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Crown (or vertex) hair restoration
represents one of the most technically challenging areas to reconstruct
for a host of reasons. First, the natural whorl, or spiral, pattern
of hair in the crown region of the scalp must be meticulously recreated (Quicktime | Windows
Media) in which every hair angle matches the existing hair and blends seamlessly
toward the outer fringes to the sides and as the hair transitions forward
to the midscalp (vertex transition point). Second, the hair must be
tighly interlocked to achieve the greatest amount of hair density, especially
in the upper arc of hair where the hair cascades over the other hairs
in the crown. Judicious graft selection and placement will afford the
optimal result without wastage of follicular grafts. Finally, the canvas
of the crown region can be ever changing with the risk of further hair
recession: medical management with FDA-approved solutions can help to
stabilize, reverse, or slow down further hair loss in this region.
We offer four stages of hair restoration according to the number of
hairs needed to be restored. Each stage has a range of numbers from
low to high reflecting variations in one's natural hair density.
Stage
1 (1000-1600 hairs)
Stage 2 (1600-2800 hairs)
Stage 3 (2800-3900 hairs)
Stage 4 (3900-5200 hairs)
Patient age 56, Stage 1, One session, 8 months after
hair transplant
Patient age 48, Stage 4, One session, 1 year after
hair transplant
 
Patient age 44, Stage 4, One session, 5 months after
hair transplant
Patient age
39, Stage 4, One Session, 1 year after hair transplant
 
 
Patient age
49, Stage 3, One session, 1 year after hair transplant
 
Patient age
51, Stage 3, One session, 6 months after hair transplant
Patient age 46, Stage 3, One session, 6 months after
hair transplant
(Corrective Procedure: The patient had 4 prior hair transplants elsewhere leaving him with unsightly grafts that were poorly angled [too perpendicular], improper graft sizes placed [too large] along the hairline, and grafts that were roughly handled leading to kinky growth as well as moderate see-through effect. He is shown after a single correction of his prior transplant in the hairline, central forelock, vertex transition point and upper crown/vertex.)
 
 
 
Patient age
55, Stage 4, One session, 13 months after hair transplant
 
This 49-year-old
gentleman had 7 prior hair transplants and 5 scalp reductions performed
elsewhere. He is shown 6 months following one Stage 2 hair transplant
with us.
Female Patient age
70, Stage 3, One session, 3 months after hair transplant
 
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