Procedure detail
This patient is a gentleman in his fifties with
gradual loss over the last 2 1/2 decades, with androgenic alopecia affecting the
frontal hairline, midscalp and crown. Our plan is to recreate a conservative
hairline while increasing the frontal forelock and midscalp density. CIn the
preop photos he camouflagesthe midscalp by a comb-over of sorts, and as such is
not able to style his hair shorter, as he would prefer. The posted results show
the very early stages of regrowth which began at around month three, and are
posted here to answer a frequent concern by patients regarding the naturalness
of the regrowth phase. At this early phase, only about 25% of the final growth
is observed, yet it is enough to allow him to style his hair with a shorter cut
already. The hair grows in as very fine initially, and will appear quite
natural, as long as the design is not overaggressive for his age, bone
structure, and the pattern of loss in his crown. Our preference in any
reconstructive case is to add a subtle yet definable change to the preexisting
condition. Total FU grafts: 2424; Ones- 683; Two's- 1506; Three's 133; DFU's-
102. Tricophytic closure.
Bald class
Norwood stage 4A
In stage 4A, a person will not experience a bald spot on the back of their head, but they will instead lose the dips in their hairline and have a deeper “U” shape when viewed from above.
