Documented Clinical Case

Sapphire FUE Hair Transplant — 4,400 Grafts

12-Month Follow-Up Sapphire FUE Dr. Nora Derin

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-0083
Before Treatment 12-Month Follow-Up

Case record

Case at a Glance

Case ID
HNS-0083
Procedure
Sapphire FUE Hair Transplant
Graft Count
4,400 grafts
Treatment Area
Frontal Hairline, Bitemporal Recessions, Anterior Mid-Scalp And Crown
Hair Type
Caucasian / Dark Brown Wavy (with natural graying)
Hair-Loss Pattern
Advanced male pattern hair loss documented in a Norwood 4A pattern + mid-scalp and crown
Donor Characteristics
Occipital donor area
Procedure Date
28 August 2025
Follow-Up
12 months
Medical Doctor
Dr. Nora Derin, MD
Clinic Location
Henesis Clinic · Istanbul, Türkiye

Documented case sequence

Case Timeline

  1. 01
    Pre-treatment front view from documented case HNS-0083

    Pre-Treatment Assessment

    Frontal Hairline, Bitemporal Recessions, Anterior Mid-Scalp And Crown planning

  2. 02
    Procedure front view from documented case HNS-0083

    Procedure

    28 August 2025

    Sapphire FUE · 4,400 grafts

  3. 03
    12-month front-view follow-up from documented case HNS-0083

    12-Month Follow-Up

    Primary documented follow-up

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

  4. FINAL
    Before-treatment and 12-month follow-up photographs from documented case HNS-0083

    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, mid-scalp and crown regions while working within the available donor capacity.

Assessment context: Advanced male pattern hair loss documented in a Norwood 4A pattern, characterized by frontal hairline recession, pronounced temporal recessions and diffuse thinning across the central forelock, mid-scalp and crown.

Planning rationale: Sapphire FUE was selected for a treatment plan involving FUE-based graft extraction and recipient-site creation across a broad treatment area. Sapphire blades were used for recipient-site planning in the frontal, mid-scalp and crown regions, with angle, direction, depth and distribution determined according to the patient's existing hair pattern and treatment goals.

Design notes: A natural masculine hairline was planned according to the patient's facial proportions, age and overall treatment objectives. Single-hair follicular units were prioritized along the leading edge to create a soft and natural transition, while multi-hair grafts were distributed through the forelock, mid-scalp and crown areas to support overall visual coverage.

Recorded treatment details

Procedure Details

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

Recorded Procedure

Follicular units were harvested from the occipital donor region using FUE micro-punches. Recipient sites were created across the planned frontal, temporal, mid-scalp and crown regions using sapphire blades, followed by graft placement according to the intended angle, direction and distribution.

Recorded follow-up context

Clinical Interpretation

Documented Observation

The pre-treatment scalp record describes advanced male pattern hair loss documented in a Norwood 4A pattern, characterized by frontal hairline recession, pronounced temporal recessions and diffuse thinning across the central forelock, mid-scalp and crown. The recorded treatment field was the frontal hairline, temporal corners, mid-scalp and crown. The recorded procedure used 4,400 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 crown was included in the treated field; the photographs record that zone as treated and should be read zone by zone, without assuming the same visual change in every area. In the follow-up views, the transplanted areas appear visually continuous with the patient's existing wavy hair pattern. 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. Nora Derin, MD

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