Day of Surgery Photos (March 29, 2011) Meeting With
Dr. Bolton to go over Strategy Portrait
Profile Facing Right 3/29/11
Top Down 3/29/11
Crown 3/29/11
DOCTOR BOLTON MAPS OUT THE AREA TO BE TRANSPLANTED AND SHAVES THE DONOR AREA FOR HARVESTING 3/29/11
Patient decided to shave his hair on the top to make the placing of grafts a bit easier for the staff.
This is done sometimes when the patient is not afraid to wear his hair very low or shaved.
Side Profile Facing Left: The black crayon lines are a method whereby Dr. Bolton shows the patient prior to surgery the area to be filled. It is not a design, but an agreement between the doctor and patient as to where the grafts will be placed.
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Profile Facing Right 3/29/11 Please note the donor area that is shaved extends significantly past the right and left ear to maximize the amount of hair taken. Many doctors stay between the ears thus limiting the amount of hair harvested.
Mapping out the Crown: Please note that the patient has lost hair in the frontal 1/3 area of his scalp and the back circular crown area of his scalp. He still has hair between those two areas in the mid-scalp area. Dr. Bolton makes the patient aware of the 3 FDA approved regimens for hair loss: Propecia, Rogaine and the laser light comb. Dr. Bolton will tell the patient to be prepared to repeat the procedure in the future as he continues to lose hair. The patient is fine with this and is committed to keeping his hair and use the FDA recommended therapies.
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Portrait Immediately after Procedure 3/29/11
PORTRAIT SHOT: Dr. Bolton was able to harvest a 31 cm x 1 cm strip of tissue containing approximately 6,500 hairs. Please note that micro grafts(1hair grafts)are placed in the frontal hair line. Follicular units of 2 and three hairs are behind the frontal hair line. And then behind the follicular units, Dr. Bolton will combine follicular units into his multiple units grafts, thus achieving at least twice the density of the standard follicular unit procedure which averages typically two hairs per graft.
Side Profile Facing Left Immediately After Procedure. Please note that you can barely see the suture line below the wet hair.
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Side Profile facing Right
Please note you can barely see the sutures under the wet hair.
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Procedure Complete 3/29/11
Crown 3/29/11 When Dr. Bolton places the recipient sites into the crown, he will mimic the way the hair originally grew. Hair in the crown, has a unique swirl to its design. You have to recreate this pattern in order to give the patient a natural result.
Portrait (Day three Post-Op) April 2, 2011
Top Down (Day three Post-Op) April 2, 2011
Crown (Day 3 Post-op, April 2, 2011) Please note that the sutures are hidden under the patient's hair.
The hair is lifted to show the sutures 3 Days Post-Op: APRIL 2, 2011
Please double click this picture you will be blown away by the width of a paper's edge suture line!
5 Days Post - OP (April 4, 2011) Patient has decided to cut his hair short to make the sides more consistent with the top.
5 Days Post Op (April 4, 2011)
5 Days Post-Op (April 4, 2011)
Portrait 6 Days Post-Op APRIL 5, 2011
Top Down 6 Days Post-Op: APRIL 5, 2011
Side Profile Facing Right Six Days Post-Op: APRIL 5, 2011
Side Profile Facing Left 6 Days Post-Op: APRIL 5, 2011
Crown Facing from the back 6 Days Post-Op: APRIL 5, 2011
Portrait 10 Days Post-Op: APRIL 9, 2011
Portrait Shot: April 9, 2011 10 Days Post Op
Top Down 10 Days Post Op: APRIL 9, 2011
10 days Post- Op Crown: APRIL 9, 2011
Sutures are Removed on Day 10 Post-Op: APRIL 9, 2011
There is No Detectability of a Donor Scar 3 Months Post-OP: JUNE 28, 2011: THE BARBER CUT THE PATIENT'S HAIR DOWN TO A 2 BLADE.
Progress Of Procedure From The Day of Surgery Through The First 6 Months
DAY OF SURGERY MARCH 29, 2011
MONTH TWO MAY 28, 2011
MONTH THREE JUNE 28, 2011
MONTH FOUR JULY 28, 2011
MONTH FIVE AUGUST 28, 2011
MONTH SIX SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
MONTH SEVEN OCTOBER 28, 2011
MONTH EIGHT DECEMBER 22, 2011
MONTH NINE JANUARY 28, 2012
MONTH TEN FEBRUARY 28, 20012
MONTH ELEVEN MARCH 28, 2012
Progress of Growth of the Crown Area from Day of Surgery Through the First 10 Months
DAY OF SURGERY APRIL 28, 2011
THREE MONTHS POST-OP June 28, 2011
FOUR MONTHS POST-OP July 28, 2011
FIVE MONTHS POST-OP August 28, 2011
SIX MONTHS POST-OP September 28, 2011
SEVEN MONTHS POST-OP November 28, 2011
EIGHT MONTHS POST-OP November 28, 2011
NINE MONTHS POST-OP DECEMBER 28, 2012
TEN MONTHS POST-OP February 28, 2012
ELEVEN MONTHS POST-OP MARCH 28, 2012
What you see here is a patient who is willing to chart his progress every month. You can click on the photos to see his progress. At three months, you can see a definite change from where he started. You see improvement in the frontal hair line, especially, in the corners where previously there was no hair. You can see the crown is starting to fill in, too. The suture line is absolutely undetectable, even though, in some pictures he is wearing his hair with a 2 blade or about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. The patient has the majority of growth still to occur and his results will be a home run. We are very excited for our patient as he restores his youthfulness and good looks. At 6 months the patient can expect to improve significantly in the next 6 months. We will keep you posted.
