Treating Norwood “A” Patterns

Hi Dr Rassman,
my question is the following : How often do you see people with Norwood “A”-pattern hair loss that reach Norwood 7 (or 6) AND how difficult is a 5a pattern to treat with transplants (can they get full coverage). Seeing that you now offer SMP. Because I’m a Norwood 5a patient who recently had a FUE hair transplant with Dr. Pak in your Los Angeles office it’s was about 1,200 grafts and I have to tell you it was the best decision that I’ve could’ve made!! I’m thinking of having another FUE procedure, so I was thinking of having the FUE & SMP done together to get more density.

I would really appreciated if you could let me know what you think about my question.

Thanks for everything you do and keeping us informed. Oh and 1 million thanks for a great job and keeping up the great work!!!

I am pleased that you are pleased with Dr. Pak’s work!

The Class 5A pattern does not evolve into a Class 6 or 7 pattern. The original chart by Dr. O’Tar Norwood showed that the patterns defined in the diagrams are the end stage, particularly the “A” series. I like to work on the “A” pattern patients, because there is usually enough hair to give them whatever they want (that is, unless their original density is very low).

Scalp micro-pigmentation (SMP) with follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a great combination treatment where you can achieve the dense look with SMP and a natural real hair line in the front with the FUE.