ArochaAngel4247 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 This patient came to Dr. Arocha in 2015 with thinning throughout the frontal third. He had a 2500 FUT procedure and is taking Propecia. He recently underwent a 1500 FUE procedure to enhance the temple and hide the FUT scar from his initial procedure. The after images were take four years after his original 2500 FUT procedure and 5 months after his 1500 FUE procedure. Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE): Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE): Immediately After 2500 FUT Procedure: After (2500 FUT and 1500 FUE): 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...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted April 25, 2019 Valued Contributor Share Posted April 25, 2019 Excellent gains so far after 5 months! Any immediate post op pics of the donor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted April 26, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted April 26, 2019 Speaking of the donor, unless I'm misunderstanding some of these grafts went towards scar repair. Are there 5 month pictures of the repair job or is this a bit early for the results due to implanting into scar tissue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LaserCap Posted April 26, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted April 26, 2019 Excellent like always..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 5:48 PM, Steeeve said: Excellent gains so far after 5 months! Any immediate post op pics of the donor? Hi Steeeve, Thanks so much! Attaching the post op pics of the donor! Let me know if you have any other questions. 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 May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 2:09 PM, LaserCap said: Excellent like always..... 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 May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 12:01 PM, Mycroft said: Speaking of the donor, unless I'm misunderstanding some of these grafts went towards scar repair. Are there 5 month pictures of the repair job or is this a bit early for the results due to implanting into scar tissue? Hi Mycroft - great question. You are correct, some of the grafts were placed into his existing scar from his previous FUT procedure. The "after" pictures I showed above are taken of this patient 5 months after that FUE procedure. Unfortunately, I don't have any where Dr. Arocha lifted the hair to more closely reveal the scar revision. I have attached some images of the scar prior to the FUE revision, and immediately post-op. I also included a photo of where doc placed into his temples. 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 Mycroft Posted May 2, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks for the temple shot. The scar looks pretty good prior to the FUE, so I have to imagine the revised result is impressive. I assume a few hundred grafts went into the donor and the rest was the temple work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, Mycroft said: Thanks for the temple shot. The scar looks pretty good prior to the FUE, so I have to imagine the revised result is impressive. I assume a few hundred grafts went into the donor and the rest was the temple work? No problem. Doc says that you are correct - he placed a few hundred in the scar and worked the rest in the temples. The next time this patient comes in for a follow-up, I'll have him lift the hair so he can capture a photo of the scar area. 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...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted May 3, 2019 Valued Contributor Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 hours ago, ArochaAngel4247 said: Hi Steeeve, Thanks so much! Attaching the post op pics of the donor! Let me know if you have any other questions. Looking forward to these results, as well!👌🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Will continue to update as he comes in for his follow-ups! 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 October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Hi all, I want to provide some updated photos of this patient. He came back in fairly recently for his follow-up procedure. If you are new to this thread, here is some background: This patient came to Dr. Arocha in 2015 with thinning throughout the frontal third. He had a 2500 FUT procedure and is taking Propecia. He recently underwent a 1500 FUEprocedure to enhance the temple and hide the FUT scar from his initial procedure. The after images were take four years after his original 2500 FUT procedure and 5 months after his 1500 FUE procedure. These newest "after" images were taken 11 months after his 1500 FUE procedure: 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 LaserCap Posted October 17, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted October 17, 2019 Wow, full and natural....What else could anyone want. Keep up the good work.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 3:11 PM, LaserCap said: Wow, full and natural....What else could anyone want. Keep up the good work.... Thanks, LaserCap! Hope you are well.... 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 October 23, 2019 Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2019 He has a head of hair I can only dream of haha good work Dr. Arocha. 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...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 9:55 PM, Melvin-Moderator said: He has a head of hair I can only dream of haha good work Dr. Arocha. Thanks, Melvin! It took him several procedures to get to where he wanted to be, but conservative use of donor over the duration of his procedures, allowed doc to get him to where he is today! 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...
Regular Member makem307 Posted November 2, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) That’s a spectacular result, also how old is the patient? Edited November 2, 2019 by makem307 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted November 7, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted November 7, 2019 So the timeline on this one is about five years? That's a nice, gradual transformation. The greatest concern with hair loss is regression over time, but this patient has had a slow, steady improvement. Smart of him to jump on things at the early signs of loss. I would think he probably still has some grafts available for the future if necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 7:47 PM, makem307 said: That’s a spectacular result, also how old is the patient? Great question. This patient is in his early 30's! 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 November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Mycroft said: So the timeline on this one is about five years? That's a nice, gradual transformation. The greatest concern with hair loss is regression over time, but this patient has had a slow, steady improvement. Smart of him to jump on things at the early signs of loss. I would think he probably still has some grafts available for the future if necessary. Spot on, Mycroft! 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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