Senior Member Billena Posted February 21, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted February 21, 2017 In order to repair a poorly-executed transplant performed by another surgeon, this 41-year-old man underwent a combination of two approaches with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley: 1) a follicular unit extraction (FUE) session in which a total of 2483 grafts (from both scalp and beard) were placed followed by a skin micro pigmentation (SMP) procedure to the donor area. His hair follicles were incubated in autologous (his own) platelet rich plasma (PRP) throughout the duration of the procedure. This, combined with an ATP-containing storage solution has been shown to enhance survival of transplanted hairs. Rather than a larger FUE punch used by a robotic approach, Dr. Wesley used a smaller caliber hand-held motorized punch to performed the donor harvest. This approach better enabled the capture of donor hair roots that are slightly curved beneath the skin surface. Upon completion of the harvest, the patient’s donor area was treated with PRP and ACell in order to not only minimize scar tissue formation, but also encourage partial regeneration of donor hair follicles. The patient returned 16 Months after his procedure and images of the patient can be seen below. --------- 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 Dolph1969 Posted February 21, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted February 21, 2017 Great job. That scar is terrible. Looks like a burn victim. Glad he got a good outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Carlos Wesley Posted April 11, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted April 11, 2017 Thanks for your comments! I'll track down the specifics on how the beard and scalp grafts were "reaccommodated" and have our team post the details shortly. Dr. Carlos Wesley is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mikeyhwk Posted April 11, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted April 11, 2017 Absolutely outstanding work! the before was a trainwreck, poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Triple7 Posted April 12, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great repair job. This guy needs to now let his donor hair grow a 1/2" - 1" longer and his scar would be invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Billena Posted April 13, 2017 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 13, 2017 Thank you- yes, it would be great if he'd let his hair grow a bit longer! --------- 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...
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