SMG Result-5207 Grafts/11661 Hairs in 3 Sessions

[Janna]

Dr. Ron and Dr. Paul Shapiro Patient - 5207 Grafts=11661 Hairs in 3 Sessions

 

This patient's hair restoration journey started 8 years ago when he was 28 years old. He's in the military, which means he has to shave his hair very short when he's deployed. Achieving a subtle change and small donor scar were part of his priorities.

 

First session - hair/graft breakdown:

 

1's ??“ 389

 

2's ??“ 987

 

3's ??“ 563

 

4's ??“ 105

 

Total: 2044 grafts/4472 hairs

 

Second session - hair/graft breakdown:

 

1's ??“ 332

 

2's ??“ 694

 

3's ??“ 601

 

4's ??“ 187

 

Total: 1820 grafts/4289 hairs

 

Third session - hair/graft breakdown:

 

1's ??“ 367

 

2's ??“ 509

 

3's ??“ 353

 

4's ??“ 114

 

Total: 1343grafts/2900 hairs

 

Total from three session: 5207 grafts =11661 hairs

[Janna]

[TC17]

Absolutely beautiful result.

[splitting hairs]

This is one of the best results I've seen. Its good to see SMG doing great work on guys with more advanced hairloss too. I read so many posts going on about how great your hairlines are - now I'm a fan too. The hairline is a good compromise between something that is mature and something that is aesthetically pleasing.

 

Although it would be good to see more results with 5000+ grafts used, as I know I'm headed down the road of extensive hairloss.

 

The donor area looks incredible aswell!!

[Acrobaz]

Outstanding.

[os_m]

Perfect transformation!

[Anouar]

Jaw dropping result. That is one of the most natural looking hairlines i have seen complemented with nice hair style. I must add that rest of the coverage is excellent too. Is he taking meds?

[M&M]

Absolutely fantastic results. It's simply as natural as one could ever dream of and is a great transformation!

[Severn]

Perfection.

[EpilepticSceptic]

Yeap,

 

When it comes to hairlines Dr. Ron and Dr. H are right about neck and neck in the race!

 

Of course, the patient has to have the right hair texture/diameter too. I'm guessing this guy was medium fine to medium.

[hdude46]

Janna, I echo what everyone else has said in this thread, what a great result. I take it if the patient loses the little remaining hair left on top of his head he has a bit more donor to cover it?

[Ja-Man]

Nice - one of the best overall results that I've seen! It's great that the patient is able to keep a shorter style. Over the course of the last 8 yrs I'm sure the patient has lost or would have lost more of his native hair. I'd be very surprised if he wasn't on meds. He's on propecia/fin correct?

[Mp96]

Results like this sure make some of us thankful that there is hope...!!!!

[Raphael84]

Brilliant result. The patient must be thrilled. Found the request of a small donor scar very interesting. From the images provided, you cannot see any sign of a scar, and his hair looks very short. So how was this request dealt with? Was simply a matter of smaller session sizes? Whats is SMG's philosophy on the donor strip and how it is closed?

[Janna]

Thanks all for your comments and questions.

 

This patient is on Propecia and Rogaine. And he has more donor available for future loss. We'd estimate he's got another 3000 grafts in the donor bank.

 

Raphael,

 

Can you clarify your question on "SMG's philosophy on the donor strip"? I'm not sure how to answer this.

 

As for how it's closed - both our docs use the tricho technique. They've been using mainly the nylon suture for outer layer lately. While Dr. Ron uses the double layer technique, Dr. Paul uses the inner layer on a case by case basis. They'll also both use the staples on a case by case basis.

 

BTW, I just read your hair loss website. You stated you stopped Rogaine because of the concealers. Have you tried using Rogaine just once a day at night before bed? I've heard from many of our patients that once at night is more than enough. Then in the morning they wash and style their hair normally.....just a thought. Best of luck with your procedure with Dr. Rahal. He's a very nice doctor.

[jwolfe890]

Great result. 

Edited November 16, 2023 by jwolfe890