You don’t like to have a linear scar at the back of your head.
FUE is not the only option anymore.
We have new approaches:
1, FUT+FUE approach
We can use FUT method to transplant as many grafts as needed (at the 50% of FUE cost ). With the Tricophytics Closure technique, it will ensure a fine scar. After 6 months if you don’t like the fine scar we can transplant 100 to 200 FUE grafts onto the scar to make the scar invisible.
2, FUT+FUT approach
First step as above but instead of using FUE graft to cover up the scar, we can cut only 2-3 cm strips to use as grafts.
3, FUT+TATOO
This approach is much easier.First step as above but use tatoo to make scar invisible.
Advantages of these approaches compare to total FUE (no linear scar from all approaches)-
1, Much better result. Grafts quality is much better to cut under microscope direct vision then blind FUE extraction.
2, No extensive shave at donor site during the surgery.
3, Leave only 100-200 small punch scars compare to thousand scars left from total FUE procedure.4, Save thousand and thousand surgery fee.
Disadvantage-You may need second minor surgery. But anyway, FUE procedure always needs more than one procedure too.
Showing posts with label Single Follicular Unit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Single Follicular Unit. Show all posts
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Paired Graft vs. Intact Graft
From July 2009 Dr. Michael Beehner’s report ~
One intact 2- hair graft: contain two single hairs follicular unit. This can also be cut into two 1-hair follicular units (paired graft). *paired graft=combine two grafts and insert into one slit.
BFU=Bi-Follicular Unit
Conclusion from Dr. Michael Beehner:
Intact follicular unit’s growth rate is better than paired grafts (93% vs. 70%)
3-hair follicular unit has higher growth rate than 2-hair follicular units. (99% vs. 83% on intact 2-hair graft, 49% on paired graft 1 hair+1 hair
Comments:
Intact follicular units and 3-hair follicular units are our modified follicular units (bi-follicular unit). Paired grafts are single follicular units. This is why our modified follicular unit (bi-follicular unit) has higher growth rate.
Another reason why we opposed to the paired graft is that the goal of hair transplant is to minimize the empty spaces among the grafts. When transplant same size of donor area and hair, paired grafts will increase the empty space.
The photo below shows the scalp skin. If you paired the blue circled hair into adjacent hair, the empty area will increase almost four times.
From another point of view, the intention of hair transplant is to use lesser amount of hair to cover a bigger area. But when you pair grafts, it covers less area. That’s against the purpose of hair transplantation.
Look at the picture above and imaging that if you paired all the hairs, the empty space becomes huge and unnatural. If you want to keep same space then we have to remove 50% of empty skin. Transplant area will be reducing to 50% smaller area.
One intact 2- hair graft: contain two single hairs follicular unit. This can also be cut into two 1-hair follicular units (paired graft). *paired graft=combine two grafts and insert into one slit.
One intact 3-hair graft: contain one single hair follicular unit and one two-hair follicular unit. This can also be cut into one 1-hair and one 2-hair follicular unit (paired graft).
BFU=Bi-Follicular Unit
Conclusion from Dr. Michael Beehner:
Intact follicular unit’s growth rate is better than paired grafts (93% vs. 70%)
3-hair follicular unit has higher growth rate than 2-hair follicular units. (99% vs. 83% on intact 2-hair graft, 49% on paired graft 1 hair+1 hair
Comments:
Intact follicular units and 3-hair follicular units are our modified follicular units (bi-follicular unit). Paired grafts are single follicular units. This is why our modified follicular unit (bi-follicular unit) has higher growth rate.
Another reason why we opposed to the paired graft is that the goal of hair transplant is to minimize the empty spaces among the grafts. When transplant same size of donor area and hair, paired grafts will increase the empty space.
The photo below shows the scalp skin. If you paired the blue circled hair into adjacent hair, the empty area will increase almost four times.
From another point of view, the intention of hair transplant is to use lesser amount of hair to cover a bigger area. But when you pair grafts, it covers less area. That’s against the purpose of hair transplantation.
Look at the picture above and imaging that if you paired all the hairs, the empty space becomes huge and unnatural. If you want to keep same space then we have to remove 50% of empty skin. Transplant area will be reducing to 50% smaller area.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Happy Patients
Great results don't require using all single follicular units. For this fine haired gentleman, we only used 50 single follicular units (SFU's). Please listen to his testimonial.
One Surgery
Donor Size=30 sq. cm, Coverage Area=92 sq. cm.
One Surgery
Donor Size=30 sq. cm, Coverage Area=92 sq. cm.
Density=30/92 which gives 32%
Number of grafts used: 50 single follicular units &
Number of grafts used: 50 single follicular units &
1232 modified follicular units. Total number of grafts=1282
Date of surgery-August 9, 2007 and then eight months after one surgery (Photo taken on April 24, 2008)
Date of surgery-August 9, 2007 and then eight months after one surgery (Photo taken on April 24, 2008)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Super Dense Packing-92 grafts per sq.cm.
Surgery Date: December 7, 2006
Patient designs preferred eyebrow shape.
The length of the eyebrow is about 5 cm.
The widest part is 0.6 cm.
The narrowest part is about 0.2 to 0.3 cm.
The eyebrow area is 5 cm x 0.6 cm=3 cm2 on each side.
The eyebrow outline is about 11 cm (5cm +5cm+0.6cm +0.3cm).
We made 125 slits on the outline, the distance between each graft is about 0.8 mm.
We made 277 slits on an area of 3 cm2.
