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SWdan, thank you! I really hope so! I'm going through a lot of shedding right now and my mind is playing tricks on me as it looks worse than it was...but I know in a few weeks/months things will start looking much better!!

Thank you! I hope so too! I was the 1st patient scheduled for the morning (7am) and when my operation was completed there was 1 patient waiting in the lobby who was going in for his operation that afternoon.

Realtytr, I am a little confused by your statement about why users post so quickly after the operation. From every post I've read on here most patients post with in a few hours/days of the operation. As it helps to recount the experience when it's fresh in your memory. I posted because I was so excited! This is a huge step for me and wanted to document my experience as it happens. Several years ago I started a thread and a blog post of my minoxidil experiment on the temples. You can also see that I created my account back in May 2010 and posted regularly...over 7 1/2 years ago! I will happily send my credit card receipt to the mods, showing that I paid for my operation if that would appease you? Even though I don't see the need to justify my experience, I'm willing to extend an olive branch here for you. I don't see where all the hate and negativity is coming from as you posted on another users thread about Dr. Cinik as well. Did you have a bad experience? If so please help shed some light so the forum can understand where this hostility is coming from? I can only speak from my experience that Dr. Cinik performed the operation and consultation on me. As to other people's experience, unfortunately I am not able to recount theirs, as my mind and soul only occupies this one body. I created this thread to document my experience (good or bad). I'm happy to keep responding to you regarding my results and have a civil conversation about my experience/regrowth, but if you continue to keep posing hate towards the thread and taking away the direction of the thread with your negativity and not discuss the results then I shall no longer respond to you. By all means, if my results don't come through to your expectations please chime in and I will do the same. That's the point of this forum, to get honest feedback about results and help others. I wish you all the best Sir with what ever is going on in your life and hope to continue talking about my results in the future with you.

The cut looks pretty solid! I did mine at 21 days, as the shed was happening, now wishing I did it earlier haha! Happy growing!!

Hey Thinner, I was in a similar boat to you a few years ago before my frontal third really started to thin out. I tried minoxidil and saw palmetto on the temples and I saw a lot of regrowth after a few months (I ended up quitting minox due to not wanting too many processed chemicals on my body). I tried Fin, and had regrowth too but saw a few side effects in the form of cystic acne. I would say 3000-3500 would be plenty of grafts and will also help cover future hairloss in the frontal lock. Dr. Edrogan was my first pick, but due to cost and timing wasn't able to get in. Back in the day I looked at Dr. Dogany but I saw quite a few questionable results and reviews on here (and those are subjective to the person and circumstances, they may not have followed post-op or may have been something with the clinic) and that put me off personally. The biggest thing I would say is really do your research and speak to a lot of clinics until you find the one that has the results and the communication you expect.

Bill, Thank you for chiming in, I appreciate the support of the forum and the mods. Realtytr, As I've stated in past posts my postings will be subjective only to my results, so far I am pleased and anxious for results. Whether the final outcome is good or bad I'll still post as this forum is designed to showcase unsolicited opinions and results. Just curious about your standing with hairloss? What brought you to forum? There's a lot of great info on here to help answer questions about procedures and treatments. We're all in this gene pool of baldness together buddy Today/last night I'm officially 21 ways postop, the 3 week mark! I decided to get a haircut and trimmed the donor area and sides down to a #1. Looks much better than the longer hair that was growing quicker and fuller than the recipient site! the redness is going down in the donor area and I am applying essential oils each day and conditioner in the shower! Bring on thr regrowth!!

