2 FUT treatments on a female patient with receding hairline and scar tissue– 3973 FU

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2 FUT procedures performed on a 60 year old Caucasian female with:

- A receding hairline and scarring in the temporal area after a facelift and forehead lift
- Donor density of ca. 72-84 FU/cm2
- Hair diameter of ca. 50-60 microns

Treatment plan:

- 1st Follicular Unit Strip Transplantation with 2200-2400 FU to reconstruct and lower the entire hairline and temporal peaks (procedure performed on January 4th, 2010)
- 2nd Follicular Unit Strip Transplantation with 1500-1800 FU to add density to the hairline and temples (procedure performed on April 14th, 2011)


1st Performed procedure (January 4th, 2010):

A Follicular Unit Strip Transplantation with 2456 FU
* 717 single hair FU
* 1462 double hair FU
* 277 triple hair FU


2nd Performed procedure (April 14th, 2011):

A Follicular Unit Strip Transplantation with 1517 FU
* 465 single hair FU
* 810 double hair FU
* 242 triple hair FU

Double layer closing with PDS 4-0 absorbable sutures;
Parallel incisions (single, double and triple units) were made in custom-sized blades technique (~Cutting Edge blades of 0.75mm – 0.9mm)

Nota bene: The importance of choosing the right hair color to minimize the contrast between hair and skin color in order to create a good optical density clearly shows on the pre- and postoperative pictures.


Dr. B. Feriduni