ArochaAngel4247 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 This patient came to Dr. Arocha after a failed attempt at FUE from another clinic. If you look at the "before" images, this patient has visible scarring in the donor area at the back of his head. The threshold for visible detection is a .9 mm punch - using anything larger might be easier, but it leaves the patient with visible scarring, defeating the whole purpose of doing FUE in the the first place. Additionally, the result is incredibly sparse and unnatural looking. Dr. Arocha decided to move forward with an FUE on this particular patient, using our manual, .9 mm. punch. He used 1500 grafts to add density to the hairline, as well as conceal the unnatural-looking grafts the patient had from his previous FUE procedure. Nine months later, and this result is much more natural looking, and the patient is more confident - growing his hair out long again. Moral of the story: beware of clinics that allow their technicians to perform an entire procedure from start to finish. The doctor should always be the one making the sites (not the technicians), and ask about the punch size used during the procedure (this can impact the amount of visible scarring). Scarring: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: 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 Pbaird98 Posted December 20, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 20, 2022 Excellent repair case, thanks for posting 👍🏿 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted December 21, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 21, 2022 Incredibly natural results @ArochaAngel4247. Thanks for sharing! 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted December 21, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 Do you have pre-op photos showing the hair at a similar length to the patients current photos? This would really help with visualizing the improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted December 22, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2022 The density in the after photos seems underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 9:36 PM, 5BetaReductase said: Do you have pre-op photos showing the hair at a similar length to the patients current photos? This would really help with visualizing the improvement @5BetaReductasewe do not, unfortunately. The patient came in with his hair this length. 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 December 23, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 23, 2022 I think it’s very nice. I think the density is about what you would expect for the amount of grafts used and that it looks very natural. Are there any immediate post-op pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted December 23, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 This is very impressive... nice clean up from a lousy first procedure. What a relief! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArochaAngel4247 Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 12/22/2022 at 7:24 PM, Steeeve said: I think it’s very nice. I think the density is about what you would expect for the amount of grafts used and that it looks very natural. Are there any immediate post-op pics? Hi Steeeeve, We do have some pics that were taken immediately post-op. I really only have two clear ones, so I'll share those here. 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...
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