bloodshoteyes

Hi BaldingtimetoLdar

I used the contact form at first but received no response.

I then searched on this site and found an email address for Sema who is a patient coordinator at Asmed, I'm not near my laptop so can't get the exact address, but it should be easy to find.

I then sent her my photos which started the online consultation process.

Hope this helps.

Guess I'm not in the 5% that don't shed!

The shedding has started but this has been very gradual. The donor area has some shockloss and can be a little itchy. The recipient grafts that have not shed seem to be growing vertically?

Hey bloodhshoteyes great pics and the work looks good. I think you'll be pretty happy here in 6 months or so. Happy growing.

Thanks aWidowPeek hope your prediction is true

I think I was too careful with the washing, the photos make the crusts look worse than in real life.

I was more aggressive with washing and by the end of day 12 the majority of the crusts/scabs had gone, I had pain in the donor area up till day about day 12, then it started to subside, but still felt a little tender.

I will post my 3 week update on Monday.

How long did you wait to start the gym after a FUE HT?

The good points

The donor area is healing well, all extraction sites look fully healed with most scabs gone, hair has started to grow.

The recipient area is getting less red, with having pasty white sensitive skin this is a surprise.

I was lucky and didn't have much swelling

The bad points

The recipient area is very itchy and I don’t want to touch the grafts, so I just gently as I can, tap the area with my finger when it gets too much.

The donor area is still tender and with still sleeping on the travel pillow this puts pressure on the tender area which makes sleeping uncomfortable.

Didn’t think shampooing the recipient area would be so stressful.

I normally sleep on my side, so having to sleep on my back using the travel pillow makes sleeping difficult.

Hi BaldingtimetoLdar

I think Asmed are booked-up about 3 months in advance, but you can go on a waiting list and have first refusal if someone pulls-out of their surgery date.

They only accept Euros

This was a nightmare for me as I was on the waiting list and got offered a surgery date at short notice, I was busy so only had a limited amount of time to exchange into Euros.

Asmed allow you to transfer 3000 Euros by electronic transfer the rest you must take in cash, so I had to go to about 4 different places to transfer the money including Sainsbury’s, money exchange etc….I only managed to exchange everything the afternoon before my flight.

I think there are places in London in which you would be able to exchange in one-go at a better exchange rate or some on-line will do it by money transfer and deliver the cash to you. I would have done one of these if I had more time. I would get this sorted well before you fly if I was you.

Photos after the second day of surgery.

I found the second day to be much tougher than the first, by the end I was glad it was over with implantation to the vertex the hardest part. Just a small point, the anaesthetic shots do hurt a little but not as much as some people make out!

As you can see the crown did not get many grafts Dr Koray advised me to take Finasterid to help thicken up this area, which I’m still thinking about, probably going to start on a small dose and increase over time.

The part I was not looking forward to head shaving!

I thought Dr Koray went aggressive as he could with the hair-line design, I knew that a ‘M’ shape design would suit me the best with recession at the temples, this is what he drew straight away in the consultation I did ask him to lower it though, but he thought with the area I potentially had to cover this was as aggressive as he was comfortable with, any comments?

After copious amounts of procrastination, the FUT and FUE dilemma, and then having to pick a clinic. I have finally pulled the trigger on a 5000 graft FUE with ASMED.

I think you can find people who have written more eloquently than I would about the whole procedure at ASMED, so I will be brief.

I would like to thank all the contributors on this forum past and present.

I decided to post my progress as I could not find many people with the same characteristics as me who have undergone a big FUE session.

Stats

1021 single

2946 double

982 triples

100 quadruples

3 quintuple

Hair diameter 48/49 microns

Total donor capacity 9500

I did drive after all and felt fine to drive, I was maybe a little weary but this did not affect my ability to drive.

I think Shera makes a good point that if you had a long flight coupled with being unfortunate and having lengthy delays at the airport, driving might not be the best idea.

Hi jackmatz

That’s my worry just didn’t want to be a danger to myself or anyone else!

Thanks for the reply E39

Yeah two day procedure, then next day wash, straight on a plane and then drive home.

I just did not know if it was a good idea to drive or should I make other arrangements.

Hi all

If anyone who has had a HT could give me their opinion.

I’m having a two day FUE then flying back straight after the first wash, it’s a four-hour flight, on landing do you think it would be safe to drive home for a 1.5-hour journey?

Pulling the trigger on a HT in Turkey finally!

Just wondering if anyone has got some helpful advice on where is the best place to exchange Sterling into Euros in the UK.ie best exchange rate, safest etc…

HARIRI

Have you got a Email address for Dr Erdogan, because I have been trying to upload my photo's on his site with no luck.

I would love to see more of his work.

It's a endoscope.......

So Lorenzo is moving to Manchester full-time? WOW I did not expect this....

Thanks guys.

 

 

 

VERY!

Honestly, it's huge. I learned so much from it and at the other side of it, the clinic have an idea of what to expect when I arrive in August.

 

I'd find it hard to see myself committing to a doc if I hadn't met him in hindsight. You just get a gut feeling when in the clinic if this is the right choice for you, and you get a sense if the doc is confident with your case.

 

Having said that I can appreciate entirely that geography and proximity (and as a result, cost) to a clinic play against many people. Online consultations play a very relevant part, and again I learned a lot by doing many.

 

I even got a nice little discount from my quote simply because I attended in

person!

Guess I will have to go on a few weekends away!

I thought I would chip in with my experience of Minoxidill

I started with the liquid version which I found to be messy and left my hair like I washed it with wheel bearing grease. I used that for a few months with no results so I switched to the foam. I have been using the foam for about 10 months and I can see regrowth but it is patchy. I can see a lot of peachy fuzz hair which I hope will turn in to terminal hair but it may not. But also I have noticed my hair is in better condition than it was before using Minoxidill.

So to sum up my experience, I have found it to be a useful addition with some regrowth but slow, also I only use it once a day.

Great write-up.

How important do you think it is to have a in person consultation?

I would like to see your latest photos.

Any updates on the other doctors Johhnnydrama !!!!!!

I'm eager to learn of your experience with the various doctors and thier different approaches to your situation.

I will be following your progress closely as I'm considering a procedure with Dr De Reys.

Hope you have a great result.