Hey Mick, Your work looks great! Very excited to see how your result turns out! I am 19/20 days post op (Dec 13) from 3500 FUE and i can say that I had the nerve pain that you are describing on the donor area, it's still tender to touch but has subsided drastically. I would say I am approx 90% better now. Good luck on the shed phase, mine started about a week ago and I certainly noticed it the last couple of days. Daily pictures to remind yourself will help. Good luck buddy! http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/188512-3500-scheduled-dr-cinik-12-12-a.html

Happy New Year all!! Thanks for following @hairlossPA Hey @R5000 and @Johnp557799 I feel your pain. My buddy was going to get his done the same time but was unable to due to visa ban. I am from the UK but live in LA so was able to travel with my UK passport, however I think the ban was recently lifted (last week). Oh that's great your in Los Angeles too! If you want to see my progress so far in person I'd be happy to show you! I have to say I have been watching my hair every day and am certainly going through the shedding phase, I was a little saddened the past few days that it didn't seem dense enough and then looking at the photo when the scabs came off it reminded me that the hair will be dense, it's just the stupid shedding phase! Least I look good in hats! Hahaha. Bring on the new hairs! Already have a few pimples popping up. Attached are photos from today in harsh light and the reference pic from when the scabs came off. Time is flying by I am at day 19.5 (tonight will be 20 with the time zone difference). Really looking forward to the regrowth and redness fading. I'm also considering getting a hair trim on the non donor area any recommendations?

Thank you @HLS2015 No but I can ask and see if he know's. During the consultation he said that I have very thick donor hair appt of 3s and 4s not very many singles...which is great I guess! Looking at my hairline there are.very few singles there mainly 2s (from what I can see). Now just waiting for the redness to go down. The numbness has certainly dwindled down compared to just a few days ago. I was worried for a bit! ��

I can say with all my integrity that I have not been paid nor compensated with any form of discount for my procedure. I chose Dr. Cinik due to the price and results I had seen on other forums. I've been a member of this site for several years and after having my transplant decided to share my experience to help others, which is what the forum is about. Good or bad results I'll be posting my experience. With that said... I'm at day 16/17. Scabs went away approx day 10. There is redness still and my donor area is rather numb in some areas as well as red too. I contacted the Dr and he said that its normal and can last a few weeks. I'm hoping that my right side on the donor side suffered some shock loss as it looks slightly over harvested at times, but could also be due to the redness. To help with the redness and numbness I do apply therapeutic grade essential oils (frankincense, peppermint, ylang ylang, and geranium) mixed with a carrier oil, fractioned coconut. It certainly helps soothe the tingles. My scalp also became very dry so I applied the coconut oil to help moisturize the skin and that helps, only used this once but the dryness went away overnight! I'm still on my routine of 1000mg biotin every other day, a b complex everyday, saw palmetto everyday, zinc everyday, vitamin d everyday. In the shower hairs have started to fall out since day 12/13 approx 50-100 daily....it's happening the shedding phase gas begun! The left side certainly took a hit on the hairline and is falling out quicker but I feel comfortable going out in public with out covering up (unless I'm in the sun/day I'll wear a hat) but everyone I've seen says I look great and love the shaved head look. When I tell them about having a hair transplant they're amazed that I had one as I didn't look like I was balding and can't tell I've had one now. They just think I burnt my scalp a little in the sun. (Pictures uploaded are from the past week. Black t-shirt is this morning)

Well it's been a week after surgery! 7 days!! Wow, the time has flown by! As of today Scabs are slowly coming off on their own. Dr. Cinik recommend to wait for 10 days to gently massage them away, but as some are falling I'll take that as a bonus! I did loose a graft a few days ago (triple hair ) when I took my hat off i disturbed it and blood came out of the hole. However since then I have been extra careful as to not disturb them! I do feel slight pain during the day but mainly when I go to sleep at the top of my donor area. The tightness of the forehead went away relatively quickly, I couldn't lift my eyebrows without it being painful. There is a dull pain consistently where the nerves are flaring up on the donor area, but from my understanding that will subside in a few weeks. Uploaded are picture pre-op and post-op as well as 6 days (car journey) and today!! Very excited to see the scabs come off soon! I still have some form of swelling and bruising across the temples and frontal third but it's going down each day. Also it's incredible how much facial hair changes the shape of your face! Having not being able to go to the gym and consume my normal amount of calories has caused me to drop a good amount of weight! But I am looking forward to getting back into the gym and getting a fuller face again! I actually like the look of the immediate post op shaved head!

