Greetings,
Here is a recent piece on CBS News where I discuss my approach to eyebrow transplants and one of my patients discusses her experience undergoing the procedure.
I hope you enjoy watching.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
Greetings,
Here is another interview I did with Spencer Kobren of “The Bald Truth” discussing the things to look out for in your hair transplant surgeon and in the planning of your hair transplant procedure.
It is imperative to “get it right” the first time so that you don’t end up with an unnatural look or a problem in the donor or recipient region.
I hope you enjoy watching.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, MD
Hair Transplants – Get It Right The First Time from Spencer Kobren’s The Bald Truth on Vimeo.
Greetings,
Here is another video in my series of interviews with Spencer Kobren of “The Bald Truth” discussing hair transplants in young patients and things to be aware of.
I hope you enjoy watching.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
More On The Issues of Young Patients Having Hair Transplant Surgery Too Early – Dr. Marc Dauer, Los Angeles from Spencer Kobren’s The Bald Truth on Vimeo.
Greetings,
Here is a patient who came to me after having undergone several previous procedures and scalp reductions with other hair transplant physicians.
He wanted to add hair to his mid scalp and crown (where there was virtually no hair and a scalp reduction scar) and to attempt to conceal a very wide donor scar from his previous strip hair transplant procedures.
I extracted just over 900 grafts from the neck beard and placed them into the scalp and scar. The results are shown after 9 months and they are already impressive.
The patient should see some increased density over the next 3-6 months as the hairs thicken in diameter.
Although the beard hair is a different consistency than scalp hair it works well in cases like this where there is no more scalp hair to donate and when “filler” hair is needed for increased cosmetic density.
The patient is looking forward to another procedure to add more density in the scalp from the beard hair.
A patient with a relatively thick beard can have up to 2000 grafts to donate from the area below the jaw line.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
beard hair extracted via FUE transplanted to the scalp
beard hair follicles extracted via FUE and transplanted into strip scar
beard hairs extracted via FUE
Greetings,
Here is a patient of mine who received 1532 grafts to the hairline and frontal scalp. I included close up photos of the hairline as well and the patients donor strip scar which is virtually invisible with his short haircut.
The patient is thrilled with his results!
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
This is the donor zone after the patient had a strip harvest for hair transpant.
Greetings,
Here is an interview I did recently with Spencer Kobren of “The Bald Truth” where I explained my approach to treating young patients wanting hair transplants.
I hope you enjoy watching.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
Greetings,
Here is a patient of mine who I perfumed a hair transplant of 2258 grafts via FUT. The patient has very fine, straight hair, which is the least ideal hair type when trying to maximize cosmetic density, but despite this the results are still significant and the patient is pleased.
The patient also had a previous procedure with another physician and discusses the difference between my procedure and his previous one.
I hope you enjoy watching.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
Greetings,
Today I will discuss the difference in hair type for hair transplants. Based on studies 0.1mm increase in the diameter of the hair follicle can add up to 30% increased cosmetic density. This means that the greatest factor affecting cosmetic density is the thickness of the hair follicle. People with coarse hair will have a much better cosmetic result than people with fine hair with the same number of follicles. In addition, curly hair will yield a better cosmetic result than straight hair. Also, the less color contrast between the hair and the scalp (grey hair on light skin versus dark hair on white skin) the better the cosmetic result.
The analogy I typically use it to imagine a forest of trees in front of you. If the trees are thick with large wavy branches you will see through less of the forest than thin trees with small flimsy branches. This is the same with hair. Coarse curly hair will always yield a better cosmetic result than fine straight hair.
This is not to say that people with fine straight hair are not good candidates for the procedure, on the contrary they can be excellent candidates. Prospective hair transplant patients need to know this information in order to prepare themselves for realistic expectation of the outcome of their hair transplant procedure.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
Greetings,
Here is a patient of mine who received just over 1100 grafts via FUE to the hairline and frontal scalp. The grafts were extracted manually using a 0.8mm extraction tip.
The grafted region and the donor regions are shown 1 week post procedure and as you can see there is almost no evidence of scarring in the donor region and very little to be seen in the recipient region other than the new transplanted grafts.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
This is the recipient region pre FUE hair transplant and 1 week after just over 1100 grafts were placed in the hairline.
This is the donor region immediately post FUE hair transplant and 1 week afterward.
Greetings,
Here is a a female patient of mine who has a genetically high hairline and thinning of hair in the existing hairline. I slightly lowered the hairline and increased the density in the existing hairline. Female patients have a very different hairlines than male patients and it is imperative that this is taken into account when creating the recipient sites for the transplanted hairs. The photo below shows the patient pre operatively and then 2 weeks post procedure. Some of the transplanted grafts have already shed, which is normal. They will begin to grow back at about 12 weeks. From the “after” photo you can see the very specific angle and orientation of the transplanted grafts to match exactly the existing hair that that when the hairs grow out they are all flowing in the same directions as the native hair. The goal is that you should not be able to tell any difference between the transplanted hair and the native hair.
All the best,
Marc Dauer, M.D.
This is photos of a female patient who received a hair transplant to lower the hairline.