Senior Member Billena Posted July 20, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted July 20, 2016 A 49-year-old wanted to have a full head of hair to celebrate his upcoming 50th birthday. A combination of follicular unit transplantation (FUT) coupled with both scalp and beard follicular unit extraction (FUE) was deemed the best approach. The patient can be seen before and about two years after his two sessions. A combination of over 4000 grafts were used to fill in his crown and add fullness throughout the caudal portion of his scalp. In addition, his hairline was slightly advanced in order to ensure that all of his scalp was addressed. As with all of our patients, this patient was not required to shave his hair within the recipient area. This enabled him to return to work and social activities sooner. --------- 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...
Bill - Seemiller Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 At first when I saw the first couple of photos, I thought I wasn't going to see any photos of the top of the head but looking at all of them, this is an incredibly impressive results especially given the amount of baldness that he had. Very impressive. Keep up the outstanding work. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Billena Posted July 21, 2016 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 21, 2016 Yes, the change is pretty impressive. Thank you for your kind words! --------- 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 MAGNUMpi Posted July 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted July 21, 2016 Awesome. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted July 22, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 Great transformation! Mission accomplished! 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 bitethebullet Posted July 22, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted July 22, 2016 Looks wonderful, great work - the patient's wavy hair obviously helped the final outcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Carlos Wesley Posted August 1, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted August 1, 2016 Thanks for your comments, everyone. We really appreciate them. @bitethebullet. Regarding your wavy hair comment: it's not uncommon for transplanted hair to initially grow in just a bit curlier. Yes. This is certainly something that can aid in overall coverage. Over time, however, the curliness does tend to fade and take on the original hair characteristics. Some believe that the initial "curl" results from the mild trauma or shock that the grafts undergo as they are transplanted from one part of the scalp (donor area) to the recipient area and spend a brief time period out the body. Again, thanks for your comments! 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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