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Having conducted multiple hair duplication procedures over the last couple of years, Coalition member Dr. Jerry Cooley feels confident that his hair duplication procedure can be successful when done right and over time. Below are a summary of his findings:
Results from hair duplication are delayed 4/5 months behind a regular hair transplant procedure. Thus, a hair duplication patient at 9 months will look more like a standard hair transplant patient at 4/5 months. Therefore, at 8 months, Dr. Cooley feels that it?s far too early to see any new growth from a hair duplication procedure.
Hair duplication in conjunction with ACell works well when grafts are placed within existing hair (either transplanted or native) however, it is working poorly in completely bald areas. The reason for this is unknown at this time. For the average patient with significant existing hair, Dr. Cooley predicts nice thickening of the plucked hair between 12 and 16 months ? however, a skeptic might look at before and after hair duplication photos and claim it?s the lighting. Dr. Cooley feels that macro photographs showing actual grafts growing is crucial. To circumvent the problem of poor growth in completely bald areas and scars, Dr. Cooley has started transplanting plucked hair with regular grafts (FUT or FUE). Dr. Cooley feels that the preliminary results with this approach are positive.
No hair duplication patient has had any thinning in the plucked areas of lack of full regrowth in the plucked area.
Many patients treated with ACell throughout their scalp experienced telogen effluvium (a temporary thinning of the hair) at 3-5 months followed by regrowth of thicker, more pigmented hair.
Dr. Cooley stated that one of his patients who had undergone a large hair duplication procedure is showing nice thickening at 9-10 months similar to that of a hair transplant patient 5-6 months post-op. So far, the patient is very pleased and has already booked another procedure. Dr. Cooley also had two other patients booking second hair duplication procedures after seeing early results. Dr. Cooley stated, ?People don?t pay for a second procedure that didn?t work the first time!?
Dr. Cooley is convinced that the hair duplication procedure has merit and sees it continually evolving and improving as he learns more. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive presentation of Dr. Cooley?s findings in the coming weeks.
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