Dr. Cam Simmons–Repair work to get rid of old plugs & the hairpiece used to hide them

[Louise]

This 39 year-old man had a previous hair transplant in 1999 at another clinic and began wearing a hair system shortly afterward in 2000. He had a Norwood 5A pattern. His hair was wavy, coarser than average, and black with a touch of grey. His goal was to make his hair look natural enough that he could get rid of his hair system.

 

Dr Simmons initially performed 30 FUE to reduce some of the larger grafts. On the same day, 2276 FUG’s were transplanted to his frontal area. The old grafts were compressed and splayed out under the skin so it was difficult to follow the direction with FUE.

 

Sure enough, a lot of the hair in the old grafts grew back. In his second session, Dr. Simmons removed 6 “old plugs” from below his hairline by excising them with a 2.0 punch. He undermined slightly and sutured them closed. 2033 FUG’s were then transplanted to fill in the front and some of his mid-scalp area.

 

His hairline is not perfect but he feels that it has improved enough that he was able to stop wearing his hairpiece. He cannot see the little scars where the old grafts used to be. He may return to transplant more hair in his midscalp in the future.

 

Dr. Simmons feels that FUE can be a very useful tool to reduce old grafts but it doesn’t always work. In some patients, like this one, it is still worthwhile to completely remove old grafts.

 

Louise

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I am a hair transplant technician, employed by Dr. Cam Simmons at the Canadian Hair Transplant Centre.

Dr. Cam Simmons is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians