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Just as in a forest, a head of hair experiences loss. It is not always readily noticeable because both are perceived as a whole unless the loss becomes greater than the growth. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts HAIR RESTORATION IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE Both hair follicles and trees can progressively grow weaker This is called miniaturization- a process where hair follicles shrink over time. Like a forest, a head of hair is continuously in a cycle of growth and loss ...as they grow thinner and thinner 2500 2000 Average grafts per session 0-2% 0-8% Transection rate 20-50 20-50 Anticipated density (per square centimeter) RESULTS * FUT FUE FUT FUE FUT FUE *To find out what method is best for you consult with your hair surgeon 7 -10 days Until stitches are removed. The suture line is immediately covered by the hair above 10 days For hair to re-grow enough to camouflage area 3 -7 days to heal 3 -7 days to heal 3 -7 days to heal FUT RECOVERY: DONOR AREA FUE RECOVERY: DONOR AREA FUE RECOVERY: RECIPIENT AREA FUT RECOVERY: RECIPIENT AREA How a Forest of Hair is Restored Hair is “planted” so it looks natural There are two hair replacement methods surgeons use depending on a patient’s goals. FUT FUE Can wear hair short (Leaves faint linear scar) Traditional Follicular Unit Transplant Follicular Unit Extraction Can wear hair buzzed (Leaves diffuse pinpoint scarring) 1. Hair on back of head is trimmed and a narrow strip is surgically removed so that hair can grow through and camouflage the scar. 1. Donor area on back of head is shaved to allow hair to be extracted with a tiny punch device. 2. Hair follicles are individually selected with proper spacing to avoid any visible thinning or scarring. Then each follicle is gently removed with a little bit of surrounding tissue. 2. The hair from above and below the excision is gently brought together and sutured using advanced surgical closure techniques so some hair grows through the scar and camouflages it. 3. When the wound is healed, a fine scar line is almost completely concealed by the surrounding hair. 3. By using tiny .7-1.0mm punches, the minuscule dots that remain are nearly invisible without magnification, thus allowing the patient to cut the hair short (“or buzz cut”). Learn more http://californiahairsurgeon.com/ © Sara Wasserbauer MD, Medical and Surgical Hair Restoration TIMELINE FOR GROWTH small grafts shed permanent hair growth begins significant hair growth becomes noticable full hair growth expected WKS 2-6 12 WKS 24 WKS 52 WKS minuscule dots hair follicles As the new growth fills in it “shades” the sparser areas giving “the forest” of hair a denser appearance overall. Thicker hairs are placed into the areas of loss adding new “trees” in between the older thinner growth. They grow shorter and shorter... PUNCH DEVICE

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Page 1: HAIR RESTORATION IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE€¦ · HAIR RESTORATION IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE Both hair follicles and trees can progressively grow weaker This is called miniaturization-

Just as in a forest, a head of hair experiences loss. It is not always readily noticeable because both are perceived as a whole unless the loss becomes greater than the growth.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

HAIR RESTORATION IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE

Both hair follicles and trees can progressively grow weaker

This is called miniaturization- a process where hair follicles shrink over time.

Like a forest, a head of hair is continuously in a cycle of growth and loss

...as they growthinner and thinner

2500

2000

Average grafts per session

0-2%

0-8%

Transection rate

20-50

Anticipated density(per square centimeter)

RESULTS*

FUT

FUE

FUT

FUE

FUT

FUE

*To �nd out what method is best for you consult with your hair surgeon

7 -10 daysUntil stitches are removed.

The suture line is immediately covered by the hair above

10 daysFor hair to re-grow enoughto camou�age area

3 -7 days to heal

FUT RECOVERY: DONOR AREA FUE RECOVERY: DONOR AREA

FUE RECOVERY: RECIPIENT AREA FUT RECOVERY: RECIPIENT AREA

How a Forest of Hair is Restored

Hair is “planted” so it looks natural

There are two hair replacement methods surgeons use depending on a patient’s goals.

FUT FUECan wear hair short (Leaves faint linear scar)

Traditional Follicular Unit Transplant Follicular Unit Extraction

Can wear hair buzzed (Leaves di�use pinpoint scarring)

1. Hair on back of head is trimmed and a narrow strip is surgically removed so that hair can grow through and camou�age the scar.

1. Donor area on back of head is shaved to allow hair to be extracted with a tiny punch device.

2. Hair follicles are individually selected with proper spacing to avoid any visible thinning or scarring. Then each follicle is gently removed with a little bit of surrounding tissue.

2. The hair from above and below the excision is gently brought together and sutured using advanced surgical closure techniques so some hair grows through the scar and camou�ages it.

3. When the wound is healed, a �ne scar line is almost completely concealed by the surrounding hair.

3. By using tiny .7-1.0mm punches, the minuscule dots that remain are nearly invisible without magni�cation, thus allowing the patient to cut the hair short (“or buzz cut”).

Learn more http://californiahairsurgeon.com/

TIMELINE FOR GROWTH

small grafts shed

permanent hair growth

begins

signi�cant hair growthbecomes noticable

full hair growth expected

WKS2-6 12 WKS 24 WKS 52 WKS

minuscule dotshair follicles

As the new growth �lls in it “shades” the sparser areas giving “the forest” of hair a denser appearance overall.

Thicker hairs are placed into the areas of loss adding new “trees” in between the older thinner growth.

They grow shorter and shorter...