Office of Dr. Wesley Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 #BeforeAndAfterMondays This 33-year-old man wanted to have his hairline back from years ago. To achieve that, he underwent a follicular unit extraction (FUE) session with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley in which a total of 2743 grafts were placed. Aspects of our surgical approach can be viewed on our site’s Most Common Questions page. 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 A Cell 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 hairs. 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 20, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 20, 2021 That’s pretty amazing for a moderate amount of grafts ! He must have had ideal hair characteristics and 100% yield 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted September 20, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 20, 2021 Wow...great results. Even looks as if his hair caliber is on the fine side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted September 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 21, 2021 Great result. I saw the photos first and then read the description. Shocked that he was 33 years old. hair loss is just pure evil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 23, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 23, 2021 Absolutely incredible 👏🏼 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...
Regular Member Kharmacoma Posted September 23, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted September 23, 2021 He probably put all grafts in zone a and b which are the only zones we see in the picture and he left the mid and crown untouched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SD1984 Posted September 23, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Fantastic looking work. @Office of Dr. Wesley I just have one question though- This patient appears to be Norwood 6 with relatively thin lateraly humps. Do humps that thin typically hang on for a very long time or is there more of a good chance they will go and he will need another surgery? Thanks. Edited September 23, 2021 by SD1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Office of Dr. Wesley Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 PATTERN IMAGE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Office of Dr. Wesley Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Updating with donor site pattern image 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted December 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 9, 2021 The donor looks immaculate. 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...
Regular Member verma554 Posted December 22, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted December 22, 2021 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted January 21, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 9/20/2021 at 2:05 PM, Office of Dr. Wesley said: #BeforeAndAfterMondays This 33-year-old man wanted to have his hairline back from years ago. To achieve that, he underwent a follicular unit extraction (FUE) session with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley in which a total of 2743 grafts were placed. Aspects of our surgical approach can be viewed on our site’s Most Common Questions page. 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 A Cell 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 hairs. 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. What a change! Nice result! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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