We would like to present below a case of a patient with a Norwood IIIv stage. You can find below the details of the surgery.
Case 28
Patient Details
Norwood: Norwood IIIv
Surgical Plan: Hairline reconstruction, density increase in the frontal, fronto-temporal area and crown. The surgery was performed in one day with 3 sessions of extraction and implantation. 2801 grafts were implanted in the hairline and frontal and 721 were implanted in the crown area.
Patient´s age: 31 years old.
The patient was using minoxidil prior to the surgery and he continued with the same treatment.
Hair Thickness: 50 microns in the parietal areas and 58 microns in the occipital area.
Hair Type: caucasian, dark hair, slightly thinner than average
Number of Grafts Implanted: 3529
0.8mm micromotor punch and 0.85mm manual punch were used for the extraction.
Grafts Breakdown
1s: 545
2s: 1451
3s: 1380
4s: 148
5s: 5
Overall hair/graft ratio: 2,32
