HairDew

On 3/5/2020 at 9:45 AM, warnocja83 said:

I've actually had 2 procedures with Sheldon Feld, and both were amazing.  I had 2000 the first time and 3500 the second time.  I now have a full head of long hair, it's actually unreal.  

Show pictures or it didn't happen. We have new members now with 2-3 posts praising the doctor. Seems very suspicious. 

I would just say that 4 months with donor shock loss is common. I would agree with Jean in that if this was the case at 8-9 months, I would be a little worried. Dust78, I really hope your shock loss is only temporary. 

I also went to Dr. Erdogan and even developed necrosis. It was scary as sh@t but Dr Koray provided a free touch up and I'm happy with my result. I really hope you will be satisfied at the end of your journey

Also to bare in mind that unshaven FUE will allow the surgeon move only a limited amount of grafts per procedure. If you are on a lower norwood level then it might work. I've had a small touch up procedure with Dr. Erdogan (602 grafts) with unshaved FUE. It was great because I could camouflage HT very easilly. I think the most Erdogan does is 1500 for unshaved FUE session. But you can contact the clinic to find out for sure. 

On 8/16/2019 at 4:09 PM, Der3k7 said:

Nope just here in Scottsdale Arizona is around 10k for a really good surgeon probably around February April next year 

Hey man, I didn't know you where in Phoenix metro area. I'm in Phoenix too. Good luck on your second HT. I hope it all works out for you.

I guess I was so lucky. Never had any pain passed 3rd day. First 3 days weren't really a pain, more like sore.

I remember clearly when Armani was suing this site. It was awful. His FUT results were really good as I remember but FUE were all hit or miss.

I had numbness for 5 months. All normal  

Yup. That's mostly how your HT hair will come. They start as colorless wispy hair and turn into normal over time  

I think you are on track. Looks similar to "used to be" my 6 moths

Hang in there bud. I know it's tough. The thing that might work in your favor is that you still look red/pink in the area. Maybe that's an indication that not all grafts sprouted yet.

18 hours ago, PlzRespond said:

Wow...how much more sprouts appeared after month six for u?

I really don't know because I was feeling down. I too was scared that my procedure didn't turn out as well as I hoped. But after about month 8-9 I started noticing. Especially when I had my haircut and the girl who cuts my hair kept commenting that my hair is getting better with each session with her.

Just give it 12 months at least. I was worried too. I'm attaching 2 pictures. One is at around 6 months and another 8-9 months (I can't remember).

I had my touch up procedure in May 2018. I will upload pictures in about a week. That would be 10 months after second touch up.

Just now, Kraistoff said:

Thanks. What an improvement between 6 and 8 months ! 

Yup. I was very worried at 6 months as you can see. But it turned out very well. That's why it's imperative to wait at least full 12 months for people to judge the result. We all compare ourselves to others in terms of timeline and it doesn't really help our neurosis

Just a small comparison. After 6 months from my touch up.

8 minutes ago, Kraistoff said:

Gutted

 

i wanted to see what kind of growth you had a this stage considering your final result . If you find anything close to 5 months can you PM and them? 

 

 

Found one at around 4-5 months. I can't say exactly but it was around that time.

EDIT: I think this picture is from 6 months.

16 minutes ago, Kraistoff said:

Hello

 

do you have any photos of you at 5 months ?

 

amazing result in my opinion 

Unfortunately with my necrosis being on my mind, I didn't take pictures at 5 months because I knew I was going to get a small touch up. I will post new photos in about a week at my 10 months of my last touch up procedure. But I can say I'm very happy the way it turned out. Nobody can ever tell I've had anything done.

About a week ago, I've met a FedEx driver at my work (I often see him when he delivers for us). And we have a small talk. He's in his 40s and seems like a NW4-5. He was making remarks about him being bald etc. And then......wait for it......

He says "You are so lucky to have a full head of hair". Hahaha that's another validation for me that my procedure turned out really good.

The link is posted in the first post.

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/187587-4147-grafts-fue-asmed-dr-erdogan.html

Hang in there man. Biggest change for me happened in the month 8-10. Even at 6 months I was worrying but it turned out good

20 hours ago, Spanker said:

This is only at 3 months. 

I stand corrected. Missed the 3 months result. Usually docs present somewhat finished or close to finished result.

I don't know, I would expect more from 3500+ grafts.

On 12/2/2018 at 6:02 PM, Milldawg said:

I updated my profile (my story section?) just now with images of my scalp before the surgery. I will post with the results in a few months.

