FUE Eyebrow Transplant In Small Pox Patient

Greetings,

This is an unusual case and the first time I have ever seen a patient with scarring from small pox. This patient contracted small pox as a child in a foreign county and subsequently had severe facial scarring secondary to the infection. As a result of the scarring he lost almost all of his eyebrow hair. He presented to me in his 40’s to re-create his eyebrows not only to improve his appearance, but as a first step in eradicating the constant reminder of his childhood infection everything he looks in the mirror.

I explained to the patient that I typically see reduced growth through areas of scarring, but that transplanted grafts still grow through scars, and I have had good results placing grafts into scars.

Since the patient likes to cut his hair short we opted to harvest the grafts via FUE. I used a 0.8mm motorized punch and extracted every follicle personally.

The results shown here are 6 months post procedure. The patient is absolutely thrilled with his results at present. I have told him that he will likely see increased cosmetic density over the next 6 months as more hairs start to grow.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

before and after FUE eyebrow transplant

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Bad Strip Scar

Greetings,

Here is a patient who came to me after having undergone 2 previous trip harvest procedures from another local physician. He decided he was done with the strip harvest procedure and wanted to have an FUE procedure. When I shaved the scalp to perform FUE his precious strip scars were clearly visible and also demonstrated how his previous physician had created “stacked scars” in certain locations instead of including the old strip scar in the new incision.

This is against the 10 commandments of hair transplant surgery.

In every instance of a patient having another strip harvest hair transplant procedure after having one prior, the previous scar should be removed.

If the previous scar is too wide or the scalp too tight FUE should be considered.

NEVER should a physician create a stacked scar, which in reality just creates  one huge scar.

This is a prime example of what not to do and is either laziness or ignorance on the part of the hair transplant surgeon who did this.

On this procedure the patient was primarily concerned with creating density in the frontal scalp, but after seeing these photos, the patient has decided in the future to have me place FUE grafts into these scars to help cover them.

Just another example of why it is imperative to do thorough research prior to choosing your hair transplant surgeon.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

bad hair transplant strip scar

bad hair transplant strip scar

bad hair transplant strip scar

bad hair transplant strip scar

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

FUE Hair Transplant Result

Greetings,

Here is a patient of mine who received just under 1800 grafts via FUE to the frontal scalp, mid scalp, and crown. Given the large amount of area to cover this was a fairly conservative number of grafts. Despite this, the results are clearly evident. I personally harvested each follicle using a 0.8mm punch tip.
The patient is thrilled.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

hair transplant before and after photos

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Hair Transplant Result In A Younger Patient

Greetings,

Here is a patient of mine who happens to be a physician himself who was experiencing thinning in the frontal scalp. The patient is in his late 20’s so we were not going to consider lowering the hairline, but rather increasing the density in the frontal scalp. Also, because of the patient’s young age and the fact that he will likely lose significantly more hair in the future, the decision was made to use a judicious number of grafts so as to maintain donor grafts for the future when more hair loss occurs.

The patients results are shown after 1 year and he is thrilled!

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Hair Transplant Patient Video

Greetings,

Here is a patient of mine who underwent the FUT hair transplant procedure.

His results are shown after 12 months.

In the video the patient talks about his experience undergoing the procedure and I demonstrate his results and donor strip scar.

I hope you enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

before and after hair transplant photos

hair transplant strip scar

hair transplant strip scar

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Hair Transplants In Young Patients- Video

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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.

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Hair Transplant Results and Physician Testimonial

Greetings,

Here is a patient of mine I recently saw in a 1 year follow up. He happens to be a physician himself and wrote a testimonial that I have posted below describing his experience undergoing his hair transplant procedure.

I hope you enjoy reading.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, MD

I was on the fence regarding hair transplant, and an now over one year after the procedure.  The changes are gradual, and only those who I told I had the procedure could tell I had it.  Interestingly, I’ve received other comments regarding my appearance, for example, asking if I’ve lost weight.  I haven’t lost weight, but could not be more pleased with my decision to undergo the hair transplant.
Dr. Dauer should be your first and last stop for hair transplantation.  Being a fellow MD, albeit in a different specialty, the candor and professionalism offered by Dr. Dauer was reassuring, as I had preconceived notions what would be best for me in that I believed FUE would be ideal.  Dr. Dauer patiently and thoroughly went over my options after his examination, and we decided on the strip harvest procedure.  He is an expert with both, and I could not be more pleased with the decision to go with this option and the results.  The process is gradual, and having a follow up with Dr. Dauer a bit over a year reminded me of the significant improvement in density, coverage and fullness when I viewed by pre-procedure photos and my scar is pretty much invisible.  In short, one of the better decisions vising Dr. Dauer and placing my trust in his care.  Long Beach, Physician
hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant patient of Dr. Marc Dauer

hair transplant strip scar

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Eyebrow Transplant Patient Testimonial

Greetings,

Here is a recent eyebrow transplant patient of mine describing her experience undergoing the procedure.

I hope you enjoy watching.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

Eyebrow Transplant Result and Review By The Patient

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Greetings,

Here is a patient of mine who received an unsatisfactory eyebrow transplant from another local physician. She came to me for a follow up procedure and here is her review of the procedure and her results.

