply directly to them. If accepted, they will be matched with a participating volunteer physician.

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Outstanding! That it was done "pro bono" on such a complex patient makes it even more of an exceptional case.

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*A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics*

1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash.

Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician.

Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death!

Great result and great story. Nice work Dr Cooley.

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3279 grafts with Dr Gabel - 06/12/08

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Holy Toledo, Dr. Cooley! What a babe you've made that young lady! I'm glad to see you posting as you are quite the online legend.

I hope to come back to Charlotte in December for some quality before / afters and a check up.

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100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.)
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

One thing you always see from Doctor Cooley is that he always relates to how hairloss makes a person feel. You can tell that he does this for more than just money. "just check out his before and after pics on his website". It's clear that he has the patients best interest in mind. Definitley a Class Act!!! Kudo's doc!!!

Doesnt get any better then this.
Youve probably have done more then youll ever know

Dr. Cooley has been putting out some impressive results for years. No wonder many of his patients refer to themselves as "Cooleyfied".

Dr. Cooley,

Thanks for posting some terrific examples of your first class work. This is a night and day improvement for sure. There's no surprise that the woman has a nice big smile on her face after the results have grown in.

It was a pleasure meeting you, Brandi, and Ailene in Montreal and I look forward to more of your involvement on our forum.

Best wishes,

Bill

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Bill,
I will second that.

Mick

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wow what a transformation. great to see this kind of work also. i can see why Dr Cooley has such high praises !

This lady has a second chance and will be happy with a new lease of life ! Her smile says it all :-)

happy growing to her !

FS

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Dr. Cooley,

Congrats again on winning the Platinum Follicle Award this year. Can't think of anyone more deserving. You and your team consistently turn out beautiful work and this is no exception. What a dramatic change. She must be thrilled.

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