Dr. Cam Simmons - 5437 grafts in 2 sessions for a Norwood 3V to 4 thinning man with fine hair and a previous transplant

[Cam Simmons MD ABHRS]

This man in his early 50s had fine, salt-and-pepper hair and had micros transplanted (elsewhere) to his hairline in the mid 1990s.

 

In his first CHTC session of 3099 fug, his goal was to increase the density of his hairline and front and to add a little hair in his temporal hairlines. He had some scarring in the recipient area so we could not ???super dense pack??? the way we might for someone with fine hair and a smaller area to cover.

 

He was happy but elected to increase the density along his left hairline and to get some light coverage of his crown in his second session of 2338 fug, 11 months later. For someone with fine hair, 42 -> 36 grafts per square cm in the crown gives light coverage, whereas it would give reasonable density in the crown for someone with coarser hair.

 

He has just 1 narrow donor scar and lots of donor hair left and his scalp flexibility is returning. In a third session he may add more hair to increase the density of his transplant on top and in his temporal points.

 

Fine hair can look very natural when transplanted but more transplanted hair is required in an area to give a look of fullness than with average or coarse hair.

 

[Bill - Seemiller]

Dr. Simmons,

 

I'm glad you described how hair characteristics can significantly influence the final appearance of fullness and density. Advanced balding patients with fine hair can simply never achieve the kind of density patients with coarse hair can.

 

This guy's had a nice improvement so far. I trust a third procedure will help aid the illusion of density he aims to achieve.

 

Thanks for posting,

 

Bill