Dr Nakatsui, Frontal scalp, 3038 grafts, 7 months

[Dr. Thomas Nakatsui]

This is a patient with significant hair loss who wanted to restore his hairline. Based upon the number of grafts he wanted to use and his scalp laxity, we decided upon a conservative hairline and decided to use the grafts in the frontal half of the scalp. He received 1072 single grafts, 1675 double grafts, and 291 big grafts, for a total count of 3038 grafts. Interestingly, he had very few 3 hair grafts and a relatively large number of single hair grafts.

 

He was very happy with the early results and recently returned to my clinic interested in filling in the mid scalp. His hair will likely gradually thicken a bit more with time.

 

Dr N

 

 

 

PREOPERATIVE PHOTOS

 

 

 

 

POSTOPERATIVE PHOTOS

[Mustard]

Are these photos showing the middle scalp transplant? His hair is wiry. Is that from the transplant?

[Dr. Thomas Nakatsui]

Hi Mustard,

 

Good questions. Firstly, in these post-operative photos, he has not yet had a second session. These results are from 7 months after his first session of approx 3000 grafts.

 

Secondly, transplanted hair can initially grow in coarser then slowly soften over time. The wiry nature goes away as the hair softens.

 

Hope this answers your questions.

 

Dr N