Senior Member hairgirl08 Posted July 16, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Uploaded with ImageShack.us The doctor will leave these holes wide open, to heal on their own. This is called the "open donor" method. The patient is sent home with gaping open wounds, which are oozing blood. These gaping surgical wounds will eventually "fill in" with solid scar tissue... known as "open donor scarring". i think this picture is scary and gross Edited July 17, 2011 by Future_HT_Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted July 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hairgirl, Definitely a shocking visual! It's difficult to envision a time when this was the gold standard of care. Luckily, just based upon the fact that the physician and assistants are not wearing gloves in the images, I can tell this is a picture from a very old textbook or journal article (probably sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s). It's good to know the field of hair transplantation has evolved in leaps and bounds since the time these images were taken. "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...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted July 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2011 Man that is scary! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member bonkerstonker Posted July 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Larry shapiro still does this so called mini grafting it says on his website! Edited July 17, 2011 by bonkerstonker Bonkerstonker! http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1977 Update I'm now on 12200 Grafts, hair loss has been a thing of my past for years. Also I don't use minoxidil anymore I lost no hair coming off it. Reduced propecia to 1mg every other day. My surgeons were Dr Hasson x 4, Dr Wong x 2 Norton x1 I started losing my hair at 19 in 1999 I started using propecia and minoxidil in 2000 Had 7 hair transplants over 12200 grafts by way of strip but 700 were Fue From Norton in uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted July 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2011 Larry shapiro still does this! Nice shot Bonkers! He may as well be doing plugs. I'm shocked that this gruesome type of surgery was ever approved by the FDA or whoever. I mean, left to go home with open wounds? C'mon! 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...
Senior Member bonkerstonker Posted July 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2011 I'm shocked anyone thought it would actually go well, it's just common sense it will look wank if it grows and your donor is gonna look so obvious forever. Bonkerstonker! http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1977 Update I'm now on 12200 Grafts, hair loss has been a thing of my past for years. Also I don't use minoxidil anymore I lost no hair coming off it. Reduced propecia to 1mg every other day. My surgeons were Dr Hasson x 4, Dr Wong x 2 Norton x1 I started losing my hair at 19 in 1999 I started using propecia and minoxidil in 2000 Had 7 hair transplants over 12200 grafts by way of strip but 700 were Fue From Norton in uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ken1967 Posted July 24, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2011 That looks painful as heck. I’ave cut myself and had it heal and it hurts. I could not imagine having all those holes that had to close on their own. I guess with anything, the docs lived and learned; I’m glad that I was not a “student” for them at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ziggy00 Posted July 24, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 24, 2011 Pretty nasty. But 50 years from now, you think people are going to look at the almost invisible scars of modern strip surgery and think the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mattj Posted July 25, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pretty nasty. But 50 years from now, you think people are going to look at the almost invisible scars of modern strip surgery and think the same thing? People will be glad that technology has moved on, but I doubt if strip scars will ever turn the stomach like these open plug wounds do. I am a patient and representative of Dr Rahal. My FUE Procedure With Dr Rahal - Awesome Hairline Result I can be contacted for advice: matt@rahalhairline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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