Senior Member Billena Posted November 10, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted November 10, 2014 A 46-year-old man came to Dr. Carlos K. Wesley's surgical center in order to return the frontal hair fullness that he once had. A 2343-graft session to the frontal half of his scalp can be viewed before and 12 months later. One important aspect of achieving his results was the use of DFUs (double follicular units) as well as the combined use of PRP and ACell as storage solutions while the grafts were incubating out of the body. --------- Carlos K. Wesley, M.D. is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PupDaddy Posted November 10, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted November 10, 2014 Beautiful, natural work by Dr. Wesley with a conservative number of grafts. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Billena Posted November 17, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thank you for your comments, PupDaddy! We have attached a few images of the pattern designed by Dr. Wesley. In this case, he used a number of double follicular units (DFUs) that are tucked away from the hairline in order to generate a backdrop of healthy density within the surrounding fine micrografts. --------- Carlos K. Wesley, M.D. is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Billena Posted February 10, 2015 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 10, 2015 Here is a video update on the progress of this patient of Dr. Wesley's in NYC. --------- Carlos K. Wesley, M.D. is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted February 11, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 11, 2015 Great case. I respect your work. This video is set to private btw. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PupDaddy Posted February 11, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 11, 2015 Would like to see the video update, but as Spamker noted, it's set to private. Love Dr. Wesley's work on this fellow's case. Undetectable as transplant work, and beautiful density behind the hairline thanks to the clever incorporation of DFU"s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Carlos Wesley Posted September 8, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thank you all for letting me know! We've updated the privacy of the video (seen above in this thread) so that it is now public and able to be viewed by all. Dr. Carlos Wesley is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted September 8, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 8, 2015 Excellent case! What I really like is that we got to see video footage of his hair pre-op. In most of the videos I've seen from various clinics, we typically only get photos pre-op. It really helps make a better comparison. 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 Stig Posted September 9, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 Love the natural hairline. Question though, it always amazes me when you see HTs where the recipient area isn't shaved. Isn't it a lot safer to shave it down for the procedure and why wouldn't you make shaving mandatory like a lot of other clinics do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Carlos Wesley Posted September 14, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks for your comment, David! Stig, great observation. For both my FUT AND FUE cases, patients are not required to shave their recipient areas. I've presented a few video examples of this in a previous thread. Now, every physician is different, but in my hand it is certainly just as safe to not shave it down and let patients keep their recipeint hair at its normal length. It may be a bit faster to make the recipient sites as quickly as possible when the hair is shaven, but - aside from the slight ease of site making in the short term - I simply don't see a long-term benefit to the patient. Much has to do with the physician's comfort zone and during my days of surgical training, all of my patients came in with their normal length recipient hair. They appreciated being able to return to work and social activities within 10 days (or even sooner). It does take a little longer to meticulously part the normal-length hair in order to create recipient sites within the pre-existing hairs, but it is well worth it for patient recovery. In addition, if the hair is wet preoperatively, it's very easy to see the areas of future loss and plan your recipient area accordingly. Dr. Carlos Wesley is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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