Procedure detail
This patient pursued our clinic in hopes of obtaining a lower frontal hairline by Follicular Isolation technique. Similar to FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), FIT involves harvesting hair in the donor area without use of a scalpel, knife, or stitches. The patient has medium caliber hair with above average donor density.
Patients who desire a less conservative frontal hairline are cautioned to consider medical therapy as hair loss can be a progressive condition. Understanding the nature of hair loss is important for all individuals who seek surgical hair restoration methods to treat their hair loss.
Dr. Patrick Mwamba successfully treated this forty-plus-year-old class III patient by transplanting 2500 FIT grafts in one session over multiple days. The hairline was established with single-hair grafts to maintain naturalness. At nine months post-op, this patient has already obtained significant coverage and has a more youthful appearance. The patient is satisfied with reaching the desired goal.
Bald class
Norwood class 2A.
The class A variation of the Norwood scale is a slightly different and less common progression of hair loss. The main differences are that the hairline recedes back uniformly, without leaving an island of hair in the middle, and there is no bald area at the vertex. Instead, the hairline progresses directly from front to back.
