3,175 grafts preformed by Dr. Shelly Friedman

[Carly]

Our patient came to us struggling with hair loss for the last 15 years. She first noticed it in the crown and it slowly receded more towards the front hairline and temples. In this surgery Dr. Shelly Friedman was able to transplant 3,175 grafts for this female patient. 600 single hairs were transplanted in the anterior hairline bilaterally and in the temples bilaterally. 2,575 follicular units were transplanted in the bilateral posterior mid scalp, bilateral vertex, bilateral anterior vertex, and bilateral posterior vertex. The patient is extremely satisfied with her results and will be returning for a second surgery in the future.

[Blake Bloxham]

Carly,

 

Excellent restoration! Thank you for sharing.

[KO]

I thought women were not considered good candidates for HT surgery, could you clarify for when they might be?

[TakingThePlunge]

KO,

 

Many female patients undergo hair transplantation. You may find the following article from our Hair Loss Q&A Blog informative.

 

When Surgical Hair Restoration is Appropriate for Women with Hair Loss

[Carly]

Thank you for your post. Women are good candiates as long as the have realistic expectations and good donor area.

 

Women typically have diffuse hair and have good success stopping further loss using laser therapy. We typically have them on laser for 6months to a year to stop the progression and then use transplants to rectify the problem. If a woman has diffuse loss all over than she is not a candidate for hair transplants.

 

Carly Klein

 

 

 

I thought women were not considered good candidates for HT surgery, could you clarify for when they might be?

[Carly]

Thank you Blake

 

Carly,

 

Excellent restoration! Thank you for sharing.

[Blake Bloxham]

Thank you for your post. Women are good candiates as long as the have realistic expectations and good donor area.

 

Women typically have diffuse hair and have good success stopping further loss using laser therapy. We typically have them on laser for 6months to a year to stop the progression and then use transplants to rectify the problem. If a woman has diffuse loss all over than she is not a candidate for hair transplants.

 

Carly Klein

 

Carly,

 

I'd love to hear more about Dr. Friedman's work with lasers and female patients. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is quite a controversial topic in the hair restoration community, and it would be great to see some of Dr. Friedman's successful laser cases or hear more about why he believes laser therapy works for female hair loss sufferers.

[Bandito]

Beautiful. Very good.