Dr. Alan Feller Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 As many of you know I have been experimenting with volunteers to gathter as much data as possible for FUE procedures. In my meeting with Dr. Campbell in NYC she cautioned the use of FUE in areas other than the head due to excessive scarring in the form of "raised white bumps". I took this concern to heart and appreciated her willingness to share this observation. Since Dr Campbell claimed there was a way around this problem I immediately set myself to the task of identifying the actual problem and then solving it. Below are the before and after photos of the back of a patient I performed a few FUEs on. The after photo was taken less than a week post op. I see some irritation of two sites that was probably the result of scratching, but nothing drastic. Perhaps the increased scarring that Dr Campbell was talking about is on the way, but so far, so good. I will post follow ups over the next 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Alan Feller Posted December 16, 2002 Author Share Posted December 16, 2002 As many of you know I have been experimenting with volunteers to gathter as much data as possible for FUE procedures. In my meeting with Dr. Campbell in NYC she cautioned the use of FUE in areas other than the head due to excessive scarring in the form of "raised white bumps". I took this concern to heart and appreciated her willingness to share this observation. Since Dr Campbell claimed there was a way around this problem I immediately set myself to the task of identifying the actual problem and then solving it. Below are the before and after photos of the back of a patient I performed a few FUEs on. The after photo was taken less than a week post op. I see some irritation of two sites that was probably the result of scratching, but nothing drastic. Perhaps the increased scarring that Dr Campbell was talking about is on the way, but so far, so good. I will post follow ups over the next 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 It's my understanding that the tendency to scar varies greatly by individual. So, wouldn't Dr. Campbell's statement be an over-simplification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Alan Feller Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 I agree Gary. While this patient healed very well, it doesn't necessarily follow that the next guy will also. My approach on this volunteer was to keep the FUE as shallow as possible. I will do at least ten more patients before I try to extract a substantial amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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