Hair Transplant Blog: The Process of Hair Restoration from the Day of The Procedure Through the First Ten Months

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Simply put, you need a hair transplant specialist, not just a surgeon who does hair transplants. For more than 15 years, I have specialized only in hair restoration – providing natural results, utilizing proven surgical procedures and advanced artistic techniques. It is all I do, and it is all that my staff does. I will use all of my artistic and surgical knowledge to help you regain a soft, realistic hairline that looks and feels completely natural. If you are not fully satisfied, I will do whatever it takes to make things right at no additional cost to you. I stand behind my work and I guarantee a successful outcome! - Dr. Brett Bolton

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING PRIMARILY AT PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD ONE PROCEDURE AND MOST HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED BEFORE THEIR FINAL RESULT. ALSO, REALIZE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT TIME STAMPED PHOTOS OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE COME IN FOR FOLLOW-UP IN JUST THE LAST FEW MONTHS. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYWHERE ELSE THESE SUBSTANTIAL ONE PROCEDURE RESULTS ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU CONSIDER THAT WE ARE A BOUTIQUE STYLE PRACTICE THAT TYPICALLY DOES ONE PROCEDURE AT A TIME. DR. BOLTON DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE STANDARD FACTORY LINE SET-UP THAT IS COMMON IN THIS INDUSTRY. THE VOLUME PRACTICES OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER DO NOT HAVE HOME RUN (WOW) RESULTS LIKE THIS IN JUST THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THERE ARE WEBSITES WITH MANY CONTRIBUTING DOCTORS, THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 YEARS THAT CAN'T SHOW THESE TYPES OF RESULTS. DR. BOLTON ACHIEVES THESE RESULTS BECAUSE HE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AND USES A TECHNIQUE THAT 99% OF DOCTORS WON'T USE BECAUSE: NUMBER ONE: THEY DON'T POSSESS THE SKILLS AND NUMBER TWO: IF THEY DO POSSESS THE SKILL IT IS NOT AS PROFITABLE FOR THE PRACTICE TO HAVE THE PATIENT GET SUCH STRONG RESULTS SO QUICKLY. THEY RATHER LIMIT YOUR RESULTS AND HAVE YOU COME BACK MANY TIMES. A LOT OF OUR PATIENTS FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY BEFORE COMING TO DR. BOLTON. THE IRONY IS THEY RECEIVED MUCH STRONGER RESULTS AND PAID A FRACTION OF THE MONEY WITH DR. BRETT BOLTON WHO IS ALSO KNOWN BY HIS PATIENTS AS THE MAGIC MAN.

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Process of Hair Restoration from the Day of The Procedure Through the First Ten Months

Day of Surgery Photos (March 29, 2011) Meeting With Dr. Bolton to go over Strategy
Portrait

Profile Facing Left 3/29/11

Profile Facing Right 3/29/11

Top Down 3/29/11

Crown 3/29/11

DOCTOR BOLTON MAPS OUT THE AREA TO BE TRANSPLANTED AND SHAVES THE DONOR AREA FOR HARVESTING 3/29/11
Patient decided to shave his hair on the top to make the placing of grafts a bit easier for the staff.
This is done sometimes when the patient is not afraid to wear his hair very low or shaved.

Side Profile Facing Left: The black crayon lines are a method whereby Dr. Bolton shows the patient prior to surgery the area to be filled. It is not a design, but an agreement between the doctor and patient as to where the grafts will be placed.
3/29/11

Profile Facing Right 3/29/11 Please note the donor area that is shaved extends significantly past the right and left ear to maximize the amount of hair taken. Many doctors stay between the ears thus limiting the amount of hair harvested.

Mapping out the Crown: Please note that the patient has lost hair in the frontal 1/3 area of his scalp and the back circular crown area of his scalp. He still has hair between those two areas in the mid-scalp area. Dr. Bolton makes the patient aware of the 3 FDA approved regimens for hair loss: Propecia, Rogaine and the laser light comb. Dr. Bolton will tell the patient to be prepared to repeat the procedure in the future as he continues to lose hair. The patient is fine with this and is committed to keeping his hair and use the FDA recommended therapies.

