A FUE Question For All Top Doc's

[pvtpoint2010]

What type of results can more or less be expected then?

Can you show some more before and after photo's from your clinic?
Im sure most on this site are interested in seeing more!

There are only 2 pictures of BHT on the site and only 1 of recharging....

My question is also if the idea is talked down to only a very very rare few why does the clinic recommend it the first place as a viable option on the site?

As this would be my procedure of choice at this point........Several smaller sessions of 350-500 scalp CIT with the same number BHT replenish .....So that's several sessions of 700-1000 grafts

The technique does work as Dr Umar is doing more and more BHT FUE and only started a few years ago....

Cole on the other hand has been progressing the technique for up to 7 years!

Unfortunately, In my case it would be the only way to go........ a 1 for 1.....

And I regret not using Cole as I think Cole does very good work on hairline reconstruction,,,....

As far as Acell Dr Cooley is doing some ground breaking research with actual follicle regeneration ....As of now its only single haired grafts but is starting to test larger numbers for scar coverage...

He's testing follicular plucking .....A hair would be plucked/tweezed then set in Acell then planted into a scar .........Acell has been shown to regenerate a complete follicle .....The end result looks like a FUE scar grafting session was done....Though its not 100% it seems like a great start.....

[pvtpoint2010]

CIT Girl...

What type of results can more or less be expected then?

Can you show some more before and after photo's from your clinic?
Im sure most on this site are interested in seeing more!

There are only 2 pictures of BHT on the site and only 1 of recharging....

thanks

[CIT_Girl]

I cannot generalize about what results can be expected when it comes to body hair because, as I've mentioned, it tends to be unpredictable and success will vary from person to person. For this reason, Dr. Cole will not agree to perform large BHT procedures on anyone until they undergo a small test procedure with him to see what sort of yield they will achieve, and to ascertain whether they will be pleased with the results of a larger case.

We can only post photos of patients who have signed photo releases allowing us to post their photos. A lot of patients simply want to enjoy their new hair and move on with their lives after undergoing a procedure, and do not want their photos to be posted online (even if we only show them from their eyebrows up). We understand this and do not encourage anyone who doesn't feel comfortable to share. BHT patients, in particular, tend to be more private and, therefore, we do not have a lot of photos we are authorized to share. Those that are available are posted on our website.

[pvtpoint2010]

Check this link out !

I just found it on the net regarding an FUE patient and Acell!!

Acells Matristem (powder +sheet) application in FIT

FIT (Follicular Isolation Technique ) is a procedure in Hair transplant surgery.
It consists of removing each follicle individually with a small punch .In donor area it creates multiple wound which heals faster .Collagen fibers( scar tissue) fill those empty spaces during the healing process.
Acells Matristem technology is a naturally occurring bioscaffold derived from porcine tissue .When Matristem is placed onto a wound ,it is resorbed and replaced with new native tissue where scar tissue would normally be expected.
With this characteristics ,the A cells Matristem should fill our donor wound and regenerates terminal hairs ;rending our donor resource infinite.

We applied the Acell powder and cover it with the Acell sheet as described in our study protocol.
We would like to present the first observations we made

http://www.mywhtc.com/forum/index.php?topic=341.msg385

[Winston]

This is very exciting. I read that Dr. Jerry Cooley and Dr. Cole are working with ACEll too. CIT girl do you know much about this?

[CIT_Girl]

Dr. Cole offers ACell at cost to all of our CIT patients. We haven’t done any official side-by-side studies so we can’t make any official claims about regrowth or healing in the donor area at this point in time. From what we know, ACell can regenerate skin tissue and promote faster and improved healing following a hair transplant procedure. Dr. Cole's primary goal in using ACell is to further improve the appearance of donor areas following follicular unit extraction by his CIT method. We’ve received feedback, from veteran patients, reporting that the healing process is much faster with the application of ACell.

Dr. Cole would like to further explore whether ACell might reduce the appearance of hypopigmentation that follicular unit extraction can sometimes leave in the donor region. He is also looking into whether ACell may be able to stimulate stem cells left behind when he performs follicular unit extraction. Stimulation of these cells could potentially induce the development of new hair growth. Again, however, we haven’t yet completed the studies needed to fully evaluate such possibilities.

I believe I’ve read that Dr. Cooley has some further findings that he will be presenting at the ISHRS Meeting in Boston in October- so that should be very interesting.

[pvtpoint2010]

Hi CIT Girl

Is Cole in the process of doing any research on the subject of Acell?

Or is he just using it as an add-on to his general practice without really researching into its capabilities?

Also many FUE doc's claim that FUE punch tools smaller then 1mm should almost always be used as it produces much smaller hypo pigmentation spots and less of the "white dot appearance"

I know in the past Cole has used larger tools but has he since started using smaller then 1mm punch in his 2010 CIT technique?

I Feel Cole is extreamly artistic is his hairline work but feel there are many people complaining about his extensive white dot scaring compared to say Dr Feller or Umar .....

I however like Cole