Well it's been a week after surgery! 7 days!! Wow, the time has flown by! As of today Scabs are slowly coming off on their own. Dr. Cinik recommend to wait for 10 days to gently massage them away, but as some are falling I'll take that as a bonus! I did loose a graft a few days ago (triple hair ) when I took my hat off i disturbed it and blood came out of the hole. However since then I have been extra careful as to not disturb them! I do feel slight pain during the day but mainly when I go to sleep at the top of my donor area. The tightness of the forehead went away relatively quickly, I couldn't lift my eyebrows without it being painful. There is a dull pain consistently where the nerves are flaring up on the donor area, but from my understanding that will subside in a few weeks. Uploaded are picture pre-op and post-op as well as 6 days (car journey) and today!! Very excited to see the scabs come off soon! I still have some form of swelling and bruising across the temples and frontal third but it's going down each day. Also it's incredible how much facial hair changes the shape of your face! Having not being able to go to the gym and consume my normal amount of calories has caused me to drop a good amount of weight! But I am looking forward to getting back into the gym and getting a fuller face again! I actually like the look of the immediate post op shaved head!

Hi Bill! I sure will be posting updates regularly Wish I could skip ahead to the next 6-12 months to some lush locks and not think about the wind messing up my hair haha! I thought I got lucky with missing the swelling of my head...until wife and I cut the band off...we both laughed so hard!! I think that photo explains itself! ?? The other photos are from today (3-4) days post. With the time zone difference it's closer to 4 days. Still swollen but looking much better. I took pictures of the donor area with and without the flash...my wife pointed out the white string too haha! Just started biotin 1000mg and a B-complex as Biotin usually causes me to breakout with terrible acne, after doing some research its due to an off ratio of B-5. I've been wearing the loose fitting cap given after surgery religiously when outside and no-one has been the wiser that I've had a transplant. I've certainly felt the pressure pains and also the tightness across the entire head. The first day or so it was rather painful to raise my eyebrows! But that's now subsided. I am likely going to drive myself crazy as I keep checking my head every time I walk past a mirror. Not looking forward to the shed and ugly duckling phase!!

Hey HG1, I took finasteride for a about 6 months and while it helped it caused me to suffer from severe cystic acne. Ill be sticking to saw palmetto daily and biotin ince every 3 days. Haha I'm looking every 20 minutes to see how it looks! But will probably stop in the.coming weeks as it will drive me crazy! You look like you're healing wel! Keep.us all posted on your recovery!

Thanks Steeeve! I'm happy and anxious to see how it all turns out! Also doctor used 0.7mm motor punch. Photo with band on but will get a better photo when I'm state side and can remove it safely with help. It's there to.reduce swelling but boy is it tight! Leaving Istanbul to Los Angeles with a brief layover in London. Hoping travel doesnt suck too much!

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Found a resizer app! Hopefully this works!

After the westher delays with Heathrow and BA cancelling my flight I was finally able to.get my procedure done. I had 3500 grafts in total, will ask the doc for the hair breakdown.but he mentioned ALOT of 3s! I had my blood work done the night before surgery and consultstion with Dr. Cinik. We decided on a hairline that would suit my face. He was genuinely a pleasant and funny guy, and made me feel welcomed. I just got back to my hotel. My surgery was at 7:00a this morning and was collected at 6:30 and taken to the.hospital. When I got there Sara (Dr. Ciniks assistant) was there and greeted me extremely warmingly. We headed up stairs, I had additional blood drawn for PRP and then they had a delicious cheese.sandwhich for me. After that I paid and they took me off to shave my head. Once in operating room Dr. Cinik came in and re.assessed the hairline. We both agreed and then.onto the table.I.lay, the facility was nice too. I then had 2 assistants put apporx.30-50 anesthetic needles in me (I may be.exaggerating) but that hurt like a mofo! I almos lt said forget the transplant, but ny mind cleared up after needles and pain subsided. During the extraction of the grafts I fell asleep and began snoring. After they were.done.Dr Cinik woke me with a warn smile and asked to flip over so he may start incisions. He placed a protector on my donor area that became easier to wear after time progressed. After another set of anesthetics the donor area was opened and so.began the official start! A few hours passed and I became.frustrated.and.fidgety. Took a rest room break.and.then back to business! Anaesthetic started to.wear off.towards the things of the op, but I just posted through. I didn't realize how much of a mental game this procedure is! I.got bandaged up, handed and explained my.medication and shampoos. Tomorrow I will be back at 6:30 am.IST time before my flight.to LAX to have the.bandages.removed.and.a.gentle clean (possibly). I'm now back at The Grand.Chevair and exhauseted...combo of lac xof sleep and surgery. I'll have to Attach photos when I'm home as they are too large a file ...will try get the photos of donor area when bandages are removed! Looking at the placement I wish I brought it down 1cm but we'll see how it.comes out!