(The slit number depends on graft number available.)
This photo shows same direction of transplanted hair and original eyebrow hair.
(Coarser hair is the transplanted hair and the fine hair is original eyebrow hair.)
We transplanted 277 grafts on one side of eyebrow (area=3cm2).
This is about 92 grafts in one centimeter square.
June 20, 2007
Six months after surgery- Our patient was very happy with the results. We have achieved his goal in one surgery.
Comments:
The average density on this eyebrow is 92 grafts per cm2. Should I be proud of it? No. Not at all. Every hair transplant facility should have no problem to achieve this super dense packing. As long as you make the slits very small and trim all the tissues around the hair.
Our clinic can achieve 92 % density easily, but why we do not perform super dense packing on all hair transplant procedures?
I have checked the growth rate of the eyebrow hair six months after the surgery; the total re-growth is 455 hairs. The growth rate is 82%. Our average growth rate for hair transplants on the scalp is about 96%. In other words, with the super dense packing technique, we have sacrificed 14% of hair.
The super dense packing method is not suit for all potential hair transplant patients. Factors such as skin color, contrast, hair quality, degree of baldness and the texture of someone's hair can require a different size of graft to achieve the best result. We will work with cases individually to best fit the wants and needs of the patient.
For comparison reasons, please see the following three photos:
Our regular hair transplant grafts
Grafts used for super dense packing
Grafts used in live surgery meeting
Which one do you think will have the best growth rate?
Patient designs preferred eyebrow shape.
The length of the eyebrow is about 5 cm.
The widest part is 0.6 cm.
The narrowest part is about 0.2 to 0.3 cm.
The eyebrow area is 5 cm x 0.6 cm=3 cm2 on each side.
The eyebrow outline is about 11 cm (5cm +5cm+0.6cm +0.3cm).
We made 125 slits on the outline, the distance between each graft is about 0.8 mm.
We made 277 slits on an area of 3 cm2.
(The slit number depends on graft number available.)
This photo shows same direction of transplanted hair and original eyebrow hair.
(Coarser hair is the transplanted hair and the fine hair is original eyebrow hair.)
We transplanted 277 grafts on one side of eyebrow (area=3cm2).
This is about 92 grafts in one centimeter square.
June 20, 2007
Six months after surgery- Our patient was very happy with the results. We have achieved his goal in one surgery.
Comments:
The average density on this eyebrow is 92 grafts per cm2. Should I be proud of it? No. Not at all. Every hair transplant facility should have no problem to achieve this super dense packing. As long as you make the slits very small and trim all the tissues around the hair.
Our clinic can achieve 92 % density easily, but why we do not perform super dense packing on all hair transplant procedures?
I have checked the growth rate of the eyebrow hair six months after the surgery; the total re-growth is 455 hairs. The growth rate is 82%. Our average growth rate for hair transplants on the scalp is about 96%. In other words, with the super dense packing technique, we have sacrificed 14% of hair.
The super dense packing method is not suit for all potential hair transplant patients. Factors such as skin color, contrast, hair quality, degree of baldness and the texture of someone's hair can require a different size of graft to achieve the best result. We will work with cases individually to best fit the wants and needs of the patient.
For comparison reasons, please see the following three photos:
Our regular hair transplant grafts
Grafts used for super dense packing
Grafts used in live surgery meeting
Which one do you think will have the best growth rate?
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Hair Transplant Progress-with ten months photos
Here you can see one of my patients' post-surgery progress.
Surgery Date: 08/26/2006
Coverage area: 68 sq. cm.
Donor area: 29 sq. cm.
Donor Density Increased: 40%
The photos are taken before surgery.
Immediately after the surgery-
For the first twenty-four hours, there will be a strip of bandage around the head. After that, you will be able to remove the bandage and shampoo your hair.
Some graft may appear whiter initially and will have same color as rest of grafts couple hours later.
The hairline design is irregular.
We implanted 200 single follicular units on hairline and 1200 modified follicular units.
9/8/2006
Two weeks after the surgery, scabs already fall out.
9/19/2006
The implanted area looks pink, the color should return to normal 4 to 8 weeks after surgery.
10/31/2006
11/29/2006
Surgery Date: 08/26/2006
Coverage area: 68 sq. cm.
Donor area: 29 sq. cm.
Donor Density Increased: 40%
The photos are taken before surgery.
Immediately after the surgery-
For the first twenty-four hours, there will be a strip of bandage around the head. After that, you will be able to remove the bandage and shampoo your hair.
Some graft may appear whiter initially and will have same color as rest of grafts couple hours later.
The hairline design is irregular.
We implanted 200 single follicular units on hairline and 1200 modified follicular units.
9/8/2006
Two weeks after the surgery, scabs already fall out.
9/19/2006
The implanted area looks pink, the color should return to normal 4 to 8 weeks after surgery.
10/13/2006
Transplanted hair starts to fall out. Skin color returns to normal.
10/31/2006
Two months after surgery-
Pre-existing hair around or adjacent to the transplanted grafts may shed, giving a thinner look, but will begin to grow back within a few months.
11/29/2006
Three months after surgery-
One or more cysts may occur in the recipient area. They usually disappear by themselves after a few weeks.
12/12/2006
12/27/2006
2/7/2007
12/27/2006
Four months after surgery-
Transplanted hair should grow back 4 to 6 months after surgery.
1/22/2007
Five months after surgery-
More hair come out
2/7/2007
Hair look denser...
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