2407 scalp FUSE grafts

Dr_Arvind · November 15, 2007, 4:04am

Dear forum readers,
This is a case of one of our patients who underwent scalp FUSE procedure recently.

The patient has requested that his case be discussed and he has promised regular update pictures.

I believe posting pictures from the start helps avoid the possibility of readers seeing only cherrypicked results.

Patient details -
Caucasian.
2407 scalp FUSE grafts transplanted in a procedure performed in 2 days.

Pictures.

Regards,
Dr. A

Dr_Arvind · November 15, 2007, 4:10am

Below is the link to the videoclip from before the start of the HT.
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Dr_Arvind · November 15, 2007, 4:20am

Day 1

Day 2

helpmeout · November 15, 2007, 6:18am

Dr. Arvind, with the back of his head partially shaved, how is he going to look normal the first couple weeks after surgery? He can’t possibly go to work or go to public places like this.

M3Nate · November 15, 2007, 3:46pm

Hi, this is Nate…the patient. I’m back at work now. I was out working remotely for 1 week post-op. The hair on the back and sides of my head has grown in quickly and i have cut the rest of my hair shorter to minimize the difference in length.

Its now 16 days after the surgery and most of my friends have said that they could not notice anything unless i make it obvious by pulling the hair from its normal place. I can post pictures tomorrow.

fastforward · November 15, 2007, 4:39pm

Nate, why did you choose Dr. A and not some doctors closer to you? I assume you don’t live near India, right ?

M3Nate · November 16, 2007, 3:34am

Hi everyone. Here are the pics 1 week post op.

M3Nate · November 16, 2007, 3:40am

And here are the 2 week pics. I reduced the size a little to make them better to look at. You can see that i have a shorter haircut now. I have not kept the procedure a secret from any of my friends/work/anyone in general. The haircut is not perfect, but is passable for now…hey, what do you expect? I just had surgery 2 weeks ago!

M3Nate · November 16, 2007, 3:44am

» Nate, why did you choose Dr. A and not some doctors closer to you? I
» assume you don’t live near India, right ?

Fastforward: I chose Dr. A for one reason and one reason only. Results. After looking at a TON of doctors in my area, i was not satisfied with what any of them could do. A lot of them lied to me and made promises they would never be able to keep. Dr. A was honest about the procedure from the beginning and about the results i could expect.

He also has some of the best 1 yr post op results i have seen online. I am thoroughly pleased with what he has done for me so far. As with most people who do HT, i would love to have more, but he has done an amazing job with the 2400 grafts and i could not have asked for more.

JonnyE · November 17, 2007, 10:07pm

» And here are the 2 week pics. I reduced the size a little to make them
» better to look at. You can see that i have a shorter haircut now. I have
» not kept the procedure a secret from any of my friends/work/anyone in
» general. The haircut is not perfect, but is passable for now…hey, what
» do you expect? I just had surgery 2 weeks ago!
»
»

The photos are huge can you shrink it down a bit.

M3Nate · November 21, 2007, 5:05pm

JonnyE - I have resized the photos. Can you remove the huge ones from your post?

JonnyE · November 21, 2007, 10:51pm

» JonnyE - I have resized the photos. Can you remove the huge ones from your
» post?

I didnt add them so i have no clue how to get rid of them.

M3Nate · March 23, 2008, 9:43pm

Hi everyone!

4 months post-op pictures. Things are going very well. I had some initial ingrown hairs in the back and front, but these have stopped. I’m seeing very good growth in the front and I am EXTREMELY happy with the results of the surgery. THANK YOU DR. A!!!

Let me know if you have any Questions.

Thanks,
Nate

therapy · March 26, 2008, 7:10pm

Good growth for 4 months but why is your hair all over the place?

reiner · March 26, 2008, 8:40pm

» Good growth for 4 months but why is your hair all over the place?

I don’t see a hairline being formed, just hair brushing forward.

M3Nate · March 26, 2008, 8:56pm

Hi guys. Sorry about the hair all over the place-ness. I was trying to pull all of my hair up so you could see the hairline and all of the new growth. It was also a Sunday, which I usually like to call “lazy day”.

stitchmeup · March 27, 2008, 4:00am

I suppose this is still early but the growth isn’t very even at this stage, some areas seem to be thinner than others.

Dr_A_s_Clinic · March 27, 2008, 4:10am

» I suppose this is still early but the growth isn’t very even at this stage,
» some areas seem to be thinner than others.

M3Nate’s ht is based on a different plan. Instead of a dense frontal hairline, there is a zone of low density in the frontal rows (sort of no-hairline hairline). That is based on the plan that M3Nate wants to keep the hair brushed forward.

ixan · March 28, 2008, 1:46am

» » I suppose this is still early but the growth isn’t very even at this
» stage,
» » some areas seem to be thinner than others.
»
» M3Nate’s ht is based on a different plan. Instead of a dense frontal
» hairline, there is a zone of low density in the frontal rows (sort of
» no-hairline hairline). That is based on the plan that M3Nate wants to keep
» the hair brushed forward.

He has tons of hair, if I were him, I would go for full restoration rather than the ceasar look.

reiner · March 28, 2008, 4:29pm

» » » I suppose this is still early but the growth isn’t very even at this
» » stage,
» » » some areas seem to be thinner than others.
» »
» » M3Nate’s ht is based on a different plan. Instead of a dense frontal
» » hairline, there is a zone of low density in the frontal rows (sort of
» » no-hairline hairline). That is based on the plan that M3Nate wants to
» keep
» » the hair brushed forward.
»
» He has tons of hair, if I were him, I would go for full restoration rather
» than the ceasar look.

I agree. Maybe if he cuts his hair shorter it would look more even all over. Right now the hair appears very uneven.