Senior Member MarieEvo Posted June 8, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2023 To provide a more well-defined shaping of his facial hair, this 42-year-old man visited the office of Dr. Carlos K. Wesley to undergo an follicular unit extraction session in which a total of 474 beard grafts were harvested from beneath his mandible and placed into the donor area as shown. His 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. Rather than a larger FUE punch used by a robotic approach, Dr. Wesley used a smaller caliber 0.8mm hand-held motorized punch to performed the donor harvest. This approach better enabled the capture of donor 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. The patient was seen shortly 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 I have worked with 26 different hair restoration doctors throughout my career. I have now been a nurse with Dr. Wesley for more than a decade. Dr. Carlos Wesley is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. 1050 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 Ph (844) 745-6362 www.drcarloswesley.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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