Regular Member Dr. William Rassman Posted February 1, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 This patient has a the old "plug" from the 1980's and since then have been wearing a hair piece. On the top of his head he had old plug scarring and scalp irritation from the hair piece as well. He decided to "come clean" and shave his head and disguise the plug scars with SMP and use laser treatments to lessen the scarring on top of his head. The AFTER picture shown is IMMEDIATELY after the SMP and you can see the redness which will subside in 2 to 3 days. At a later time he can come back for a full head SMP but as of now, he is happy to just go bald without any scarring. And lastly, here's a side-by-side of the first two photos for a better comparison. Apologies for the lower resolution, but you should be able to see good detail in the above photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted February 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 Wow! This is truly an excellent result. Did Dr. Pak perform the SMP? What type of laser was used for the resurfacing? "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 StaggerLee123 Posted February 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 Excellent he can actually go out in public and not get stares. Feel very good for this patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted February 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 Amazing repair! ! 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 chrisdav Posted February 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 Massive improvement. That is really impressive. He must be overwhelmed. I cannot believe a clinic was allowed to perform surgery of that standard. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member trinder Posted February 1, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 Wow! This is truly an excellent result. Did Dr. Pak perform the SMP? What type of laser was used for the resurfacing? My punch scars are worse than that plus they are also criss crossed with thin linear scars ( had to be done in order to repair front ) I'm 59 and cut my hair to no1. I desperately need to get this done can you tell me who did the work and how do i get to see them. I live in the UK. I've been suffering from all this since i was 23. I just worry about ink spreading etc and changing colour. Oh yeh i forgot to say i've also got some small areas of so called temp tattoos done over 20 years ago, that are faded blue. That why i'm so scared of making anything worse in long run. This has restricted my whole life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 At first, I was concerned that the words "clean", "neat" and "nice" were a little too promotional sounding for this topic however, after viewing the photos, I think these words are understating the truth. For the first time in years, this patient can go out in public without getting any strange looks. I'm very happy for this patient. Nice work doc! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 P.S. Because this post features SMP more promiently, I've moved the topic into the "Scalp Micropigmentation" forum. However, I've left a permanent redirect in the "Results Posted by Leading Hair Transplant Clinics" section since it also includes plug removal and related content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member orlhair1 Posted February 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 1, 2013 That is amazing...... Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUT 6/14/11 - 3048 grafts Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUE 1/28/13 & 1/29/13 - 1513 grafts http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/orlhair1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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