I hope you enjoy reading.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

https://www.realself.com/review/torrance-eyebrow-transplant-tired-thin-plucked-eyebrows

Let me start by saying that this was the second…

  • 2 Feb 2016
  • 10 months post
Let me start by saying that this was the second eyebrow procedure I had done and I am so happy to have found Dr. Dauer for this second procedure.
Originally, I had plucked my eyebrows quite thin and had them tatooed two different times. I had some bare spots in my eyebrows that would not grow back and decided to have these spots filled in with an eyebrow transplant instead of tatooing again (since the tatoos tend to turn orange and fade away). I also had an allergic reaction to the tattoo ink the last time my eyebrows were tatooed.The doctor I chose for my first procedure was a well-known doctor in the area and had also done a great hair transplant on my brother. His eyebrow pictures looked good and his prices were good, so I decided to go to him for a patch job on my eyebrows …. not a full set of thick eyebrows at that time.During the first procedure I had the strip method done. The doctor for the first procedure did not give me enough Valium during the procedure .. I asked for more Valium later in the procedure when the eyebrow hairs were going to be placed and the doctor said he wanted me to be awake while they were filling in the eyebrows ..(I never fell asleep when he originally gave me Valium earlier in the day). This was quite an unpleasant experience for me and more Valium would have made for a much more pleasant experience.

I went home and recovered. On Day 3 of my recovery the doctor had me wash my eyebrows … big mistake! A chunk of the transplanted hair came out. I called the doctor’s office immediately. The doctor’s office assured me that the hair might still grow back and we needed a year to see ….. I was very skeptical of this and did not believe this hair was coming back, which it never did.

I still was not happy with my eyebrows and did not want to go back to that doctor to have any procedure done. It took me years to muster up the courage to have another surgery and I was only hopeful to do so when I saw Dr. Dauer’s reviews and his eyebrow photos, which looked better than any eyebrow transplant photos I had ever seen before.
I went to Dr. Dauer’s office for a consultation and he let me know that he never lets his patients touch their eyebrows until Day 8 of recovery because if transplanted hairs come out too quickly, they will not grow back. He also assured me that he would give me enough Valium to keep me comfortable. Dr. Dauer let me know he has had over 20 years experience in doing eyebrows and does at least three to four eyebrow transplant procedures per week.
I decided to go with Dr. Dauer and have him fill out my thin eyebrows versus just having a patch job on my eyebrows. I opted for the FUE procedure – less pain and easier recovery.

I brought Dr. Dauer several photos depicting the general eyebrow shape I was interested in. Even though I told him I had no idea what I was doing, Dr. Dauer gave me a chance to pencil in the shape I wanted my eyebrows to be. When it was obvious I couldn’t draw the proper shape I wanted for my eyebrows Dr. Dauer graciously took over and drew in the eyebrow shape to my satisfaction. Also, once doctor Dr. Dauer saw the eyebrow shape I wanted on the day of surgery, he put in quite a few more grafts than we had spoken about putting in at the consultation (no extra charge). The procedure went well. Dr. Daeur gave me plenty of Valium and kept me completely comfortable throughout the surgery.

Overall, recovery went well. After two weeks my eyebrow hairs started to fall out. I had a bit of redness around the eyebrow area which lasted about a month … totally normal for some people. I bought a natural eyebrow makeup containing no chemicals or preservatives from Coastal Classic Creations to fill in my eyebrows during this time. My eyebrows looked fine going out in public with the makeup, even with the bit of redness I experienced.

After about six or eight weeks my eyebrow hairs started to grow back and were mostly in by five or six months. I had a few bare spots at six months that were mostly covered over by nine months because the eyebrow hairs continued to thicken. I used Dr. Dauer’s suggested method to have the eyebrows grow in flatter instead of straight out and this method worked well.

I am very happy with the final result of my eyebrows and would highly recommend Dr. Dauer and his staff for an eyebrow transplant.

before and after eyebrow transplant photos

before and after eyebrow transplant photos

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist

FUE versus Strip Harvest (FUT) Hair transplant Procedures

Greetings,

In the most recent issue of the International Society Of Hair Restoration Surgery journal there is an extensive very interesting debate between those who advocate FUT over FUE and those who advocate FUE over FUT.

Many of the salient points discussed I have previously written about here in my blog. I will briefly review a few of the most important points here.

FUE Advantages- less invasive, diffuse dot scarring versus strip scarring with FUT which in most but not all cases allows the patient with FUE to cut the hair down to a #1 or #2 without showing any evidence of scarring, less discomfort post procedure

FUT Advantages- no need to shave the head to harvest the donor hair, ability to harvest more hair in a single day, more donor hair available to harvest throughout the patient’s life (start with FUT and convert to FUE after FUT is no longer possible thus maximizing the donor zone overall), less expensive than FUE

There are many subtleties to the advantages and disadvantages of both of these procedures.

What is most important is that your hair transplant surgeon is proficient in both procedures and offers both procedures to patients.

I prefer to educate my patients as to the benefits and drawbacks of both FUT and FUE and let them choose the procedure that suits them best. I enjoy performing both FUT and FUE and let patient’s know that if everything goes as planned they should have a great result no matter which method they choose.

All the best,

Marc Dauer, M.D.

/by Los Angeles Hair Transplant Specialist