dingdong12

have updated thread and added all photos to one . going to close other thread now

hi mickey yes im trying to merge the two threads in one.anyone got any ideas how to do this? dr demirsoy speaks very little English .I had a patient advocate who translated. despite this I found him a very warm person,caring and felt very comfortable with him. .I can tell he has a lot of pride in his work . I mentioned to patient advocate about membership. he told me his decision is based on high price to join network . Im going to update my original thread and add more info

okay guys here we go my review i had first transplant approx 18 months ago via strip in poland with dr saifi this surgery was a success i have to a state that . however i felt he was quite conservative and my hairline did not turn out as dense as i would like . so i had lots to think about .!!!!! i wish i did not go down the strip route the first time . i know no point now crying over spilt milk . the reason i say is this is THERES NO REASON TO HAVE STRIP if considering hair transplant for norwood 1-5 i had 1500 grafts first time around and i was left with linear scar and as a result cannot cut my hair any shorter than a number 3 guard i researched this forum for long time and discovered that turkey is hotbed for fue surgery . i hope you all have read mickey85s thread re fue vs fut , please do as it is invaluable !!!! so i decided i wanted more density as first tranplant did not achieve this.you can see this from pics below i seen lots of great results on foreign forums of dr demisroy and decided he was doc for me i booked with health travel agent clemens weber. he immediately was honest and forthcoming with what was possible. remember i have been member of this forum for few years so quite educated . they are a german company based in Istanbul . they organised times and pickups from airport to hotel etc fast forward to journey to istanbul after sleeping in the morning of journey I gathered myself and set of to airport feeling no way back now .I took my flight to London and caught connection to Istanbul .im not a great flyer so sleeping pill sorted this. i arrived in istanbul and was instantly greeted by driver holding my namecard up .we made our way to car and started the long journey to hotel based in Asian side of turkey.i say long ,I arrived 5.00pm this being rush hour . the traffic was unbelievable with people selling all sorts of things on the road from water to fruit.this poart of journey took approx. 1-1.5 hours. I was brought to hotel and told id be picked up at half eight following morn .hotel was very clean with nice room offering aircon , tv , lovely bathroom .very pleased with hotel. day of surgery; I started of the day with nice breakfast based on 11th floor of hotel offering panoramic views over Istanbul I was picked up by driver(dr demirsoy assistant) and brought to clinic ;we chatted a bitabout hair transplants. he asked about my prev strip procedure. it is my impression in turkey that strip procedure is thought of as prehistoric. we arrived at clinic which is actually an apartment. I must say the clinic was immaculate and finished to very high standard .given coverings for my shoes upon entrance and greeted by Clemens weber who I had previous correspondence with. I dicussed with Clemens about possible membership to network . his response was considering but membership is very expensive. this might be enforced b fact clinic is charging 1 euro a graft were other parts of world are charging 6 times that and more . iwould love to see recommended though . after few cups of Turkish tea I met the doctor. he greeted me with large smile and handshake and instantly started to inspect my hair. he told me it was quite thin at front but in general in good shape.also stated my curly hair would work great with transplantation. dr demirsoy took me into consulting room and took pictures and here we discussed my hairline and my hopes. we talked at great length about this .I wanted to bulk my hairline up and close temples . dr said my hairline was fine the way it was and said it would not look natural if closed temples more. he would not budge on this as I persisted to tell him I wanted this. in the end I took his opinion. this enforced to me that dr demirsoy is very ethical. the dr also showed me more pictures of results which were incredible . again another point was I wished to not shave donor area or recipient area. we dismissed this as not possible as my hair not long enough and would not reach number of grafts needed. we opted then to only partial shave my head. so doctor drew on hairline and went to work on shaving . we had a bit of humour at this with dr declaring himself"bad barber" next was the injections to donor area .this was slightly painful but over relatively quite quickly . next came the punches with micrometer 0.7 punch.dr did punches and most of extractions with techs helping. we stopped for nice lunch and set back again to make recipient holes. dr did all of this work . next came placement of grafts which techs did all of this . I felt very comfortable with this. I must say I found lying in fixed position very challenging ad at times could not wait fro operation to be over. no real pain as such just very hard lying all day. so we were finished ;very glad to hear this took more pictures etc . dr told me we achieved 2265 grafts slightly more than the 1500-2000 grafts shooting for. I was pleased to hear this .dr also told me that as he est 1500 -2000 he would only charge for 2000. I therefore received 265 free of charge. this coupled with fact only 1 euro a graft I found more than generous. he claimed my present from him so back to hotel arrived around half nine .had bite to eat and slept like a baby lol totally diff from prev strip which I was up most of night in intense pain. day after surgery. picked up from hotel around nine and brought to clinic for first wash .I was told what to do and given various washes,shampoos etc. said my goodbyes to techs/dr etc .they were very warming and ended with hugs etc. brought to airport were I treated myself to several beer and flew home . im so glad I went for surgery in turkey and can recommend dr demirsoy to anyone based on my experience. lets hope my results echo my very positive experience . only glad to answer any questions .

