Correcting Cowlicks- Is it possible?
Posted July 20, 2009 11:02 AM in Repair
Hi, I don't have a hairloss problem, I'd just like to find out if you do any procedures to correct cowlicks? With FUE, is it possible to remove the hair and replace it in the same place but at a different angle?
Many thanks
It is difficult to significantly change the growth of a cowlick- yes, some of the hairs can be removed and replaced with transplants at a more desirable angle, however you will lose a moderate amount of the density in the area.
Please feel free to email me some photos.
Posted by Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS
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If I had a scalp flap procedure 20 years ago that now looks unnatural, what can I do about it to have it repaired?
Posted October 31, 2008 10:48 AM in Repair
If I had a scalp flap procedure 20 years ago that now looks unnatural, what can I do about it to have it repaired?
Up until the early to mid 1990s, scalp flaps, when performed properly by qualified surgeons, were reasonable procedures to perform on select individuals- given the less than perfect aesthetic results of micro/minigrafting procedures. Personally, I stopped performing these complex surgical procedures in 1995, after limiting them to only select patients.
Today, it is possible to significantly address and repair the major aesthetic problems that result from scalp flaps. The abnormally solid hairline can be softened. The donor site scarring can be repaired with grafting and/or with scar repairs. The rounded off frontotemporal recessions can be made more receded. As a surgeon who was trained in this procedure, I am able to understand the dynamics of these surgeries, and repair them to their greatest degree.
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Removing a prior hair transplant performed with large plug grafts
Posted October 29, 2008 4:17 PM in Repair
I had a not so successful hair transplant. is it possible to remove the transplanted hair and lighten or remove the new hair line that was given? Please respond. Thanks
This is a procedure in which I specialize. There are several different options for improving the results of your prior work. I suggest you email some photos for me to evaluate.
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Filling in of the crown
Posted October 29, 2008 3:53 PM in Repair
I will be relocating from Montreal to Florida next month. I will be residing in S. Daytona Beach and I am in search of a hair transplant specialist.
I am a qualified candidate as I just had a consultation with a Doctor who is a specialist in hair transplant here in Montreal, however since I am relocating I was wondering about having this procedure done in Florida instead.
I am seeking to have the crown area filled in as much as possible- am 42 years old, and seek the most natural appearing result.
Would you kindly advise me what kind of work I would need, as well as your availability.
Thank you kindly.
Typically to obtain any sort of results in the crown, a very large number of grafts must be transplanted. In your case, I would estimate a procedure of 1800 to as many as 2200 grafts into this area. Essentials to achieving a natural appearing result include the placement of the grafts in a radial fashion, and in your case, because you have dark hair, the use of exclusively 1 and 2 hair grafts.
Done properly, your results should be quite nice- not really thick however. I also suggest you consider going on Propecia to help slow down the progression of hair loss.
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