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The Non-Strip Scar Hair Transplant

(CIT- Cole Isolation Transplant)

There are many ways to restore your hair or prevent your hair loss. These ways are fully and honestly discussed within this website. We will also introduce you to a new method of hair transplant surgery that offers better potential than standard methods of strip harvesting from the donor region. 
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Check this CIT video demonstration of results and evidence showing no visible scars with short hair!

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We had only one drawback with CIT...Now we fixed it!

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"RR"-1500 CIT

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1500 CIT Grafts treats Class 4A Strip patient

Several years ago this class 4A patient had a strip procedure performed before having a 1500 CIT (Cole Isolation Technique) procedure done. Through the years, the patient’s hair loss progressed and the loss of native hairs on the scalp were replaced with newly transplanted hairs to add density in the receded areas on top of the scalp, Read the full story

"BM" Results

"BM" CIT Hair Transplant Results

Dense Packing

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  Below is a video of a class III patient who underwent a small CIT session with a scar revision. The result of this case is yet another stunning example of artistry to appreciate. Please accept my apology for the pre-op photos. A special thanks goes out to this patient for sharing his quality results with the hair transplant community.

CIT Scar Repair

A Successful Grafting of Strip Scar with CIT

 

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This is a pre-op and post-op video of a donor area that was previously harvested via strip (FUT) and then grafted with 130 CIT grafts.

CIT Results

CIT Hair Restoration Video Results

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The patient is a 38 year old male who began as a classic Norwood III-Vertex, potential V, age 35. This patient’s goal was to fill in the recessions, redefine the frontal hairline, and give some light coverage to the thinning crown. He suffered progressive hair loss during this period of time, which, in retrospect, would probably have him at about a class V had he not undergone HT surgery.
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Hair Restoration News
  • Donor harvesting has advanced significantly over the years. One of the early advancements was to place two layers of sutures in strip harvests. We found that a single strip scar was easier to resolve and conceal than multiple strip scars. We found that second strip harvests of the same strip scar resulted in wider scars if a two layer closure was not performed.
    Subsequently, with strip harvesting, the trichophytic closure was adopted by many with the promise that…

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  • There is a new genetic test to determine your risk for male pattern baldness. The test looks for a genetic marker on the X chromosome. Men who carry a specific androgen receptor gene variant are at a 60% risk of going bald by the age of 40 according to several studies. Men who carry the less common genetic variant of the same androgen receptor gene have a greater than 85% chance of not going bald before the age of 40. It has been determined…

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  • Patient’s who do their homework prior to a hair transplant procedure know that strip procedures offer few benefits over CIT. The only true benefit up until recently has been the capacity to keep one’s hair longer with the strip procedure. CIT on the other hand required patients to shave their heads in order to perform a larger procedure. For some this required careful planning so that they could shave their head and migrate back into their usual lifestyle. Shaving the…

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Hair Restoration Guide

Hair Restoration Book
Hair Restoration surgery and hair loss treatments require educated decision-making. You need to know who are the best candidates for each procedure, the recovery time after hair transplant and appropriate expectations. More than 50 topics are covered here. Each article is complete and unbiased. discusse about the causes of hair loss and the theory and science behind hair restoration surgery.

Norwood Scale Tool

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With the Flash Norwood Scale Tool (Click on the image to diagnosed your progression of male pattern baldness).

Patient's Testimonials

Patient's Hair Transplant Experience Stories
The following testimonials are from patients whose lives have been touched by Dr. Cole and staff. These patients generously allowed us to borrow their words and pictures because they believed that sharing their experiences might help others who are searching for hair restoration surgery and the best hair restoration surgeon. More patients stories followed by photos and videos can be found in the forhair hair transplant forum .

Hair Transplant Photos

Patient's photos gallery
This is a showcase of patients that successfully restored their thinning hair. View hundreds of photos of our surgical hair restoration patients including CIT, BHT and repair techniques in action. Resulting in incredibly natural hair that is impossible to detect and most important--no strip scar!
 
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