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We were very pleased to host Dr. Patrick Mwamba today at our office in Alpharetta, Ga. Dr. Mwamba practices hair transplant surgery in Brussels. He has 12 years of experience in hair transplant surgery. Dr. Mwamba wanted to evaluate the PCID, the surrounded punches, and the newer battery powered Cole Isolation Device (BCID). Dr. Cole demonstrated these devices to Dr. Mwamba today. Dr. Mwamba was very impressed with the ease of extraction that these devices afford the physician. Dr. Mwamba currently uses the manual devices for CIT that Dr. Cole developed.
Hair Restoration Meeting in Atlanta
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Cole Instruments attended the 2011 ISHRS meeting in Anchorage, Alaska in September. Over 300 ISHRS members registered for this meeting. Physicians enthusiastically purchased the Cole Instrument line of surgical tools. The graft chiller plate and the CIT method of FUE instruments were in high demand. A number of instruments were completely sold out at the meeting. Physicians recognized the superiority of the Cole Instrument FUE punches over all other punches in terms of a sharp edge, thin wall, and hardened steel. Physicians were also impressed with the accuracy and low transection rate of the power follicular isolations devices produced by Cole Instruments (PCID).
The Cole method of harvesting follicular units is three to four times as fast as the ARTAS robot FUE system and has a follicular transection rate less than one-half as high as the ARTAS FUE robot. Physicians who purchased the ARTAS robot immediate obtained a device that is well behind in safety and technology as compared with the Cole Instrument line of FUE equipment. Not only this, physicians who purchased the ARTAS robot paid Restoration Robotics $200,000.00 USD, as well as $1.00 USD per graft. The ARTAS robot has only a handful of patient results, while Cole Instruments have produced over 4000 patient results and counting.
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Recently, Dr. Cole visited HDC in Cyprus to allow the staff physicians there to experience the new items available from Cole Instruments. Dr. Cole originally trained the staff at HDC in both FUE and strip surgery in 2003. Since this time, HDC has done a wonderful job and produced many outstanding results for their patients.
Dr. Cole demonstrated his new Power Cole Isolation Device, PCID, along with his new line of punches. The staff physicians were able to see the advantages of the punches Dr. Cole manufactures along with the speed and accuracy of the PCID. Dr. Cole easily extracted grafts on a patient using the 0.85 mm punch set at a 2.3 mm depth. The patient had a previous strip procedure at another clinic and desired to fill the area in with additional hair, as well as treat the unsightly strip scar.
Dr. Cole then discussed the advantages of sharp punches over dull punches along with the theories behind FUE harvesting of grafts with minimal transection. The staff was very pleased with the sharp, thin walls of Dr. Cole’s punches. They immediately ordered 30 punches for use on their patients.
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The importance of using professional tools during hair transplant surgery have long understood among hair restoration physicians. In modern hair restoration phyisicians look for the best service for their patients by using professional, efficient surgical tools and correct calculation of the amount of work that was done. When choosing the best professional tools the procedure is in high quality, more faster for the doctor and more comftarable for the patient. Many doctors choose the Cole Instruments products and report great success. Therefore, we chose to include a testimonial page that list doctors and companies that use our products. Don't forget to come back and check our Testimonial Page for new testimonials!
In a mission to make the highest quality hair transplant surgeries available to even more individuals, Dr. Cole is enthusiastic about training other surgeons in his proprietary Cole Isolation Technique. Licensed doctors not only have access to his guidance and training, but also to the full Cole Instruments line, including otherwise exclusive tools and devices.
In Las Vegas at the annual ISHRS conference, IHTI unveiled several of their patented and patent pending instruments to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic crowd of physicians from all over the world. The patent pending CID device, which counts incisions sites accurately and with great speed was widely heralded as the best new hair restoration instrument in the past several years. Physicians from around the world were captivated by the live surgical footage demonstrating the unique advantages of this precision instrument. The seasoned staff of IHTI including Tesfaye Gutema, Ph.D., Engineering Manager, Patti Long, BSN,CST, General Manager, and Johnnie McCarthan, Sales Manager, was on hand to demonstrate the advantages of their multiple innovative devices including the Counting Incision Device, Cutting and Slivering Boards back-lighted with Optical fiber lines, and the Aid to Hairline Design. Physicians from around the world purchased these innovative instruments in record numbers.
Thanks John, you have taken this technique to a degree of sophistication and excellence that I thought would be impossible.
Well done!!