Senior Member Dr. Paul Shapiro Posted October 23, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted October 23, 2009 This 43 year old male came in for a 6 month follow up exam. He was a good candidate for a 3,000 + Follicular Unit case, but unfortunately he had poor donor of 70 FU sq.cm and a tight scalp. I removed a strip that was 28.5 cm long. I first took out 7.5 cm of a 1.4 cm wide strip in the middle and then took out 21 cm at the decreased width of 1.2 cm wide. I focused on the front half of his scalp knowing that I would not get 3,000 FU. The total yield was 2528 FU. The hair count was as follows: 1 hair FU 754 Hairs 754 2 hair FU 1277 Hairs 2454 3 hair FU 448 Hairs 1344 4 hair FU 99 Hairs 396 Total Hair 2528 Total Hairs 4948 I did not take any side view photos before the surgery so there are no before and after side comparisons. I also did not take any immediate post op photos but he did let me shave the front ?? of his scalp. PRE-OP PHOTOS AREA TO TRANSPLANT PRE-OP/6 MONTH POST-OP COMPAIRSONS 6 MONTH POST OP CLOSE UP OF CENTRAL CORE 6 MONTH POST-OP HAIRLINE AND CLOSE UP DONOR SCAR 6 MONTHS POST-OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member M&M Posted October 23, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted October 23, 2009 Dr. Paul, The work looks excellent. I'm really impressed with the results of this case along with the one presented by Janna the other day as both patients were diffuse thinners which from my understanding can result in transection if one is not extremely careful of the surrounding hairs. Clearly, your technique is yielding great results! M&M ___________________________ 1662 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Spring 2006 1105 with Dr. Ron Shapiro - Fall 2009 M&M Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted October 24, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted October 24, 2009 Very nice.. especially for 6 months. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Paul Shapiro Posted October 29, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 29, 2009 Originally posted by M&M:Dr. Paul, The work looks excellent. I'm really impressed with the results of this case along with the one presented by Janna the other day as both patients were diffuse thinners which from my understanding can result in transection if one is not extremely careful of the surrounding hairs. Clearly, your technique is yielding great results! M&M M$M Thank you for the positive comments. In this case I did cut the hair short in order to be able to go between the hairs and avoid transection. That is one of the advantages of cutting the hair short. Dr. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Dr. Paul, This is another excellent example of your brilliant work. Nicely done! Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member M1A1 Posted October 30, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted October 30, 2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro, Great write up and very nice results thus far... The density in the hairline is nice yet transitions very well with the rest of the hair. For this patient, how did you determine the placement of the grafts while maximizing the density in the front? I hope my question makes sense. Thank you, My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Ron Shapiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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