3/29/11

Portrait Immediately after Procedure 3/29/11

PORTRAIT SHOT: Dr. Bolton was able to harvest a 31 cm x 1 cm strip of tissue containing approximately 6,500 hairs. Please note that micro grafts(1hair grafts)are placed in the frontal hair line. Follicular units of 2 and three hairs are behind the frontal hair line. And then behind the follicular units, Dr. Bolton will combine follicular units into his multiple units grafts, thus achieving at least twice the density of the standard follicular unit procedure which averages typically two hairs per graft.

Side Profile Facing Left Immediately After Procedure. Please note that you can barely see the suture line below the wet hair.
3/29/11

Side Profile facing Right
Please note you can barely see the sutures under the wet hair.
3/29/11

Procedure Complete 3/29/11

Crown 3/29/11 When Dr. Bolton places the recipient sites into the crown, he will mimic the way the hair originally grew. Hair in the crown, has a unique swirl to its design. You have to recreate this pattern in order to give the patient a natural result.

Portrait (Day three Post-Op) April 2, 2011

Top Down (Day three Post-Op) April 2, 2011

Crown (Day 3 Post-op, April 2, 2011) Please note that the sutures are hidden under the patient's hair.

The hair is lifted to show the sutures 3 Days Post-Op: APRIL 2, 2011
Please double click this picture you will be blown away by the width of a paper's edge suture line!

5 Days Post - OP (April 4, 2011) Patient has decided to cut his hair short to make the sides more consistent with the top.

5 Days Post Op (April 4, 2011)

5 Days Post-Op (April 4, 2011)

Portrait 6 Days Post-Op APRIL 5, 2011

Top Down 10 Days Post Op: APRIL 9, 2011

10 days Post- Op Crown: APRIL 9, 2011

Sutures are Removed on Day 10 Post-Op: APRIL 9, 2011

There is No Detectability of a Donor Scar 3 Months Post-OP: JUNE 28, 2011: THE BARBER CUT THE PATIENT'S HAIR DOWN TO A 2 BLADE.

Progress Of Procedure From The Day of Surgery Through The First 6 Months

DAY OF SURGERY MARCH 29, 2011

MONTH TWO MAY 28, 2011

MONTH THREE JUNE 28, 2011

MONTH FOUR JULY 28, 2011

MONTH FIVE AUGUST 28, 2011

MONTH SIX SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

MONTH SEVEN OCTOBER 28, 2011

MONTH EIGHT DECEMBER 22, 2011

MONTH NINE JANUARY 28, 2012

MONTH TEN FEBRUARY 28, 20012

MONTH ELEVEN MARCH 28, 2012

Progress of Growth of the Crown Area from Day of Surgery Through the First 10 Months

DAY OF SURGERY APRIL 28, 2011

THREE MONTHS POST-OP June 28, 2011

FOUR MONTHS POST-OP July 28, 2011

FIVE MONTHS POST-OP August 28, 2011

SIX MONTHS POST-OP September 28, 2011

SEVEN MONTHS POST-OP November 28, 2011

EIGHT MONTHS POST-OP November 28, 2011

NINE MONTHS POST-OP DECEMBER 28, 2012

TEN MONTHS POST-OP February 28, 2012

ELEVEN MONTHS POST-OP MARCH 28, 2012

What you see here is a patient who is willing to chart his progress every month. You can click on the photos to see his progress. At three months, you can see a definite change from where he started. You see improvement in the frontal hair line, especially, in the corners where previously there was no hair. You can see the crown is starting to fill in, too. The suture line is absolutely undetectable, even though, in some pictures he is wearing his hair with a 2 blade or about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. The patient has the majority of growth still to occur and his results will be a home run. We are very excited for our patient as he restores his youthfulness and good looks. At 6 months the patient can expect to improve significantly in the next 6 months. We will keep you posted.