Procedure detail
This 30 year old gentleman had a hair loss pattern similar to a class 3 on the Hamilton Norwood hair loss scale. He previously had a small FUE procedure (650 FUE’s) back in 2009 with another doctor. He came to me with the hope of rebuilding his hairline and adding density to the frontal 1/3. After establishing his medical history and understanding the progression of his hair loss, I diagnosed his condition as Androgenetic Alopecia (male pattern baldness), ruling out any other possible dermatological or medical conditions which can cause hair loss.
He elected to go with a FUE procedure. He did understand that when doing FUE’s we will not be able to do as many grafts as with a strip procedure. I also explained that if he wanted more density after this procures we could do another session a year down the road. The patient’s goal was well suited to his needs and therefore I planned the surgery accordingly. I discussed the hairline with the patient and conveyed to him that we would need to reconstruct a hairline that would be suitable for him now, but also something that will look good as he gets older.
A total of 2,264 FUEs were used. The break down was as follows: 1,171 single hair grafts, 1,056 two hair grafts and 37 three hair grafts I used significantly amount of single hair follicular units which allowed me to create a very natural hairline. This action will allow him to comb his hair without anyone detecting that he has had anything done. These are his results 8 months post op after his first procedure and there will continue to be more improvement over the next few months. The patient is extremely happy with his results.
Bald class
Norwood class 3
The earliest stage of male hair loss. It is characterized by a deepening temporal recession.
