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Dr. Cole - Donor After 6,000g Harvested with FIT Farming (Hair Transplant)

posted by JonnyE, 29.08.2007, 02:36

» Dr. Cole - Donor After 6,000g Harvested with FIT Farming
»
» FIT farming is a technique developed by Dr. Cole to offer more options to
» patients. FIT farming is essentially when a scalp graft is extracted via
» FIT, and then a body hair graft is placed into the scalp extraction site.
» The body hair helps to keep melanin production and circulation established
» in the area where a follicular unit was extracted. It also provides some
» coverage to the harvested donor. The FIT farming technique allows the
» most immaculate donor area possible.
»
» Even without FIT farming, the typical FIT procedure will allow the patient
» to have short hair in the donor area without showing any signs that a
» transplant has been preformed. FIT farming is not a necessary adjunct to
» FIT or FUE. It does, however, provide options for patients who have more
» complicated goals.
»
» Applications of FIT Farming
» • Repair patients with extensive scarring and limited donor availability
» • Flap and lift repair patients
» • Patients with extensive hair loss
» • Patients who anticipate significant hair loss in the future
»
» This is an example of a Norwood Class 6 patient who had almost 6,000 scalp
» grafts harvested via FIT. A little more than 50% of the donor extraction
» sites were then grafted with FIT farming. The result is that the patient
» is able to wear his hair very short without any evidence that surgery has
» occurred. This hair style would not be an available option to the patient
» if he had this amount of grafts harvested with strip method, even with
» optimal strip scar healing.
»
»

How many scalp grafts would you say that this patient has available to him?


JonnyE is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

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Complete thread:

• Dr. Cole - Donor After 6,000g Harvested with FIT Farming - Jessica, 21.08.2007, 15:38 (Hair Transplant)
  • Dr. Cole - Donor After 6,000g Harvested with FIT Farming - JonnyE, 29.08.2007, 02:36