Pt presented with bilateral temporal recessions and decreased density of frontal forelock area. On finasteride 2.5 yrs, rogaine BID 6 yrs. Pt had donor density of about 90 FU/cm2, with average to below average laxity. Strip of 27cm x 1.1 cm yielded 2,820 total FU grafts: 694 1's; 1566 2's; 560 3's.

__________________
Dr. Timothy Carman
La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center

Proud Smile Club member

Dr. Timothy Carman is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

Beautiful clean work Dr. Carmen. What size are you using for the incisions? Are they custom cut blades? I like the way you provide the surgery details with the strip size and graft/hair counts. It reminds me of another clinic I know. Keep up the great work and hopefully this patient will post his progress or send them to you to post.

Feel free to contact me about making incisions sites easier to see for the planting. You're probably aware of it already but this patient does not show any indication of the technique..... janna@shapiromedical.com.

Thanks for sharing.

__________________
I'm employed as the lead medical tech and surgical manager for the Shapiro Medical Group. Feel free to ask me any questions.

YouTube: Shapiro Medical Group's Videos

Follow us on: Facebook

Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.

Janna-
Thank you very much.
I use a number of different instruments to create the sites, (including custom cut blades tailored to each individual patient), depending on the area I am working. Sizes range from 0.7mm to 2.3mm (the latter size varying based on the size of available DFU's).

__________________
Dr. Timothy Carman
La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center

Proud Smile Club member

Dr. Timothy Carman is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians

Dr. Carman,

Very nice and clean work. I especially like the close-ups of the hairline.

Janna,

I encourage you to create a topic on cleaner incisions making transplanting hair easier for technicians.

I think this would be of high interest to physician and patient members alike.

Best wishes,

Bill

__________________
Managing Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog and the Hair Loss Forum and Social Community

View our hair loss articles on EZineArticles.com

Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Subscribe to our Newsletters | How We Recommend Physicians

-----

To learn about how I restored my hair, view my my hair loss website.

Remember, true beauty radiates from within, not from the skin.

I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own.

Nice work Dr Carman! I think the patient will have some good density when it grows out.
Any reason why he didn't want some temple points? I think that would have been the icing on the cake

__________________
- badger
3279 grafts with Dr Gabel - 06/12/08

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Gabel

Badger_01-
Thank you very much!!
Actually if you look at the first shot you can see that this patient is actually holding on to his points at this time. They might be a bit faint, but still well demarcated. It is very difficult to match the fine quality of the hair which is present in the leading edge of these anatomical landmarks; therefore IMHO it is best to recreate them only when those fine hairs are missing to the point that a "point" is no longer discernible.
Good "point" though!!

__________________
Dr. Timothy Carman
La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center

Proud Smile Club member

Dr. Timothy Carman is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians