FUE 2000g Michael Vories, MD

[Michael Vories, MD]

Patient with frontal hair loss- underwent FUE 2000g, (one day procedure)- last July and came in for follow-up earlier this week. Due to desiccation issues, we have recently changed our procedure so that grafts are not removed with suction assistance, but manually removed. All grafts are still extracted and placed by the physician using Hans Implanters. This patient is the first we have presented using this procedure.

 

Before surgery, immediate post-op, 2 week follow up, and one year follow up photos shown. 2 sets of one year post-op shown with different lighting.

[TakingThePlunge]

Great looking result Dr. Vories!

[lorenzo]

Dr. Vories thanks for showing the result. Looking good. Since you are/were the only recommended doctor using NEOGRAFT can you clarify if you are still using it anymore? If not can you please explain why not?

I think its important to explain your position on the NEOGRAFT if it has changed from the past. Although I understand a machine doesn't make a doctor but they are quite aggressively marketing it, many times giving it to doctors with no experience in hair transplantation.

Thanks!

[Mickey85]

Due to desiccation issues, we have recently changed our procedure so that grafts are not removed with suction assistance, but manually removed.

 

Very interesting. I always mentioned that the suction mechanism of the NeoGraft could lead to graft desiccation. Thanks for the honesty. Result looks really good.

[Michael Vories, MD]

Thank you for the comments. Our reasoning concerning our transition from motorized suction assisted extraction (using the NeoGraft machine) to manual incisions and hand extractions was simple. The reason to begin using motorized suction assistance is to improve speed. After several years of building up our ability to extract manually approximately as fast as motorized, we lost the reasons to use the motor and suction assistance. After all suction can only harm the grafts, and with a motorized punch, you lose the touch sensation to minimize transection. For us, it was time to lose the training wheels.

[Mickey85]

So you have switched to manual punches? Wow. I assumed you still used the neograft punch but actually extracted the grafts via forceps instead of the suction mechanism. Very cool!