Documented Clinical Case

Sapphire FUE Hair Transplant — 3,800 Grafts

12-Month Follow-Up Sapphire FUE Dr. Timur Aksu

This documented record presents the assessed treatment plan, recorded procedure information and individual follow-up for this clinical case at Henesis Clinic.

Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0078
Before Treatment 12-Month Follow-Up

Case record

Case at a Glance

Case ID
HNS-0078
Procedure
Sapphire FUE Hair Transplant
Graft Count
3,800 grafts
Treatment Area
Frontal Hairline, Bitemporal Recessions And Anterior Mid-Scalp
Hair Type
Caucasian / Dark Brown Straight with natural graying
Hair-Loss Pattern
Pronounced bitemporal recession + documented in a Norwood 4 pattern
Donor Characteristics
Occipital donor area
Procedure Date
28 August 2025
Follow-Up
12 months
Medical Doctor
Dr. Timur Aksu, MD
Clinic Location
Henesis Clinic · Istanbul, Türkiye

Documented case sequence

Case Timeline

  1. 01
    Pre-treatment top view from documented case HNS-0078

    Pre-Treatment Assessment

    Frontal Hairline, Bitemporal Recessions And Anterior Mid-Scalp planning

  2. 02
    Procedure front view from documented case HNS-0078

    Procedure

    28 August 2025

    Sapphire FUE · 3,800 grafts

  3. 03
    12-month front-view follow-up from documented case HNS-0078

    12-Month Follow-Up

    Primary documented follow-up

    Follow-up photographs record the treated frontal hairline, temporal corners and mid-scalp.

  4. FINAL
    Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0078

    Before & After Comparison

    Baseline vs 12-Month Follow-Up

Documented clinical journey

Patient presentation and recorded decisions

Assessment & Treatment Planning

Patient goal: Reconstruct an age-appropriate masculine frontal hairline and improve visible coverage across the frontal third and mid-scalp while working within the available donor capacity.

Assessment context: Pronounced bitemporal recession, frontal hairline recession and diffuse thinning extending through the frontal and mid-scalp regions, documented in a Norwood 4 pattern.

Planning rationale: Sapphire FUE was selected for a treatment plan requiring FUE-based graft extraction followed by recipient-site creation across the frontal and mid-scalp regions. Sapphire blades were used for planned recipient-site creation, with site angle, direction, depth and distribution determined according to the existing hair pattern and treatment design.

Design notes: The frontal hairline was planned according to the patient's facial proportions, age and treatment goals, using a masculine contour with subtle irregularity rather than a rigid linear border. Single-hair follicular units were prioritized along the leading edge, with multi-hair grafts distributed behind the transition zone according to the treatment plan.

Recorded treatment details

Procedure Details

Technique
Sapphire FUE
Donor Area
Occipital donor area
Recipient Areas
Frontal Hairline, Bitemporal Recessions And Anterior Mid-Scalp
Implantation Workflow
Recorded implantation workflow

Recorded Procedure

Follicular units were harvested from the occipital donor region using FUE-based extraction. Recipient sites were created across the planned frontal hairline, bitemporal and anterior mid-scalp regions using sapphire blades, followed by graft placement according to the planned angle, direction and distribution.

Recorded follow-up context

Clinical Interpretation

Documented Observation

The pre-treatment scalp record describes pronounced bitemporal recession, frontal hairline recession and diffuse thinning extending through the frontal and mid-scalp regions, documented in a Norwood 4 pattern. The recorded treatment field was the frontal hairline, temporal corners and mid-scalp. The recorded procedure used 3,800 grafts. At 12 months, the clearest visual change is concentrated at the frontal hairline, with additional photographed change through the temporal corners and mid-scalp. The treatment did not target the crown, so these photographs should not be interpreted as evidence of crown restoration. This is the documented result of one patient and does not predict another patient's outcome.

Follow-Up
12 months
Complications
None documented.
Further Treatment
No further treatment currently documented.

Medical doctor

Dr. Timur Aksu, MD

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