We are the first doctors in the United States offering scalp micropigmentation (SMP). The creation of the hairline is fundamental to what we have been doing over the past 20 years, so incorporating this skill is critical to providing a quality service with a natural looking hairline. We are also the pioneers for today’s ”standard […]
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I have always believed that less surgery is better than more surgery in people with more extensive balding patterns. If you can get 6,000 grafts in two sessions, why go for 6 sessions of 1000 grafts each? If the density and laxity allow for it, most of my patients prefer to have one larger session […]
“It ain’t so!” I suppose your donor area can look patchy with little white dot scars if you have 3000+ FUE grafts extracted. This occurs when your original density was average or less than average. People with high density hair often will not show the white scars (dots) at all. Even with 1000 FUE grafts, […]
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) site has posted a great comparison of the strip harvesting and FUE techniques. Here’s the first paragraph from the article: Read the full text — Comparison between Strip Harvesting and Follicular Unit Extraction: A Fair and Balanced View The article discuss the donor area, scarring, graft survival, […]
A skilled physician is necessary for any surgery you have, and one that specializes in the cosmetic surgery you’re looking into is absolutely something I’d recommend. If you’re asking me whether you should go to me for your hair transplant or go to another surgeon, well, I think the answer would be pretty obvious. However, […]
Either technique (FUT or FUE) can produce the density you may need. The choice of harvesting should include: The doctor and his/her skills The quantity of grafts needed The costs (usually FUE is more expensive that FUT) Either technique can produce great densities and hundreds of these can be seen on our website here.
The decision to remove the hairline is a joint arrangement between patient and doctor. Sometimes the social limitations of removing the frontal hairline is just not a good choice for the patient. One should outline the number of surgeries with the various approaches. The decision for FUE, or excision of single plugs and building a […]
In the United States, surgeons generally charge per graft (follicular unit). One graft contains anywhere from one, two, three, and sometimes 4 hairs. In general, one graft averages 2.2 hairs. Some doctors add to the confusion about pricing by switching to a charge per hair, to make it appear less expensive. So if 1700 hairs […]
Dr. Harris has added a valuable insight into the FUE process with the use of a dull punch which he correctly identified as a better instrument for many people having an FUE. We use his tool (amongst other tools) when we perform an FUE procedure. In some patients, his two step procedure is superior to […]
I just met with a Asian man with very low density, even for an Asian. He was considering the different harvesting techniques FUE vs strip surgery. He met with other doctors who represented that they could transplant 4000-5000 grafts in a single strip session and 3000 FUEs in a single FUE session. This poor man […]
I really don’t have a clue as to the size of your recipient area for those 1464 hairs. Assuming that it was 1464 hairs (not grafts), that means that the strip taken should not have been very large (in surface area, that is). The normal person has 1250 hairs (or 625 two-hair grafts) per square […]
Please look carefully at this picture. You can see that the donor density is clearly less dense than in the upper left corner, an area that was not harvested. People always ask me what is my total donor supply; well, this picture shows that with enough harvesting, the donor area becomes so thin that one […]
If you use a Macro-lens on your cell phone (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S5YPPQX?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=CCSSMZGDS79G6AG31TT9) or purchase a digital hand microscope from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Microscope-Magnification-microscope-Compatible-Microscope/dp/B08HX42NCB/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=hand+microscope&qid=1634397365&sr=8-6), you can take a look at your donor area and calculate your donor density and your total available grafts or hairs for hair transplants for your lifetime. The key to getting photos like the ones shown […]
Background I have had 4 hair transplants (three strips and one FUE) sum totaling north of 10k grafts over the last 10 years. I was also on Propecia. I was pretty happy with my hair post HT #3, however I always had the jitters in public. Due to a temporary health issue I had to […]
Comment: I have spoken out many times about the ethics of doing hair transplants in patients like the one discussed above as well as many others. Had PAUL not come to see me, he would certainly have chosen to undergo a follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure because he was committed to it. No selling was […]