Regular Member FellerMedical Posted September 21, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Hi everyone. Dr. Feller and Dr. Bloxham asked me to post this patient result. Any questions feel free. Tara Feller and Bloxham, PC Hair Transplant Surgery 3000 grafts in one session to the hairline and frontal scalp, 10 month follow up: Edited September 21, 2015 by FellerMedical Feller & Bloxham Hair Transplantation Dr. Feller is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Dr. Bloxham is Recommended by the Hair Transplant Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankmello Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Dr Feller, Oh my gawd! That is a thick result. I can't believe how natural and full it looks. Dr. Feller is a hair genius. This guy must be hap,hap,happy! Great job as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thatoldchestnut Posted September 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 22, 2015 Nice result, thorough presentation. Well done! How old was the patient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ZeoRanger Posted September 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 22, 2015 In the video Dr Feller mention that the patient's first HT was a failure with a poor yield. Did he find out why, so he could ensure the 2nd attempt would be succeessful (as it obv was)? Are there any issues working on a recipient site that already received grafts in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Blake Bloxham Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Chestnut, Thanks! I think the video "comb throughs" are helpful -- or I hope they are, at least! He is in his late 20s. Zeo, Because the patient's second procedure grew well, we have no reason to believe the first failure was due to physiology. This means it was likely due to the other factor: surgical procedure. I don't know where it was even performed; but, the biggest cause of this type of surgical protocol failure is graft mishandling -- which is a very broad term -- and it's likely that this occurred in some sense during his first surgery. Working on a recipient scalp that has been worked on before can be trying, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. The toughest scalp I've worked on is one that had punch grafts (plugs) inserted in the past. These were the type of "plugs" where a plug graft was taken from the back and a hole of similar size was made for insertion in the front (and the graft was then sutured into place). This causes SO much fibrosis and really makes working in the scalp tough. I mean changing blades every few minutes tough! Luckily, the scalp is very resilient and it normally grows just fine. I've seen similar issues when larger instruments were used to make the incision sites as well. However, I haven't noticed huge problems when small tools (appropriately sized needles and especially custom cut blades) were used in prior procedures. There is still more fibrosis and some care must be taken to work with the prior grafts, but definitely doable! Dr. Blake Bloxham is recommended by the Hair Transplant Network. Hair restoration physician - Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation Previously "Future_HT_Doc" or "Blake_Bloxham" - forum co-moderator and editorial assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, Hair Restoration Network, Hair Loss Q&A blog, and Hair Loss Learning Center. Click here to read my previous answers to hair loss and hair restoration questions, editorials, commentaries, and educational articles. Now practicing hair transplant surgery with Coalition hair restoration physician Dr Alan Feller at our New York practice: Feller and Bloxham Hair Transplantation. Please note: 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 HairJo Posted September 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 23, 2015 Another great result by Dr. Feller. Best in New York by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member bunsenburner Posted September 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 23, 2015 Excellent work. I have similar color and character to my hair. I would love to have a transformation like this. Well done. Research, research, research! Doctors I'm considering: FUT: -Feller -Hasson -Konior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairJo Posted September 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 23, 2015 Go with your first choice you"ll be in good hands with Dr. Feller and his staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted September 24, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 24, 2015 Stellar result! 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...
Dr. Alan Feller Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot to us and the patient himself. Interestingly, his hair is still maturing and we will update this thread after his next visit. But mission accomplished even at this point as we achieved two things: The first is that we covered bald and balding areas. That was the primary goal. The second was to cover the patchy growth of his first failed procedure (performed elsewhere I'm happy to say). And we succeeded in doing that in spades. All HT is a gamble in a sense. But as long as all the variables are maximized as much as possible there is a greater chance of a pleasing result for all patients, not just this one. More results on the way. Dr. Feller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairJo Posted September 30, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm looking forward to more photos that would be great. It's great to see everyone's transformation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NoTakeBacks Posted October 5, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 Agreed. This is a killer result. He's a lucky guy to have such excellent hair characteristics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member bunsenburner Posted October 6, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2015 NoTakeBacks: I concur. I have similar characteristics, and would be ecstatic with a result like this. Be it from Dr. Feller or one of his equally impressive counterparts. Research, research, research! Doctors I'm considering: FUT: -Feller -Hasson -Konior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Alan Feller Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 In the video Dr Feller mention that the patient's first HT was a failure with a poor yield. Did he find out why, so he could ensure the 2nd attempt would be succeessful (as it obv was)? Are there any issues working on a recipient site that already received grafts in the past? Most failures are the result of amateur clinics or poor graft handling. And this seems to be the case most of the time so I suspect one or the other with him prior to us. Thank you for the comments. Dr. Feller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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