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The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics (Hair Transplant)

posted by MPB, 09.07.2007, 20:32

» The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 Year Result Pics
»
» This patient had plug surgery 20 years ago. This method is outdated by
» today’s standards. During plug surgeries, the hair is removed in 4mm
» plugs, about the size of a pencil eraser. The plugs are then transplanted
» to the front. Each plug for this patient included 3-6 follicular units and
» all of the tissue between the follicular units. Because of the bulk of the
» tissue, the transplanted area was raised, causing a ridge on each side of
» the frontal third. He also had widened scars in the donor area from where
» the plugs were harvested.
»
» The options to this patient were to either add hair around the plugs to
» make the area look more natural or to remove the plugs and go for a bald
» look. Because his scalp donor was already seriously depleted, he probably
» would have also needed to use body hair to cover the frontal third around
» the plugs. Removal of the plugs is a more cost effective option, and there
» is not a donor availability issue to work around. The patient decided that
» he wanted to try and remove the plugs, going for a bald look. He also
» wanted to graft the scars in the back.
»
» First, this patient came in for a test. We removed 4 plugs and placed them
» into the scar. Test sessions are especially useful because it allows the
» patient and the doctor to review the results before moving forward with a
» large session. Should the result of the test be unsatisfactory, the
» patient can decide against moving forward before they spend money or make
» large changes to their appearance. It also allows the doctor to adjust the
» future surgery based on the outcome of the test for optimal healing and
» results.
»
» Dr. Cole and the patient decided that the test was successful, so they did
» a larger session, removing 435 plugs in one day. The plugs were divided
» into smaller groups and transplanted to the scars in the donor. Another
» session removed 271 more plugs, divided, and relocated the hairs to the
» scar in the donor. This gave a total of 710 plugs removed and relocated to
» the scar.
»
»

That's a great improvement- I'm sure this guy is quite pleased. Jessica- is there anything further that can be done to smooth out the skin anymore? I was thinking of maybe some intense dermabrasion or something.

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Complete thread:

• The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - Jessica, 09.07.2007, 14:44 (Hair Transplant)
  • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - benji, 09.07.2007, 18:54
    • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - JonnyE, 25.07.2007, 21:25
  • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - MPB, 09.07.2007, 20:32
    • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - Jessica, 10.07.2007, 07:51
  • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - checkingin, 09.07.2007, 21:40
    • The Latest Techniques for Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - Jessica, 10.07.2007, 07:53
      • to jessica - helpme007, 15.07.2007, 10:47
        • to jessica - hairtech_, 15.07.2007, 12:43
          • to jessica - helpme007, 15.07.2007, 14:11
            • to jessica - Jessica, 16.07.2007, 09:30
  • Scar Grafting with Plug Repair - 1 year result pics - Jessica, 19.07.2007, 21:03