ArochaAngel4247

Hi all, Thanks for your patience on this one. Dr. Arocha will be back in the office tomorrow so I'll be able to get more from him in regards to graft placement, current medical regimen, etc... for this particular patient.

This patient has undergone two FUT procedures with Dr. Arocha. 1st procedure: approximately 2500 grafts 2nd procedure: approximately 1000 grafts The after images were taken 1 year and 5 months after his very first procedure. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After:

Thanks, Mycroft! I've seen some pretty impressive PRP results come through Dr. Arocha's office as a standalone procedure. In combination with a transplant - it really takes the result to a whole new level.

Thanks, LaserCap!

This patient came to Dr. Arocha to restore his hairline. Dr. Arocha and team performed a 1500 FUT procedure, with PRP, on this patient. He is currently undergoing a medical regimen of Propecia to halt future progression of hair loss. The after images were taken 1 year, 2 months after his procedure. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After:

Hi triple7, Sorry you feel that way. Not trying to fool anyone - just trying to showcase a result. As I've explained on here before, Dr. Arocha has made significant improvements to his lighting and photography equipment over the past year. Any "before" photos taken approximately two years ago will have a different background and different lighting. In addition, Dr. Arocha has several offices throughout Texas, and without revealing too much information about this particular patient, it could be that his followup photos were taken in one of our other offices. Doc and staff do their best to try to keep the background and lighting consistent when on the road, but many factors are out of their control. Your feedback has been passed along and noted by Dr. Arocha.

No problem!

Hi Hairloss PA, I've attached a before image of his donor area. Disclaimer: it's a bit blurry, but it does show that the donor was thin due to retrograde and after his previous FUE procedure.

This is an example of a repair case. This patient had a previous transplant with a different surgeon, and he came to Dr. Arocha to repair his case. The before photos you see are after his unsuccessful transplant. He had thin donor area, which was made even more thin by his previous procedure. Dr. Arocha performed a 1500 FUE procedure to repair the initial work. The after images were taken approximately two years after his FUE with Dr. Arocha. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: After:

Thanks, vinzaf19!!

A question many of our patients ask is “How permanent are the results?” Dr. Arocha’s work withstands the test of time. A decade later, and this result still looks good. Hair restoration surgery done by a trained provider incorporates short and long-term planning. As this case shows, the result continues to maximize his framing, continues to be age appropriate, and is completely natural. With a small number of grafts, we were able to achieve optimum results for this patient. The after results were taken 10 years after his procedure. He had a FUT procedure that consisted of 2016 grafts. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After:

Hi Mycroft, Dr. Arocha just worked in the frontal area on this patient. Thanks for asking!

This patient had a 1500 FUT (strip) procedure with Dr. Arocha and his team. The after images were taken three years after his procedure. Before: Before: Before: Before: Before: Before: Before:

Will continue to update as he comes in for his follow-ups!

Sounds great. Doc loves meeting patients from this corner of the internet (so do I). Feel free to identify yourself (if you feel comfortable) so we know who you are when you do decide to make an appointment.

Thanks, LaserCap. And as always, each patient's case is different. We always recommend patients seek the treatment of a hair restoration surgeon with the proper credentials - and lots of results to show.

Hi Mycroft, He is actually not taking Minoxidil. Good idea though, it would be synergistic with Minoxidil; however, the result you see is strictly PRP and Laser!

No problem. Doc says that you are correct - he placed a few hundred in the scar and worked the rest in the temples. The next time this patient comes in for a follow-up, I'll have him lift the hair so he can capture a photo of the scar area.

This patient is not taking Propecia. He underwent one PRP procedure with Dr. Arocha and is currently using Laser therapy. The after images were taken four months after this PRP treatment. This is a nice example of a patient who was able to see a change without a surgical FUT or FUE procedure. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After:

Hi Mycroft - great question. You are correct, some of the grafts were placed into his existing scar from his previous FUT procedure. The "after" pictures I showed above are taken of this patient 5 months after that FUE procedure. Unfortunately, I don't have any where Dr. Arocha lifted the hair to more closely reveal the scar revision. I have attached some images of the scar prior to the FUE revision, and immediately post-op. I also included a photo of where doc placed into his temples.

Thank you!!!!

Hi Steeeve, Thanks so much! Attaching the post op pics of the donor! Let me know if you have any other questions.

This patient came to Dr. Arocha in 2015 with thinning throughout the frontal third. He had a 2500 FUT procedure and is taking Propecia. He recently underwent a 1500 FUE procedure to enhance the temple and hide the FUT scar from his initial procedure. The after images were take four years after his original 2500 FUT procedure and 5 months after his 1500 FUE procedure. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE): Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE): Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE):

Hi PlzRespond, Thanks for taking the time to look at this particular result. The "before" images were taken 5 years prior to his "after" photos. During that time, Dr. Arocha has changed the background, the location and the type of lighting he uses for his images. I do understand these types of concerns, and we take great care today to make sure our photos are as consistent as possible. That said, this particular patient was back for his followup, and we had not yet showcased his result, so I wanted to show the community as an example of one of our corrective procedures we perform here at Arocha Hair Restoration. I hope that the background isn't too distracting. We do take comments like yours into consideration and will keep them in mind when he starts coming back for his follow-ups after that second procedure. Take care!

This patient had a previous FUT procedure at another clinic prior to coming to Dr. Arocha. The grafts looked pluggy and sparse. To correct this, Dr. Arocha and his team performed a 3000 FUT procedure, working throughout the existing transplanted area. The after images were taken 5 years after his procedure at Arocha Hair Restoration. The patient recently came in for a 2nd procedure with Dr. Arocha to restore his crown. We look forward to updating you with those results in the future.