Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted March 1, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2011 This nice fellow was fairly plugged out years ago. As readers may know, I thing that the regularity and "predictability" of a pluggy front is like driving by a Christmas tree farm. My approach is simply to plant alot of trees in the first few rows of the Christmas tree farm, and irregularize the hairline. That makes people driving by the farm think its just a regular forest. Same deal with a hairline. Remember, there is a limited supply of donor hair to plant, and I like to pack that front inch or so. In order to preserve the already paid for and nicely growing plugs, we crew-cut them and then I make the slits carefully trying not to damage their roots, yet get close enough to camouflage the plugs themselves. Shown are periop and 1 week pics, and then 10 month pics from this past Sunday. I think he has more still to thicken up but both he and I feel the hairline has been tranformed. He had inquired about putting more of his limited hair about an inch and a half back in amongst the plugs...but I had to remind him that he has a limited supply of maybe 2000 grafts left...and his crown is thinning despite meds...so I'd save that hair for the crown a few years from now. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted March 2, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2011 Dr. Lindsey, Thank you for posting the results of this excellent repair work! It's nothing short of amazing to see such a transformation from pluggy to refined and natural. David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MusoInOz Posted March 2, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2011 Looks great Doc! Also like to add that was a good analogy ;-) Kudos on the resut thus far! Cheers, "The road to success is always under construction" :cool: I represent Dr Rahal and the associated clinic as a paid patient advisor. I am also here to assist fellow Australian/NZ Hair Loss sufferers both on and off the forum. Contact: mbhounslow@gmail.com - Mike. Hair Transplant Surgery: June 3rd 2011 2800 Grafts to frontal 1/3 By Dr Rahal in Ottawa, Canada Current Hair Loss Arsenal: Dutas .5mg every day 1.5 years and Proscar 5mg (Cut into 1/4): x1 Daily 10 years Hair-A-Gain Generic Minox: x2 Daily 13 years (Applied wet in mornings) Other Random products put to use during my hair loss battle (not in use): Spiro Cream 5mg Minox 15% Dr Proctor's Nano Shampoo Various Herbal supplements Toppik/ Nanogen Saw Palmetto Provillus - LOL Nanogen Shampoo Laser Treatments (Epic Fail) 10 long years of HT and general HL research.:cool: *I am not a medical professional, I only offer my own advice from personal experiences and years of detailed research* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted March 2, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2011 Outstanding blending of grafts Doc! This repair is a success! Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted March 4, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks for the comments. In addition, I really think he has 25% more to grow in. He lives several hours away, so I don't expect to see him until his crown thins more, but I told him I bet its significantly better by July. Most importantly he is happy and not self conscious of that old pluggy hairline. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted March 5, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted March 5, 2011 Dr. Lindsey, A vast improvement; 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...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted March 7, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2011 Thanks Blake. I've got another plug repair followup coming in for pics this morning as well. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Louise Posted March 9, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Really nice result Dr. Lindsey. You made a huge improvement on this patient's appearance. Edited March 9, 2011 by Louise Louise Lead Hair Transplant Technician for Dr. Cam Simmons at the Seager Medical Group Dr. Cam Simmons is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted March 10, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks for the comment Louise. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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