Hair restoration surgery before and after photographs from 2858 grafts

Procedure detail

FUT performed on a 45 year old Caucasian male with:- NW III vertex Class N
- Donor density of 70-80 FU/cm2
- Hair diameter of ~65 microns

Treatment plan:

A Follicular Unit Strip procedure with 2500-2700 follicular units to reconstruct the entire hair line and fill in the mid head area without recipient site shaving.

Performed procedure (November 5th, 2010):

A Follicular Unit Strip Transplantation with 2858 FU
* 623 single hair FU
* 1953 double hair FU
* 282 triple hair FU

Donor closing in double layer suture technique;
Parallel incisions (single, double and triple units) were made in custom-sized blades technique (~Cutting Edge blades of 0.75mm – 1.05mm);
Dense packing technique with a density of 50-55 FU/cm2 in hair line and feather zone (single units), a density of 40-50 FU/cm2 in density zone (double units).

This patient has a 'salt and pepper' hair color so we asked him to color his hair 1 day preoperative in order to have a better view during the microscopic slivering and cutting.

Bald class

Bald class 3

Norwood class 3

The earliest stage of male hair loss. It is characterized by a deepening temporal recession.

Front view before and after

2858 grafts shown from the front, viewing before and after photos.

Hair restoration procedure before and after pictures

using 2858 grafts viewed from the top, displaying before and after images.

Before and after  pictures

with 2858 grafts displayed from the left, viewing before and after pictures

Photos showing before and after hair restoration

with 2958 grafts shown from the right, viewing before and after photos.

Intraoperative photos of hair restoration procedure

Photos showing the patient's donor area before , intraoperative photos during the procedure, and the patient's residual donor scar area seven months postoperative.