Office of Dr. Wesley Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 #BeforeAndAfterMonday This 35-year-old man underwent a follicular unit extraction (FUE) session with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley in which a total of 1228 grafts were placed. Three elements combined to help improve his experience: graft harvest, graft storage, and patient safety. 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 intact 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. Graft storage was optimized as 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 hair. Finally, having his procedure performed in our office with the highest standards of COVID precautions helped ensure patient safety. Every patient of Dr. Wesley’s receives a rapid COVID test upon arrival to our office equipped with an ultraviolet air purification system. Measures such as reducing foot traffic by performing virtual consultations at no charge to patients, regular staff COVID testing and no-touch temperature checks of our team that avoids public transportation help preserve our clean and sanitary safe haven. Daily sterilization of the office coupled with the most rigid OR safety precautions further allay patient concerns in this sensitive time. The patient returned one year after his procedure and images of the patient can be seen below. This link illustrates the timing of hair growth after surgery. Similar patient hair transformations with Dr. Wesley and his team may also be viewed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2021 Seriously impressive for such a moderate amount of grafts ! Wow 😳 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kharmacoma Posted March 2, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 2, 2021 The small punch helped not to damage close by grafts. Many surgeons would find risky to operate on this head but he did a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Future Hair Doc Posted March 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2021 Wow, simply stunning. An amazing transformation. Another homerun by @Dr. Carlos Wesley Thank you for sharing. My advice does not constitute a patient-physician relationship nor as medical advice and all medical questions/concerns should be addressed to your medical provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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