Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center
Jon E. Mendelsohn, MD, FACSMedical Director
Mark LucasClinical Director, Hair Division
The film room
Felix opens the door. Real people take it from here. Explore the questions, the planning and the human side of the process.
Start with Jack’s real procedure ↓
4 films shown
Jack’s procedure film and the new patient videos play directly on this site. Archive films connect to YouTube only when you choose to load a player or open YouTube. Use “Open procedure film” or “Watch on YouTube” if playback is unavailable.
Start here / real procedure footage.
Follow Jack’s actual procedure with Dr. Jon Mendelsohn: planning the hairline, preparing the donor area and placing the grafts.
Edited from 2024 procedure footage · 5:21 · Includes surgical imagery and immediate post-placement appearance, not a grown-in result.
Open procedure film ↗
2:37The people behind the process.
A conversation about technician training, careful work and why the team matters.
2025 team conversation · Historical training and role statements need verification.
Watch on YouTube ↗
6:57A diary, not a deadline.
Personal updates from the early days after treatment, with questions that go beyond the before-and-after.
2024 early-recovery diary · Includes separate eyelid and CO₂ laser procedures. Not mature hair-growth results or recovery instructions.
Watch on YouTube ↗
9:09Before the next chapter.
The real Jeff Thomas talks with Dr. Jon Mendelsohn about his hair-loss experience and an upcoming SmartGraft procedure.
2018 archive · Pre-procedure conversation, not a new interview or a later result.
Watch on YouTube ↗Patient experiences · Early recovery and procedure day
These check-ins are labeled from the speaker’s own timing: Day 1, Day 3 and about 14–15 days. They show early healing, not final transplant results.
Early recovery · Day 1
A nearly 24-hour check-in about the team, procedure-day experience, scabbing and numbness.
Patient story / early-recovery diary · 1:26
Early recovery · Day 3
Bandage removal, donor-area views and an honest account of early healing.
Patient story / early-recovery diary · 1:03
Early recovery · About 14–15 days
A check-in from a trip, with the speaker’s own caveat: it is still too early to tell.
Patient story / early-recovery diary · 1:23
Optional clinical chapter
Actual clinical footage is optional. An explicit warning appears before a separate play decision. No graphic preview and no autoplay.
Procedure day · Post-treatment interview
An immediate post-procedure conversation about expectations and the day’s experience.
Optional patient-experience interview, not a results gallery · 1:03
Procedure day · Actual treatment footage
A short look inside an extraction procedure, available only after an explicit warning.
Optional procedure explainer behind a warning and play button · 0:34
Individual experiences do not predict another person’s comfort, recovery or result. These films include early healing and immediate post-procedure views, not final results. Ask your clinician about your own care.