JoeTillman Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 This patient from the United States presented with a classic NW3 pattern of loss. The patient had a reduced amount of hair styling options and wanted to regain a youthful appearance without drastically dropping the hairline. 2553 grafts were extracted via FUE in one procedure for the result you see below. The result is showing at 11 months post-op. 1's: 685 2's: 1135 3's:687 4's: 46 Total hair: 5200 NOTE: The after photo was taken at 9 Months as there was no corresponding photo at 11 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Zup Posted August 23, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 23, 2014 I like it. Nice job. Matt Patient Educator, Shapiro Medical. Going on 20years with Dr Ron Shapiro......not a regular poster, I leave that to Janna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member splitting hairs Posted August 23, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 23, 2014 The work looks good. Its a lot of grafts for a small area though. How old is the patient? Is he on meds? How many grafts does he have left via FUE? What type of FUE punch does Dr Rahal use? manual or motorised? _________________________________________________ Propecia since July 2008 2201 Grafts with Dr Lorenzo on 19.10.22 - See my write up here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTillman Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 The work looks good. Its a lot of grafts for a small area though. How old is the patient? Is he on meds? How many grafts does he have left via FUE? What type of FUE punch does Dr Rahal use? manual or motorised? Hi Splitting Hairs, The patient is 33 years old and is on meds. I don't know how many grafts he may have left. At Rahal we use the SafeScribe motorized punch however it is has been modified to meet our needs. If you take a step back and consider, this is not a lot of grafts for a small area as you indicated. It is an accepted general rule of thumb that roughly 1000 grafts are needed for each NW level to achieve a cosmetically acceptable degree of coverage and/or density. This procedure falls well within this rough guideline. I don't have the specifics with me (being a Saturday) but the density is in the 50 per cm2 range. When you break it down, there are no more grafts being used on this patient's NW3 area than one would find at any other top clinic. I hope this clears up any confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member splitting hairs Posted August 23, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 23, 2014 ok. Who does the extractions? Does Dr Rahal do them himself? _________________________________________________ Propecia since July 2008 2201 Grafts with Dr Lorenzo on 19.10.22 - See my write up here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTillman Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Dr. Rahal does some of the extractions along with a small team that is dedicated solely to FUE extraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member needhair99 Posted August 23, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2014 Amazing work indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PupDaddy Posted August 23, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 23, 2014 From the photos, it looks like every one of those 2553 grafts grew. Impressive! Joe -- Does Dr. Rahal use custom cut blades to make lateral slit recipient sites for his FUE cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rev333 Posted August 24, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 24, 2014 WOW! great styling as well Joe's advocacy is taking Rahal to the next level congrats all around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted August 24, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 24, 2014 Beautiful result! It is nice to see Dr. Rahal's dedication to FUE. Thanks for sharing, Joe. "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 TakingThePlunge Posted August 25, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 25, 2014 Truly spectacular! 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...
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