Office of Dr. Wesley Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 #BeforeAndAfterMondays This 48-year-old man underwent a follicular unit extraction session with Dr. Carlos K. Wesley in which a total of 2384 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 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 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted November 1, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted November 1, 2021 Wow...lots of coverage for such a minimal use of grafts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted November 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted November 1, 2021 Great coverage 👏🏼 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...
Senior Member kirkland Posted November 1, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted November 1, 2021 That's very good coverage for that number of grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted November 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted November 2, 2021 @Office of Dr. Wesley I was browsing your website and came across your "scarless surgery" section. I watched the videos, and while they seem outdated, I was wondering if there is any update(s) to "piloscopy" and the advancements of this technique. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Marko7t4 Posted November 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted November 2, 2021 Looking good. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Office of Dr. Wesley Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Update: A comparison between the proposed pattern and Day 1 Post-op. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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