Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted October 1, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted October 1, 2015 So younger guys having surgery can be a bit dicey. You often don't know how they will lose their hair and end up doing some educated guessing. As long as you plan on a mature hairline, which some younger guys won't accept (and they frequently go elsewhere and have a low hairline done which they ultimately regret as they age), and you save hair for the future...you can usually stay out of trouble and improve a problem for the patient. This fellow is different. First off, the few hundred "stragglers" that he has from his low frontal tuft to his crown are doing NOTHING cosmetically. And his dad, who looks similar physically, kept his lateral hair high, so hopefully this fellow will too. Plus he's ok with a mature hairline and recognizes that he'll need at least one more strip case. His only real limitation is the thin donor hair he and his dad have, and the limited density of his occiptal hair. But that is what his family has so its really either, do the case or do nothing. As I tell EVERY patient, I have never heard of anyone dying of baldness, so option one is to do nothing. Option 2 is a hairpiece, 3 is meds (but this fellow had side effects), and 4 is surgery. We're planning on a second case next year and while he lives several hours away, I am hopeful to see him periodically and update his progress. The case is: Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted October 1, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 1, 2015 Looks like I put this up in the wrong spot. I emailed the administrator to move it to the "by physician" area. Dr. L William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SADbutTRUE Posted October 1, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 1, 2015 cool video doc, how many grafts were harvested in 1st surgery, why do you say his donor is limited, it look normal from the video.i hope he updates ,it will be cool tofollow his progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted October 7, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thank you for sharing this case Dr. Lindsey. This young man is lucky to have fallen into the hands of a skilled and ethical surgeon such as yourself. I wish him the very best of luck and I look forward to future updates on his progress. 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...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted October 8, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thanks He is a nice young man with a very supportive family and they appear to understand that this will frame his face and give him coverage approaching his crown...not make his look like all the other 23 year olds... Although they live some distance, I'm fairly positive we'll get updates and a second case next summer. Dr. Lindsey William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey 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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