Dr. Beehner: One session of 4466 hairs 3 years later

[Dr. Michael Beehner]

This gentleman first came to see me for consultations in 1999 and 2006, and then, with increasing hair loss, decided in 2008 at the age of 51 to have a hair transplant procedure done by myself. We filled in the entire top of the head except for the downhill vertex in the rear.

He received a total of 1502 grafts, made up of 1092 FU's and 410 MFU grafts for a total of 4466 hairs. His "before" photos are a little red-tinted due to some problems with the "white balance" on our new digital camera at the time. I assure you he is not a redhead. On top of that color change, he also lost around 20 pounds, which gave him an entirely different appearance from the last time I saw him. I find it common that men who get their hair restored start working out and losing weight and doing other things that go along with an improved self-image of themselves.

He came to see me, inquiring as to getting some more grafts sometime later this year. At that time, we plan to scatter around 800-900 FU's into the vertex, along with filling in the top also.

Mike Beehner, M.D.

Edited August 29, 2011 by Mike Beehner, M.D.

[aaron1234]

With the weight loss and the new hair this guy is a new man!

 

I'm curious as to where you placed the MFU's?

[RCWest]

Major improvement for 1502 grafts! Well done!

[Dr. Michael Beehner]

Thanks for the kind comments. As to the question of where the MFU grafts of 4-5 hairs each were placed, if you look at the overhead shot of his head before surgery where the lines are drawn in, that entire central area is filled in with these DFU's and occasional TFU's. I find that if you angle these grafts, place them randomly and not in rows, and place them fairly close together, they block light wonderfully and add greatly to density. I only use them when the patient tells me he is committed to having two sessions, as they are very difficult to detect, even upon close examination, if two sessions of these grafts are used. Also, studies on follicle survival have shown that these grafts survive at 100% compared to around 90% for FU's in most studies. We only use the MFU grafts in patients with large areas of hair loss. For those with small frontal areas of loss, we prefer to dense-pack FU's.

Mike Beehner, MD.

[fjm96]

I like the results . It is a nice improvement .

[aaron1234]

Thanks for the info Dr. Beehner. Really appreciate it.