Dr. Ken Anderson - 1779 grafts - ARTAS and PRP with ACell
Clinical History:
Dr. Jacob Lee is a 38 year old physician with diffuse thinning across the frontal forelock area, central bridge, and anterior crown. He desired no linear scar in the donor area.
Surgery:
ARTAS® Robotic Hair Transplant procedure with platelet-rich plasma with ACell® (PRP withACell) performed on August 15, 2014 by Dr. Ken Anderson, M.D. Patient has had one procedure of 1779 grafts.
Results:
Dr. Lee is very satisfied with his results at 15 months. “AFTER” pictures taken on November 13, 2015. He is going to continue on LLLT preventive therapy to maintain his existing hair.
Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS, ABHRS Founder, Director, and Chief of Surgery, Anderson Center for Hair
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Board Certified, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Fellow, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Founder and President, American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery
Clinical History:
Dr. Jacob Lee is a 38 year old physician with diffuse thinning across the frontal forelock area, central bridge, and anterior crown. He desired no linear scar in the donor area.
Surgery:
ARTAS® Robotic Hair Transplant procedure with platelet-rich plasma with ACell® (PRP withACell) performed on August 15, 2014 by Dr. Ken Anderson, M.D. Patient has had one procedure of 1779 grafts.
Results:
Dr. Lee is very satisfied with his results at 15 months. “AFTER” pictures taken on November 13, 2015. He is going to continue on LLLT preventive therapy to maintain his existing hair.
Dr. Anderson, given the diffuse hair loss pattern, and the relatively significant amount of hair that was present in the implantation site, was this a difficult surgery? Or did the ARTAS's ability to avoid existing hair help?
Dr. Anderson, given the diffuse hair loss pattern, and the relatively significant amount of hair that was present in the implantation site, was this a difficult surgery? Or did the ARTAS's ability to avoid existing hair help?
Thanks for the question. This case was not a particularly difficult case; Dr. Lee is a healthy man with no previous history of scalp surgery. It was a bit unusual in that there was very little frontal hairline work to be done, which is not typically the case, so if anything it was a bit easier than many cases. Regarding the implantation sites: I created the sites by hand like I've been doing since 2003, because the site-making capabilities of the ARTAS system did not exist at the time I performed surgery on Dr. Lee in 2014.
Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS, ABHRS Founder, Director, and Chief of Surgery, Anderson Center for Hair
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Board Certified, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Fellow, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Founder and President, American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery
I'm curious as to why the patient was not advised to use Finasteride or dutasteride to help maintain the remainder of his hair. The LLLT has shown promise in some studies as a minor growth stimulant at best and even then we don't know the long term efficacy.
Great question. That information was simply omitted. He's been on finasteride for 4.5 years, and continues that therapy. We added LLLT in efforts to further curb the rate of hair loss.
It was my first blog post on this forum; I can see I'll need to be a little more detailed on my posts. :-)
KWA
Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS, ABHRS Founder, Director, and Chief of Surgery, Anderson Center for Hair
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Board Certified, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Fellow, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Founder and President, American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery
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