I received something in the mail today that looks interesting but I have no idea what it is or if it is legitimate. A coalition doctor (Paul Rose) is involved with it. Apparently it is a process called LHFUE (Long Hair Follicular Unit Extraction) where individual long hair follicles are extracted and placed as short hairs between existing hairs in the natural direction of growth. This just sounds to me like a regular hair transplant. Is there a difference I'm missing and what are the reviews on this procedure?

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Dr. Epstein August 4, 2008
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Dr. Ron Shapiro November 18, 2009
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Dr. Ron Shapiro July 1, 2011
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Time To Do Something,

I could not find any information about this procedure anywhere. If you discover anything else, please update the community!

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They have several websites:

www.haarklinikken.com
www.haarklinikken.de/en/home.html
www.thehairlosscure.com
www.tampadermatology.com

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Dr. Epstein July 4, 2007
2520 grafts
471 one hair grafts
1540 two hair grafts
505 three hair grafts
5070 Total hair count

Dr. Epstein August 4, 2008
2384 grafts
870 one hair grafts
1150 two hair grafts
364 three and four hair grafts
4262 Total hair count

Dr. Ron Shapiro November 18, 2009
1896 grafts
760 one hair grafts
852 two hair grafts
288 three hair grafts
46 four hair grafts
3362 total hair count

Dr. Ron Shapiro July 1, 2011
1191 grafts
447 one hair grafts
580 two hair grafts
150 three hair grafts
14 four hair grafts
2113 total hair count

Time To Do Something,

I'm afraid I'm still a bit confused. It seems as if the system described in those websites is a herbal topical treatment used after a follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure? Where is the "Long Hair Follicular Unit Extraction" aspect? I'm genuinely curious and would like to know more.

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Blake (Future_HT_Doc)

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Maybe we should get Dr. Rose to comment on it. In the letter it indicates that it is a state of the art minimally invasive method of hair transplantation. It is run by PhD's and MD's according to the literature. If you go to www.tampadermatology.com and search under the Hair Loss Services tab that is supposed to be where the information is. I'm glad I'm not the only one confused. I didn't think a coalition doctor would associate himself with any quackery which is why I want to find out more about it.

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NW5
Dr. Epstein July 4, 2007
2520 grafts
471 one hair grafts
1540 two hair grafts
505 three hair grafts
5070 Total hair count

Dr. Epstein August 4, 2008
2384 grafts
870 one hair grafts
1150 two hair grafts
364 three and four hair grafts
4262 Total hair count

Dr. Ron Shapiro November 18, 2009
1896 grafts
760 one hair grafts
852 two hair grafts
288 three hair grafts
46 four hair grafts
3362 total hair count

Dr. Ron Shapiro July 1, 2011
1191 grafts
447 one hair grafts
580 two hair grafts
150 three hair grafts
14 four hair grafts
2113 total hair count

Time To Do Something,

Thank you for continually researching the issue. I'll consult with Bill and see if we can get Dr. Rose (or a representative from his clinic) to explain the procedure a bit further. Again, thank you for sharing this information with the community.

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Blake (Future_HT_Doc)

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All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice.

TTDS and Blake,

I am familiar with the "long haired" hair transplant procedure wich from the sounds of the above, is what they're referring to. It was discussed briefly at the 2008 ISHRS scientific meeting in Montreal. Basically, it's the same procedure but instead of shaving the donor area, hairs are extracted/harvested without cutting them and then implanted into the recipient areas. The primary benefit of this procedure is that it's easier for the patient to conceal they've had a hair transplant the first couple weeks post-transplant. The transplanted hair will however, still shed in 2 to 4 weeks and require the usual amount of time to regrow. The major downside in my opinion, is that it's a bit more difficult for surgeons to perform. Thus, I would suspect that there may be some additional risk for poor growth due to the extra care and manipulation of the hairs required during the procedure.

Best wishes,

Bill

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Bill,

Thank you for the clarification!

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What do they do? Thread the long hairs through the cutter hole then cut the fu out? Sounds VERY tedious, and hair transplantation is already very tedious . It is probably even more costly than normally shaved FUE.

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Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1?

I saw a pic of something similar an Dr. Limmers website . I think it was from a strip procedure . The patient had the grafts inserted in the recipient area with the normal length hairs still emerging from the graft instead of shaving the donor follicles pre op .