Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted November 24, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 This fellow had continuing miniturization of his crown hair despite medical therapy and desired transplantation to thicken his coverage. We shaved a bit into his existing hair and placed 2600 grafts in a nice counterclockwise swirl. He did an excellent job of keeping the entire area clean and his day 7 suture removal pics show this nicely. He'll be back around Christmas for a scar check and then next summer. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted November 24, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 I love when doctors do a perfect job recreating the patient's natural vertex 'whirl,' and this is an excellent example of just that! Great work Dr. Lindsey. This case is going to look fantastic and natural when it's fully grown. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael84 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Another great documentation. I always feel that I am better educated after seeing the intensity of your images. Good amounts of grafts into the crown. The patient looks as though he has good thick native hair and Im sure that this is the start of a great result. Keep us updated Dr. Regards. Patient Advisor for Dr. Bisanga - BHR Clinic ian@bhrclinic.com - BHR YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcH4PY1OxoYFwSDKzAkZRww I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted November 30, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thanks for the comments. He was easy to do the whirl with... nice thick donor grafts and a whirl template to follow. I posted a couple of crowns this summer that really didn't have any whirl, and although they were good cases, this type requires a bit more thought in slit placement. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted November 30, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted November 30, 2009 Work looks really good, and the intra-operative pictures are always cool to see. Look forward to seeing this grown! ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hair_me_out Posted December 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yeesh, the pics of the open scalp make me queasy. I'm glad I didn't have to see it during my op. Probably would have passed out My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Hasson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dr. William Lindsey Posted December 3, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Thanks, you know I add those incision pics for a couple of reasons. First, it shows the prospective patient what is done...you'd be surprised at the number of folks who come to my office, directly from this site, who really have no idea how you move hair from the back to the front... Second, it shows why I think deep sutures are important. Even leaving skin closure in for 10 days, in my opinion, is not enough time to take the load off of the skin itself; thus setting up potential scar widening. We take all the load off of the skin with our deep closure so that the tricho closure sutures can be removed at a week safely, with a pretty small chance of scar widening. Dr. Lindsey McLean VA William H. Lindsey, MD, FACS McLean, VA Dr. William Lindsey is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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