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Hair Restoration Research Forum Visits to Leading Hair Transplant Clinics Visit to Dr. Michael Beehner’s Clinic in Saratoga Springs, NY (Personal Album)|
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| Dr. Beehner has been recommended on the Hair Transplant Network for over six years and has consistently earned strong patient reviews in the past from his very loyal patients (view his profile/recommendation at http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/Doctors.asp?DrID=5). He is also very well respected by his physician colleagues and was awarded the highest honor in the field of hair transplantation – the Platinum Follicle award. Dr. Beehner himself suffered from hair loss and did hair transplantation in the early eighties. He then became interested in improving the results he and other patients could get and has performed hair transplantation exclusively for the past ten years. In my opinion, he is very genuine and interested in providing his patients with the best combination of naturalness, fullness and value. While he does provide sessions of all microscopically trimmed follicular unit grafts, Dr. Beehner believes that some patients can achieve the optimal illusion of density by using some multiple follicular unit grafts in the central areas. These multiple follicular unit grafts, which are all trimmed under microscopes, typically contain two or even three follicular units that are naturally close together. Thus such multi haired grafts are able to achieve a higher density of hair than can be achieved by placing separate follicular unit grafts into even the most densely packed incisions. Thus by judiciously and strategically placing a limited number of multiple follicular unit grafts in the central areas behind the hairline, Dr. Beehner believes that these denser grafts can break up and mask what might otherwise be a see through or transparent looking hair transplant. Dr. Beehner sincerely believes that many patients, especially those with fine or light colored hair, can achieve both naturalness and a greater illusion of density ultimately by combining follicular unit grafts with a smaller number of multiple follicular units that are strategically placed in the mid scalp areas. He believes that using small grafts exclusively often results in a natural but sparse/thin look. After spending an hour looking through a half a dozen patient photo albums, I think Dr. Beehner has had a great deal of success in creating full thick looking results for many of his patients. Many of his patients swear by his technique and their end results. Thus for patients who want a cost effective alternative to all follicular unit grafting I believe he merits serious consideration. Over half of Dr. Beehner's patients choose to have all follicular unit grafts. However, for appropriate candidates, Dr. Beehner does recommend the use of some 4 and 5 hair grafts in the mid scalp region to create an optimal illusion of full density. On the day of my visit Dr. Beehner performed an all follicular unit session of 2,056 follicular units (30% ones 60% twos 10% threes). He used tiny custom cut blades as small as 0.7 to create lateral (perpendicular) incisions in the patients hairline area. Further back in and around the existing hair he switched to sagital (parallel) incisions so that the incisions run parallel to the existing follicles and thus in between them. He believes this best minimizes the transection and loss of existing hairs. He also took great care in removing the donor strip with minimal transection of the follicles and the surrounding tissues and vessels. The donor closure using sutures was also first class. Dr. Beehner was assisted by Dr. Chris Pawlinga who is a hair transplant patient of Dr. Beehner who later did a formal fellowship with him. Since that time Dr. Pawlinga has worked with Dr. Beehner on a part time basis and has a great passion for hair transplantation surgery. In my opinion the procedure I observed was ultra refined and of very high quality. |
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Hair Restoration Research Forum Visits to Leading Hair Transplant Clinics Visit to Dr. Michael Beehner’s Clinic in Saratoga Springs, NY (Personal Album)