I was scheduled to have my operation on 12/12, however my layover flight got cancelled (due to the crazy ice storm) from Heathrow to Istanbul. Rescheduled for 12/14! Staff were very accommodating and understanding of the last minute reschedule. Will keep you all posted!!

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! After so many years, I am finally taking the gumption and undergoing an FUE procedure with Dr. Cinik. I have been umming and arring for too long and after seeing some amazing results I decided to pull the trigger! I originally wanted to go with Dr. Koray Erdoğan but due to finances I am going with Dr. Cinik. His work has been well represented on several other forums and I've seen a few pop up here. I've been loosing my hairline since I was 18 and after 12 years of postponing it, the universe lined up for me to be able to make it happen. As an English actor living in Los Angeles, I live in a town where looks sometimes overshadow talent, so I have decided that I am going to take the best of both worlds and make myself as marketable as possible (with versatile hair). As much as wigs and styling have helped in the past, I am a point where my hair is constantly on my mind...did the wind blow? How does it look when I get out the pool/ocean? Is the camera picking up the receding hairline?. ..pretty much the all the thoughts going through everyone's mind on this forum! I am scheduled for approx. 3500 grafts, to the frontal third of my head, on Tuesday Dec 12th in Istanbul and I am excited and nervous! Looking at the future I am excited to see what it brings me with a new full head of hair, even if it's just confidence in the wind haha! I'll keep you all updated over the course of the weeks so that people can use me as a resource if they want. Attached are the pics that I sent the doctor, so you can see where my progression started at. I am fortunate that I have very thick donor hair, so I am excited to see how the grafts to hair ratio!

Thank you for the advice @blonde113! Did you end up posting pictures yet? Did you have to get blood tests done prior?

After YEARS of research, umming and arring, I finally decided to take the plunge and booked Dr. Cinik as well. My surgery is scheduled for December 12th! Very excited and nervous! I'll create a forum to post results and progress! Fingers crossed!

What's interesting to me is there are 2 people on this thread that created accounts very recently and have only posted on this thread once or twice no others... :cool: I understand that some clinics post against other clinics and for some reason my "hairsense" (my spidey sense) is tingling about these accounts From reviews I have seen Dr. Cinik's results seem to show testament to his work. Ultimately I am interested in seeing more results on this forum and was hoping OP would be able to post his progress. Whole heatedly I am considering Dr. Cinik, I would ideally want to go with Dr. Koray Erdogan but with price being a factor in my consideration I am leaning towards Dr. Cinik, plus from what I have seen result wise (not just this forum) his work looks legit! If anyone is able to reference any not so good results I would be happy to look at them as this is a HUGE change and given my profession as an actor, looks highly factor into the business.

Once again another home run! Patient must be very happy, as must you and your staff! Congratulations!

@sunger sorry I'm confused, do you want me to search for "I do not recommend Dr. Cinik"?? I searched and nothing came up. Is there any evidence as to why you don't like Dr.Cinik's results? Ive only seen good/great results.