#BAM FUE with Minimal Color Contrast Can Yield Max Result!” (2294 grafts) Carlos K. Wesley, MD (NYC & LA)

[Billena]

#BeforeAndAfterMondays

This patient had great hair characteristics not only due to the health of his hair, but also due to the lack of color contrast between his dark hair and darkly-colored scalp pigmentation.  This allows for better concealment of the scalp.  Now, the results would look even FULLER had he not colored his hair.  Akin to a white stripe across a black canvas, light hair on dark scalp appears to leap out more and provides the look of even more fullness

 This 43 year-old man underwent a follicular unit extraction (FUE) session with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley in which a total of 2294 grafts were placed  

 

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 [URL=“https://youtu.be/owR_yeezZ0o”]has been shown to enhance survival of transplanted hairs[/URL].

 

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 one year after his procedure and images of the patient can be seen below.

 

 

 

 

 

[Billena]

Thanks Mania.  The patient was thrilled with the results

[MarieEvo]

Here are some intraoperative pictures of this patient ?