Case Study

This 42-year-old male has been bothered by his receded hairline for many years. After he learned about hair restoration surgery, he consulted with Dr. Rogers and started taking oral finasteride 1mg daily. Dr. Rogers designed his hairline and transplanted 1,450 hair grafts via FUE harvest. The grafts were harvested using a .95mm tip with the…

This lovely 79-year-old woman was bothered by her high hairline, diffuse thinning over the mid-scalp, and see-through crown area (vertex). She began with a combination of medical therapies over time. We gradually added oral minoxidil and finasteride, and then switched later to dutasteride. Ultimately, she chose to undergo a hair transplant surgery (strip/FUT) where Dr.…

This 44-year-old male patient had been experiencing frontal hair loss and was an advanced Norwood hair loss classification 3. He consulted with Dr. Rogers and they decided to first utilize oral minoxidil and finasteride to help maintain his hair and see if the medications generated any new hair growth. After one year, his hair loss…

If medical therapy is an option, Dr. Rogers will always offer therapy options to her patients first. If the results do not achieve the patient’s cosmetic goals, she will discuss surgical alternatives.  In the case of this 34-year-old male, he experienced minor hairline recession and hair loss in the crown. When he came in for…

This 56-year-old male patient had a disappointing previous hair transplant by another physician and came to Dr. Rogers to add hair density and fullness. For years his photo had been on billboards for his business and he was not happy with the appearance of his hair. After consultation with Dr. Rogers it was decided to…

This 23-year-old was experiencing early temporal hair loss as a Norwood hair loss classification 3. He wanted to continue a short hairstyle in the sides and back of his head. After consultation with Dr. Rogers, it was decided to perform a small FUE hair transplant procedure to fill in the frontal temporal regions with 855…

New Orleans Hair Surgeon Dr. Nicole Rogers presents the 1 year post-op hair transplant results of a 44-year-old patient after transplanting 1,509 FUE grafts. Dr. Rogers also prescribed finasteride 1mg 3x weekly and oral minoxidil 7.5mg daily to help the patient maintain his existing hair.

This 27-year-old male had a FUE procedure with 1502 hair grafts. Dr. Rogers prescribed oral finasteride 1mg daily and oral minoxidil 2.5mg daily to help maintain his existing hair. This close-up comb-through of his results and donor was at 1 year post-op.

This patient selected FUE hair transplant surgery to avoid a linear scar and trim his hair short on the sides and back. Dr. Rogers also prescribed oral minoxidil 1.25mg daily and a topical version of Dutasteride to maintain his existing hair. He had 1 procedure and will probably have a second procedure to add density…

Minoxidil, brand name Rogaine, received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1988 as the first drug proven to promote hair regrowth. It is a vasodilator, and it is speculated that, by widening blood vessels and opening potassium channels, it allows more oxygen, blood and nutrients to the hair follicle. This can…