ArochaAngel4247 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 This patient came to Dr. Arocha with extensive male-pattern baldness. He desired a minimally-invasive procedure that would give him the appearance of having a full head of hair. He was the perfect candidate for our state-of-the-art Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) procedure. The after photos were taken after two SMP sessions and were taken one week after the procedures. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gasthoerer Posted June 24, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted June 24, 2018 Is it not possible to SMP into his old FUE donor scars? Was the crown left open on purpose? 400+ grafts in 2018 and 2900 grafts in 2020 via FUE with Feriduni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Hi Gasthoerer, Thanks for these questions. Unfortunately, this young man is a repair case from a botched FUE surgery (with a different surgeon) that left him with over-harvested donor and visible FUE scars. He had nothing to show but a poor, unnatural looking result, which is why we decided to perform our SMP procedure on him. His scalp is scarred at the transplanted sites, and he also had poor growth. With our minimally invasive SMP procedure, we are trying to hide the scars and will proceed in a careful manner to empirically determine what will work best with this particular patient's scarring. We look forward to continue providing updates for this patient. Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted July 5, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2018 Hi Arochaangel, thank you for presenting this case, was the patients primary focus to cover the over harvested scarring? Also can you post his donor scars now with the smp? I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Hey Arocha Angel, I wasn’t aware that Dr. Arocha performed scalp micro pigmentation, but this result looks great. I’m glad you posted this so I will go ahead and make sure that his recommendation and coalition profiles are updated with this new information. Best wishes, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Melvin-HTsoon said: Hi Arochaangel, thank you for presenting this case, was the patients primary focus to cover the over harvested scarring? Also can you post his donor scars now with the smp? Hi Melvin - Thanks for your question. I asked Dr. Arocha, and he said the primary purpose of the SMP procedure was not to cover the over-harvested scarring. His transplant failed to frame his face, so that was the desired reason to move forward with the SMP. He was so unhappy with his initial result that he chose to shave his head and keep his hair short. For that reason and given the over-harvested donor, Dr. Arocha felt that the SMP was the best option for this patient. Let me find a close-up image of his donor scars with the SMP, and I will post. Thank you! Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Bill - Managing Publisher said: Hey Arocha Angel, I wasn’t aware that Dr. Arocha performed scalp micro pigmentation, but this result looks great. I’m glad you posted this so I will go ahead and make sure that his recommendation and coalition profiles are updated with this new information. Best wishes, Bill Bill, As always, thank you for all you do for this community. Dr. Arocha is now offering the minimally invasive scalp micro pigmentation procedure. As we see more patients in our office, I'll continue to post additional before and after photos. Thanks for updating his profiles and recommendation. Kira/Arocha Angel Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vinzaf19 Posted July 10, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted July 10, 2018 Great work Dr Arocha, I didn’t know you did SMP either. This patient’s results looked great! So this patient had no other option, due to the overharvesting.i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member True Posted July 11, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted July 11, 2018 Hairline seems too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 3:31 PM, vinzaf19 said: Great work Dr Arocha, I didn’t know you did SMP either. This patient’s results looked great! So this patient had no other option, due to the overharvesting.i Thanks so much, Vinzaf19! Dr. Arocha does indeed to SMP procedures. I'll post another case today of one of our recent patients. Dr. Arocha did decide that SMP was the best option for this patient given the over-harvesting of his donor. I will continue to update! Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 7:17 AM, True said: Hairline seems too high. Hi True, Dr. Arocha follows guiding principles such as the DaVinci Rule of Thirds when determining where to place the hairline. The patient is thrilled with his new, natural-looking hairline. Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment. 1 Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted July 12, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 7:17 AM, True said: Hairline seems too high. It does look pretty high in one of the pics but in the other it looks perfect. I think it was just a bad angle on one. Regardless ..great work! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 6:13 PM, NEWHAIRPLEASE said: It does look pretty high in one of the pics but in the other it looks perfect. I think it was just a bad angle on one. Regardless ..great work! Thank you, NEWHAIRPLEASE! When we have the patient back in, we will make sure to capture some updated images of these views. Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member True Posted July 25, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted July 25, 2018 "After" pic shows a sparse crown. Why not Fuller in crown area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 8:14 PM, True said: "After" pic shows a sparse crown. Why not Fuller in crown area? Hi True, Thanks for taking the time to check out this result. It's important to keep in mind when viewing this result that this particular patient underwent corrective SMP. He had a previous, botched FUE surgery with unnatural results that scarred his scalp. The scars sometimes do not accept the pigment very well. We are working to increase the density in the crown and to also hide the scars in the over-harvested donor area. We look forward to keeping you updated! Representative and Patient Educator for: Dr. Bernardino A. Arocha, Coalition Member. I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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