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Spanker- all fair points, and I appreciate you bringing them up. Some clarification:

1. I said that HT doesn't require as much training and education as some other procedures, not that it requires less skill. To perform breast reduction, you have to complete a plastic surgery residency, which is 6 years (other routes require more than this). Then you need to complete a breast fellowship, which is 2 years I think. To perform hair transplants, you don't need to complete a surgical residency. You can do a residency in psychiatry and then perform hair transplants. I admit I am not as familiar with HT certification process, but from what I can tell it is not as extensively regulated. I appreciate any info you have on this. That said...

2. I agree that performing this procedure well is no easy task. I agree that there is an artistic component to it that should not be overlooked or minimized. Perhaps there are only a few masterful surgeons out there performing HTs (I hope you include Dr. Charles in that list). However, complications from this procedure are relatively rare. The main complications are folliculitis and scarring. The surgeon never goes below the dermis. I am not ignoring the fact that almost any procedure can end up in a total disaster. Botox injections can result in death. I am just pointing out that there are more complex procedures than HTs.

3. At 28 I can't really say I have extensive experience in anything, so you have me there lol. I have helped perform several breast reductions, and other smaller plastic surgeries, so I have seen some of what goes into them and what complications can occur. I don't want to give the impression that I believe I am an expert. I have absolutely no experience performing hair transplants and I have tremendous respect for physicians who do this procedure well.

4. I think your point about a Dr's online presence is fair. I would keep in mind that doctors receive no formal training in how to run a business, however. There are a variety of reasons they do not participate on this platform. I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

Actually, to the bolded......from my research you don't even need to complete residency of any kind to be an HT doctor. All you need is a perseptorship with a HT doc and you are good to go. It actually sounds little scary to me.

@Kraistoff you seem pretty much on track. The fun has just begun. I wish you fast growing.

On 11/16/2018 at 8:05 PM, fortuneplant said:

Hi Hairdew. When you did your 602 grafts:

1. Was it easy to hide the HT from the public?

2. How long was the redness in the recipient area?

2. How long was it normal enough that you can get to work without anyone noticing your HT?

Hello fortuneplant,

Since my touch up was a long hair FUE, there was no downtime at all for me. It was very easy to hide it in public because I had existing hair. I'm not sure how long the redness lingered this time because I really never paid attention to it. I could barely see it. 

I took a week off from work for my touch up. Left on Saturday and came back on Friday night and went back to work the following Monday. Nobody could tell anything was done. Look at the pictures above on my Day 1 and Day 7. You can't even tell I had a touch up.

14 hours ago, HT0416 said:

Patients are going to Asmed and getting subpar work done. You yourself developed nercosis after your  first hair transplant which is quite rare to get. You may have got a touch up from them but it still set you back a year or two by developing a nercosis which is quite rare when getting a hair transplant.

You cant really see much from one photo of hairline taken with a phone camera (most patients use to take) unless you see the result from multiple angles with lighting and flash. Which is why Asmed (Dr Erdogan) has got lots of praise over the last couple of years, in reality patients are left with botched results unable to style hair other than side sweep with a straight hairline.

If you dont see a natural result, you will never know you got a botched result i suppose. This thread is to educate the patient what the problem is with erdogan hairlines.

Asmed only care about graft numbers, thats it. 2013/14 average graft per frontal hairline 1500-2000, jump to 2018 2500-4000 grafts per hairline.

Every result ive seen on here is botched thats why im not going back, for the past 2 days i tried to convince myself to give them another chance to repair the damage they caused but havent seen one satisfactory result that im pleased with.

The fact is I LOVE MY RESULT. All people around me have no clue about my HT and compliment me all the time "you are lucky for having a full head of hair". It did set me back a little but my touch up was a long hair FUE, so there was no set back really. I just went on with my day, my existing hair covered the touch up work just fine. So I didn't have to go through the ugly duckling stage second time around. People who do know I had HT done, inspected my hair and still cant believe how good it is.

Also, as far is straight hairlines. Dr. Koray actually pointed out to me that my hairline should be a V or a U shaped because I am Caucasian. I wanted a little rounder/straighter hairline. And Dr. Koray was right on the money. When my hair grew out I can see why he said I don't need a straight/round hairline. My hairline looks very natural.

I get it, you are upset with your result, that's understandable but you seem to have an agenda about bad mouthing ASMED in almost every thread about them. Just move on, find a doctor you are comfortable with. There are WAY MORE happy ASMED patients then a couple of unsatisfied ones. Good luck to you.