Procedure detail
Presenting at 7 months post op,this patient reports being quite pleased with results to date. He is aware that he can expect at least 30% more growth over the next five months. His primary goals of recreating fullness in the frontal forelock area "so the sun doesn't shine through" as well as recreating the density of his bilateral temporal recessions, in his observation, have already been met.
Initially, this 24yo patient presented with bilateral temporal recession with loss of frontal and temporal hairlines. The patients goals are to recreate the temporal and frontal hairlines as well as increase density in the frontal forelock/posterior frontal forelock areas. His family hair loss history is limited to the same general hair loss pattern on his fathers side, with sparing of the crown. Mother's side with essentially no hair loss history. Total FU grafts of 2893: 739 1's; 1939 2's; 215 3's.
Bald class
Norwood class 3
The earliest stage of male hair loss. It is characterized by a deepening temporal recession.