hi bkw first of all congrats on your surgery . im really glad to see this post as ill be sitting in chair with dr demirsoy on friday touch wood . sounds like you had very positive experience .i hope mine echos that . work looks very refined btw did you book with clemens weber?

going to him friday mickey

dr Charles , my title is prob misleading. I say unshaven , but my donor area is actually shaven in strips and camouflaged with my long hair . my doctor states that 1500 grafts can be done this way .im curious to see an example of something like this

hairuptherer. great example thanks dr Charles . how long . not sure know what you mean. im looking to get 1500 grafts unshaven .

Johnny drama . I mean both

Anyone point me to results with unshaven fue iv tried the search facility with no luck . Love to see how donor area and recipient area looks after

I don't normally buzz hair down so more concerned until time taken for hair to grow back . if shaving however I may see if can fue into scar

hi shabs .ahh as long as there is something out there which will help .

Hi guys . I am booked for surgery 12 th july with dr demisroy of turkey i am opting for fue and am in bit of dilema. The dr recommends approx 2000 grafts needed however i dont want to shave . He says he can harvest 1500 without shaving if hair lobg enough . I want to get as many grafts as can so might end up shaving back and sides. My only problem is old strip scar from previous surgery .im a bit weary of this being very obvious. Does hair fibres do a good job of covering this up ? Also anyones experience with non shaven fue would be great to hear from

looking good so far .got some nice early growth . im actually bit frightened looking at the post op donor area. did you ask your doc why it looks so beat up? seems to have healed fine though

yes great news lorenzo in uk . 6 pounds a graft .sorry but this is close to extortion ! a clinic can charge what it wants and great for them if has a constant turnaround of people! just typical of the uk though .we get shafted with everything . go to turkey etc and get done a fraction of the price!!

me too ;-)

Do you ever post something without trying to promote the surgeon you work for? __________________ lol

Hi guys . Im having fue procedure in july. I have previous strip scar from procedure last year. I am toying with partial shaving or going for more grafts and shaving right down. Im a bit conscious of my scar being visible. Can anyone tell me after the hair is shaven how long is it until it grows back that scar is hidden again. I guess what i want to know is a post fue hair growth timeline. Anyone with experience of this be great to hear from

who is the other in America?

thanks mickey .his results look great ;-)

thanks mickey fountain of knowledge yet again ;-)

hi mickey as ko suggests any ideas?

bump...............

as thread suggests any info on above iv seen some cracking results on german forums and one here any other info welcome

as thread suggests any info on above iv seen some cracking results on german forums and one here any other info welcome

cant help you with that one im afraid. if your nor getting any good or bad reviews seems he isnt well known. if it waqs me id stick with someone producing excellent results routinely.