Hair Transplant Disasters Solved by Dr. U: This patient from Pasadena chose Dr. Umar to repair the aftermath of hair transplant disasters and various scalp procedures, leaving him disfigured and with minimal hair on his head. At the time of his surgery, his presentation was considered the worst hair transplant repair case to date. With an exhausted donor supply, conventional and standard hair transplant approaches could offer no hope.
Plastic surgery would not be able to make the deformities on the patient’s scalp disappear. The scars and ridging from failed hair restoration attempts are now permanent. The only way for the patient to feasibly regain a normal appearance would be to cover and correct the mistakes resulting from hair transplant surgery gone wrong.
This patient turned to Dr. Umar in Los Angeles, who has developed a worldwide reputation as the best hair restoration repair doctor. He is the inventor of patented, advanced FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) technology called Dr.UGraft ™, which includes unique features engineered to overcome the challenges of removing body hair for long-term survival as grafts. Through this approach, patient cases like this could benefit from abundant graft counts and renewed forms of coverage.
Article Update August 2022
Why Do Hair Transplants Go Wrong?
Hair transplantation is a complicated surgical process. An inexperienced hair transplant surgeon is one of the primary reasons hair transplants go wrong.
An unqualified hair transplant surgeon can result in several risks, such as:
- Surgical complications
- Scarring
- Infections
What About Graft Placement?
Another essential factor to consider is graft placement. Graft placement will determine the final appearance of the patient, and if this stage is not done with proper care, the procedure can fail to result in a botched hair transplant.
For example, inexperienced hair transplant doctors may overestimate or underestimate the safe donor site of the patient, resulting in a hair transplant outcome that does not look natural.
Overharvesting, for example, can cause significant damage to the patient donor zone and a noticeable unwanted cosmetic appearance.
What can be done about a bad hair transplant?
Fortunately, if you have had a botched hair transplant, you have come to the right place as Dr. Umar is known internationally for his groundbreaking work in hair transplant repair.
Hair transplant repair is a hair transplant process that is more complicated than regular hair transplantation as there are many new patient factors to consider, such as the extent of the damage of the patient’s last lousy hair transplant and the scarring that may have occurred, and more.
Using advanced self-invented FUE technologies, such as the Dr. UGraft Zeus FUE System, Dr. Umar can often transplant body hair for patients with bad hair transplants with not traditionally enough accepted “safe donor area” behind the head. This results in a much more improved and natural-looking head of hair, as seen in the patient before and after detailed below.
VIDEO: Body Hair Transplant by Dr. Umar Saves Botched Hair Transplant Case
Body hair transplant Repair- Hair transplant disaster reversal by BHT and FUE – Sanusi Umar MD
To learn more about this case, visit: https://dru.com/hair-surgery/hair-transplant-disasters-solved-by-dr-ugraft-fue-usng-body-hair-grafts-in-a-pasadena-los-…
Hair Transplant Disasters and Botched Scalp Surgeries – Before Photos:
The series of hair transplant disasters and the deformities remaining from his scalp manipulation surgeries rendered this patient’s scenario the worst hair transplant repair case in the world when he came to see Dr. Umar for help.
His previous procedures included:
- Multiple strip hair transplant procedures
- Double flap surgery is intended for hairline restoration and to enable the use of a hairpiece
- Scalp reduction
To the patient’s dismay, each attempt ended with a failed hair restoration result. The end effect of the surgeries compounded as an overall cosmetic nightmare. His grafts did not survive to produce the expected coverage. He was left with permanent scarring and scalp disfigurement. Like other victims of hair transplant surgery gone wrong, he was plagued with an exhausted donor supply, leaving him with no resources left for repair. Furthermore, the poor technique resulted in a pluggy hairline [1] and abnormally angled hair grouped as an island patch on his head.
New Hope For Failed Hair Restoration – Dr.UGraft™ Procedure Photos:
Although he was disqualified for conventional hair transplant surgery repair due to his lack of head donor hair, he was suitable as a candidate for Dr. UGraft’s body hair transplantation.
Harvesting body hair as donor grafts for repair has long been considered a logical treatment approach for patients like this. But this idea is fraught with challenges in real life.
