Dr. Carlos K. Wesley: $aving$ with a Conservative Crown $ession

[Billena]

Numerous recent threads highlight patient concerns regarding the nature of graft counting as follicular unit (FU) numbers (and, in turn, prices of larger sessions) rise. Patients may understandably "feel the pinch" when charged per graft for 3000+ FU megasessions. On occasion, patients may also benefit from a much more conservative session targeting the area of most cosmetic importance.

 

This 50-year-old man had taken Propecia for years and it simply wasn't working for him. Instead, he opted for a 1472-graft follicular unit transplantation (FUT) procedure with our team to cover his thinning crown. After one year, this conservative session provided a light coverage that preserved plenty (of grafts, etc.) for his future.

 

 

 

 

[chrisdav]

Real large area to cover and definitely looks better with a small amount of grafts & help of Finasteride.

[Billena]

Thank you. The patient was so very happy with his results!!!!!

[MarieEvo]

Hi, 911fan.

 

A "2" is a regular (coarser in caliber) two haired graft.. A "fine 2" is a finer (in caliber) two haired graft. "Fine 1 or F1" and "Fine 2 or F2" grafts are carefully picked out to give that natural feathering of the hairline so patients won't have that strong unnatural result. Please let me know if you have other questions.

[Dr. Carlos Wesley]

@chrisdav. Thanks for your comment. However, this patient stopped taking finasteride as soon as he had the procedure. He elected for FUT in order to get off meds.