Dr Eisenberg's Scalp Restoration on NBC Health Watch

ete Melchionne had tried everything from hair transplants and synthetic implants to wearing hairpieces and hats to cover the unsightly scars in his scalp, from shrapnel wounds suffered when he was a young Marine in North Korea. In a groundbreaking plastic surgery operation performed in the Philadelphia area for the first time, Dr. Eisenberg implanted tissue expanders filled with saline in Pete's scalp and slowly stretched it over four months. When the implants were removed, Dr. Eisenberg cut away the bald area and sewed the hair-covered flaps together, giving Pete a full head of hair.

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