Senior Member Dr. Paul Shapiro Posted November 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 13, 2009 This 33 year old male came in for his 6 month pos op exam. The area of balding I covered is about 100 sq.cm. I was hoping to get 3,500 to 4,000 grafts. Unfortunately his donor skin was tight and his donor density was about 75 FU/sqcm which is below average. I first took out a donor strip that was 1.6 cm wide but the closure was tight and I had to decrease the width of his donor strip to 1.4 cm wide. His donor did yield 3118 grafts and fortunately he had a good percentage of 3 and 4 hair grafts to place in and behind the central core area. At 6 months he is looking good and very happy with his results, but I expect to see more growth over the next 6 months. Hopefully he will come in for a one year follow up and I can post more photos. His graft and hair breakdown is as follows: 1's ??“ 466 2's ??“ 1871 3's - 677 4's - 104 Total grafts 3118/Total hairs 6655 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Maxxy Posted November 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 13, 2009 Excellent result! I really like the hairline design and at only 6 months I'm sure it will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member NewJack Posted November 13, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 13, 2009 Wow! This guy looks 10 years younger. At 6 months with his hair caliber I would call this an amazing transformation. Being able to cut your hair this short after strip is impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Malloy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hey Doc, Excellent result. His scar is phenomenal. What clip is his back shaved to? My scar is extremely red at 7 months with a 4 clip, will that reside some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted November 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 13, 2009 Every one of Dr. Paul Shapiro's post op albums make me even more happy that I went to him for my second procedure and this one is no exception. I think the texture of my hair is somewhat similar to this patient and I'd be ecstatic with this kind of growth at six months! Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted November 13, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 13, 2009 Looking good! I'm sure he has a good deal more thickening to come, too. His hair caliber doesn't look thick, but in turn everything is growing in nice and really soft. ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Paul Shapiro Posted November 16, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 16, 2009 Originally posted by John Malloy:Hey Doc, Excellent result. His scar is phenomenal. What clip is his back shaved to? My scar is extremely red at 7 months with a 4 clip, will that reside some? John Sorry but I did not ask him what size clipper he used for his hair cut. But it looks like a number 3. As for your redness. The healing process of a scar is complex and can take up to one year to completely heal. Most patients the redness is gone by 6 months. But I have seen patients in which it takes up to a year for the redness to go away. And in some cases even longer. It is easy to say be patient, but that is the best advice I can give you. Hopefully at one year your scar will be less noticeable. Dr. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member M1A1 Posted November 19, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 19, 2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro, Great write up, great pictures, and great results for just six months. Incredibly soft hairline with a very nice transition into his native hair...The blending is very good... O.K. here is a goofy question, do you think with his fine blond hair and fair skin that the appearance of his tan added to the illusion of denisty in terms of scalp to hair contrast? And it's great to see him so happy in his follow-up pictures. Very Nice... My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Ron Shapiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member irish numpty Posted November 20, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2009 I love the work Shapiro does, absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael84 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 More hugely impressive work. Love the hairline design. Good harvest numbers for below average donor factors. I agree with Thana, donor density doesnt look great but hair:skin tone ratio seems as though it assists. Impressed again! Patient Advisor for Dr. Bisanga - BHR Clinic ian@bhrclinic.com - BHR YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcH4PY1OxoYFwSDKzAkZRww I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Paul Shapiro Posted November 24, 2009 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 Originally posted by M1A1:Dr. Paul Shapiro, Great write up, great pictures, and great results for just six months. Incredibly soft hairline with a very nice transition into his native hair...The blending is very good... O.K. here is a goofy question, do you think with his fine blond hair and fair skin that the appearance of his tan added to the illusion of denisty in terms of scalp to hair contrast? And it's great to see him so happy in his follow-up pictures. M1A1 In all patients the greater the contrast between hair color and scalp skin color the more scalp one sees. And seeing scalp is what makes a person look bald. I don't think the tan makes much a difference in this patient because the tan is on his face, but not on his scalp skin where the contrast is important. As you can see in the close up photos his scalp skin is lighter then the tan skin color of his face. But the tan color in his face may approve his overall cosmetic appearance. ery Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Julius Posted November 24, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 Great result, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick from Farjo Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Dr Shapiro, Excellent work as normal. Mick Patient coordinator for Dr. Bessam Farjo who is an esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now