Dr. Umar reimagined the basic standard design of FUE punches to develop his revolutionary rotary punch, the Dr.UPunch i™. Its innately intelligent features make it possible for the punch to follow the course of the follicle and cut around it (instead of through it) as a reliable mechanism for producing the desired quantity of large, healthy, viable grafts.
Additionally, the Dr.UPunch i™ takes into account the long-term wound healing results of the donor areas. The unique flaring of the punch tip creates the right wound cavity shape needed for the best skin healing results. When the wound closes, the harvested body donor areas are left flat, without noticeable signs of visible scarring or redness.
Hair Transplant Disasters Reversed With Dr.UGraft™ Body Hair To Head Transfer – Before and After Results Photos:
Thanks to Dr. Umar’s breakthrough technology and revolutionary approach to achieving new levels of coverage for donor-depleted repair cases, this patient could finally experience the turning point he had been waiting for. The ample coverage made possible with body hair grafts allowed this patient’s case to fully transition from a hair restoration horror story to an inspirational success, offering new hope for others who had suffered similar adversities.
VIDEO: Pasadena, Los Angeles Patient, Prevails Over Hair Transplant Disasters Through The Best Hair Restoration Repair Doctor
Watch this video to learn more about this patient’s incredible hair restoration journey. See how body hair transplantation made it possible for him to beat the odds and regain an average-looking coverage.
Body hair transplant Repair- Hair transplant disaster reversal by BHT and FUE – Sanusi Umar MD
To learn more about this case, visit: https://dru.com/hair-surgery/hair-transplant-disasters-solved-by-dr-ugraft-fue-usng-body-hair-grafts-in-a-pasadena-los-…
If you are trying to repair severe errors from past hair restoration procedures and want to speak to Dr. Umar in person, sign up for a complimentary consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions – Preventing or Overcoming Hair Transplant Disasters
What is the success rate of hair transplant surgery?
Many patients hope to prevent the odds of disastrous hair restoration outcomes by understanding the actual success rate of these procedures. However, this question depends on how the word success is defined. Successful outcomes are challenging to quantify since the overall end appearance will depend on how the patient views their results, which can be pretty subjective. However, the concept of success can also be described as graft survival. This is much easier to quantify and has been estimated as 95 to 98% overall. However, this range will not necessarily apply to each patient. There is the risk that some individuals may experience much lower survival rates. This potential is much higher in the hands of less experienced surgeons.
Now that hair restoration has come a long way, does this mean that ruined hair transplant procedures are becoming more of a thing of the past?
It may seem that new techniques and advances in hair restoration surgery would improve the quality of results for patients. However, techniques and technology depend on the surgeon’s skills to render the best possible outcomes for patients. In fact, according to the ISHRS, there is now a new breed of botched hair transplant outcomes. This is occurring due to the growing number of doctors from unrelated specialties trying to get into the field of hair transplantation. Their lack of experience results in different types of errors compared to the older generation of repair due to outdated surgeries. Outcomes being seen in recent patients include poor growth, a depleted donor, poorly planned hairlines, inappropriate hair angulations, bad FUE scarring, strip scarring, and bad SMP.
What can be done to avoid choosing the wrong hair transplant doctor or procedure to avoid the types of disasters seen in this patient?
First, prospective patients must be keenly aware of their reasons for wanting to consider a particular hair transplant surgeon. Although hair loss can feel frightening and erode one’s self-esteem, rushing to get the surgery done as fast as possible or as cheap as possible are two ways that can undermine one’s decision-making processes. When choosing the right surgeon, it’s essential to take the time to view examples of their past work. This includes looking at before and after photos and video footage and seeing the bigger picture of the patient’s story, such as their original objectives and how the surgeon could meet these aims.
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Further Reading
Learn more about FUE hair surgery ethics, who can perform this surgery, and what questions to ask.
References
- “Image Collection: Skin Problems.” MedicineNet, MedicineNet, 22 June 2022, www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/spider_veins_picture/picture.htm. Accessed 2 Aug. 2022.
- “Hair.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 June 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair.
