Procedure detail
This hair restoration patient is a 61-year-old gentleman who desired to have his hair restored. His main priority was the frontal and mid-frontal scalp. Examination revealed a Norwood Class V/VI pattern. He had only wispy hairs in the mid-scalp. The donor area hair was black with a moderate amount of grey hair as well. The hair caliber was moderate in size. During the initial consultation, I demonstrated to the patient the value of also restoring the temples. Since this patient had significant recession of his temples, it was important to restore that area as well which would help in the overall framing of his face.This patient had 3405 grafts placed in the hairline, frontal and mid-scalp, and grafts to recreate his temples. The breakdown of the grafts:1’s: 7042’s: 20453’s: 6444’s: 12The following photographs show the preoperative planning lines, which were drawn the morning of surgery, the immediate postoperative photographs, 3-month postoperative photographs, and 6-month postoperative photographs. At the 6-month mark, the patient’s hair was really starting to grow well. The regrowth of hair following a transplant is nicely illustrated with this patient. Since he is only 6 months out from his hair transplant procedure, he can expect to have a lot more growth over the next 12 months. He is currently using minoxidil on a daily basis. He plans it to let the current transplant grow out for at least another year and then return to fill in the crown.
Bald class
Norwood stage 5
Occurs when the connecting bridge of hair disappears leaving a single large bald area on the front and top of the scalp. The hair on the sides of the scalp remains relatively high.
