Dr. Raymond Konior Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 This female patient presented to my office with a history of having undergone a facelift which resulted in unsightly scars and displaced sideburns. The facelift technique that was used pulled her original sideburn hair tuft upwards and backwards thereby leaving her with hairless sideburn regions. Her surgeon also used incisions behind her ears at the base of the lower hairline which healed with unsightly linear scars and multiple stitch marks. She was extremely disturbed by the lost sideburns and the visible scars because of her preference to wear her hair pulled back. She was offered the option of repair using follicular-unit hair restoration to rebuild the lost sideburns and to camouflage the harshness of the lower hairline scarring. She was told that the scars would not disappear, but rather they would be “lost” in the new transplant zone. Grafts in both regions were meticulously oriented to follow the native hair directions so as to provide for a seamless integration and undetectable result within the respective zones. Dr. Ray Konior is a highly esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sonia Posted June 28, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted June 28, 2010 This is very impressive work. It's not very often you see transplanted sideburns that look so natural. What caliber hair did this particular patient have? The hair must have been very fine to give such a natural result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted June 28, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted June 28, 2010 Dr. Konior, Thank you for presenting this interesting case. The work looks excellent. Nicely done. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick from Farjo Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Dr Konior, This is an excellent example of this type of work and one of the best results i have seen. Mick Patient coordinator for Dr. Bessam Farjo who is an esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted June 28, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted June 28, 2010 The transition from the native hair to the transplanted hair is seamless. Beautifully done. Just curious, how many grafts were needed in this case? 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...
Dr. Raymond Konior Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Sonia – Her hair caliber was relatively smaller than average. This was ideal for allowing a soft appearance at the hairline. Aaron – A total of 1040 grafts were used. These were evenly distributed between the four zones. Thanks to all for the kind words. Dr. Ray Konior is a highly esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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