Procedure detail
A combination of FUT and FUE performed on a 33 year old Asian male with:- NW IV- beg. V Class T
- Donor density of ~84-96 FU/cm2 in the occipital donor region and ~80-92 FU/cm2 in the temporal donor regions
- Hair diameter of ~60-74 microns
Treatment plan:
- 1st treatment: A combination of FUT and FUE to restore the hairline, central core, bridge and the crown area in low/medium density (performed on August 23rd, 2012)
- 2nd Treatment: A FUE treatment to add more density to the crown area
(performed on December 11th, 2013 – no end result pictures yet)
Performed procedure (August 23rd & 24th, 2012):
Follicular Strip Transplantation with 4264 FU performed on the 1st surgery day:
* 642 single hair FU
* 2864 double hair FU
* 758 triple hair FU
Follicular Unit Extraction with 809 FU performed on the 2nd surgery day:
* 40 single hair FU
* 613 double hair FU
* 156 triple hair FU
Total number of follicular units in 2 consecutive days: 5073 FU
Double layer closing with PDS 4-0 absorbable sutures and disposable skin staples;
Extraction performed with a 0.85mm FUE punch with CIT Manual Punch Handle. No microscopic preparation of the follicular unit grafts (FUE);
Parallel incisions (single, double and triple units) were made in custom-sized blades technique (~Cutting Edge blades of 0.75mm – 0.95mm).
A combination of FUT and FUE has been performed, being the explicit wish of the patient to be able to harvest as much follicular units as possible in only one procedure.
Bald class
Norwood class 4
Characterized by further frontal hair loss and enlargement of vertex, but there is still a solid band of hair across the top (mid-scalp) separating front and vertex.
