Cenkoa01

This pictures are show the pain that I felt

My only mistake was to not give him to the police

I am sorry to hear your story. I am sure there are two sides and unless there was a contract it is hard to prove. I'm not sure of the rules in Turkey but you cant post the email with the patients name and email. This is breaking patient-doctor confidentiality and since you worked at the office you are probably breaking the law. I understand that you are emotional but you need to mask the names and email of these patients if you want to post their emails. I am surprised that nobody wears masks while working in the surgery room.

Good luck to you!

Hey Lorenzo

Thanks for comment patient had been informed they sent e-mail to my e mail address since I can't use doctor's e-mail address..

I upload another picture Dr. Hakan left from the little room no one is nurse in the room

They try to finish as quick as possible...

These pictures shown Dr. Hakan DOGANAY is doing hair transplant surgery with one of the girl she is not nurse at all... She is doing also front part this patient also doesn't happy at all I have his whatsaap chat... Other people in the picture are not nurse as well.

Does it look operation room !!!!!

These are shown e mails from patients who is not happy at all I have more of them.

They will post their pictures If not I have before and after pictures

Hello all users and moderatos this report has been made up due what I had been exposed by Dr Hakan DOGANAY and what Dr. Hakan DOGANAY was doing for his patient who believed him to come for Hair Transplant

First of all I would like to say that I was working for Dr. Hakan DOGANAY for 2 years Before working for Dr. Hakan DOGANAY I used to work for oil company as mechanic technician on board on 2013 I did hair transplant surgery with Dr. Hakan DOGANAY I have my pictures on the forum at that time I met with him and we became friend.. . 1 year result was looking good but I did not get full result that’s why I did my second surgery, during my second surgery he offered me a job because I was speaking good English and I am his former patient … My position was Marketing, Representing, Patient advisor, After Care mails and Management etc. he offered me 10 percent commission per patient and plus 1 thousand Euros salary ( I trust him and I didn’t make a contract) Since I start with him he made roughly 3,600,000,00 ( 30.000 Minus, plus) million Turkish lira in 2 years which is equal 1,100.000.00 (10.000 Minus, plus) million Euros I have all records in excel file such as patient’s names and how much they paid so in the end I should get roughly 110.000,00 Euros but I didn’t get any commission from him . I survey with 300 euro basic salary and tips from patient. I was thinking that in the end I will get all my commission and my remain salary but it didn’t happened because beginning of 2016 he kicked off from Hairrestoration due bad result and bad comment especially from paleo He was a little bit right that’s why he got attention from other users anyway in the end I asked my commission and my remain salary back because I want to buy house and do my own business because what see from Dr. Hakan was not giving hope for future once I asked my commission he piss off and he was trying to kick my ass from the company without paying anything… On 26 march Saturday he came to my office and asked company’s computer and phone I said why he said that I used bad words about him so I got fired I was not agree with him he got really angry and he called his other 3 workers they were waiting just out off the my office’s door ( His driver, accountant and web designer ) for taking computer and phone in bad way after they attacked me I was trying to talk to Dr Hakan but I couldn’t they all together bit me I have the pictures…

After a few days I went to hospital to talk Dr Hakan about my commission I didn’t go to police If I go to police they would take him to jail and he will lose everything I didn’t want to do this to him even he bit me in bad way… Also he just got his first baby from new wife I couldn’t do it I just asked my money that’s it I said if he don’t give my money I would go to police then we agreed he said that he doesn’t have cash money he has 2 flat 1+1 50mc2 In Antalya price is not much each flats is 30.000 Euros so I got 60.000 Euros which is not fair but I accept it because I didn’t want to force more anyway I got those flats. After 25 days he went to police and declared that I have usurped to him????

On 17 May 2016 I was going to Istanbul for working Turkish government searching oil in MARMARA Sea so they were looking for mechanic technician who will work on vessel… I made 10 days contract I would made 360 usd per day I couldn’t go to vessel because police caught me on my way to the airport I was shock they put me in jail I spent over night in the jail then they took me to court to judge likely public prosecutor Released Thanks god…. Now I am sure to be acquitted from Dr. Hakan DOGANAY’s slander… In the end I had psychology problem and I lose more money because I paid for lawyer and I couldn’t go to work... I have all documents to prove ….

I am married guy and I have one son He tried to put me in jail with no prove I used to have chance to put him jail but I didn’t because of his new wife and new baby

So I am asking who is laying Did I deserved this ???

Please see all topics who post their experience with me

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/183333-one-year-post-dr-hakan-doganay.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/179224-4700-fue-dr-hakan-doganay.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/181831-4527-grafts-dr-hakan-doganay-10th-11-nov-2015-a.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/181456-dr-hakan-doganay-2000-grafts-full-review.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178374-hakan-doganay-2835-grafts.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/181682-dr-hakan-dogany-10-month-update-very-pleased-progress.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/181305-review-hair-transplant-surgery-dr-hakan-doganay.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178886-i-have-finally-gone.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178085-dr-hakan-doganay-4290-grafts-over-2-days-13-01-15-14-01-15-jan.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177863-16th-december-2014-dr-hakan-doganay-2500-grafts-fue.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178117-my-experience-dr-hakan-dogany-ahd-jan-2nd-2015-a.html

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178033-hair-transplant-dr-hakan-dogonay-ahd-1770-graphs-jan-2015-a.html

I am ready to prove everything

If you have any question please let me know

About his work I will also post more unhappy patient by Dr. Hakan DOGANAY

Hi all,

 

Been meaning to do this for a while. We've all read plenty of long reviews so I'll try and keep this short.

 

Basic facts.

Age: 26.5 years

Started losing hair at: 17 years (same as Dad)

Finasteride: From 19 years.

Minoxidil: From 25.5 years.

Hair transplant at: 25.5 years

Hair type: Coarse, thick, dark brown, curly hair (half Greek, half Irish ancestry)

From Australia.

 

My hair loss wasn't too noticeable to others due to my hair type. But I've been wanting to fix my hairline ever since I started losing my hair.

 

Transplant.

Dr Hakan Doganay

FUE

April 15, 2015

Grafts: 2100? Forgot the break down, will update when I hear from the doc.

Single:

Double:

Triple:

Total Hairs:

 

I was happy with the procedure. Seemed very professional. Muslum was a great translator. The nurses were all very good.

 

Loved Turkey. Ended up staying for a month and then travelling Europe for another 7 months.

 

I should say I found the act of shaving my head quite liberating. You can tell from before photos that I grew my hair longer to cover the loss. Always very sensitive about it, I had a sizeable forehead and the hair loss accentuated this. Living with noticeable hair loss through the regrowth phase really showed me people don't care. Women don't care. Yes its nice to have a great head of hair, but it really starts with your own confidence, self esteem and self belief.

 

Hit me with any questions. Anybody in Brisbane, happy to meet if you want to see it in person.

 

Photos at the following link in my album:

Hair Restoration Social Network - Hair Loss and Transplant Photos

 

I've 18 photos, pre and post out to 12 months. Happy to put more up if people are interested.

 

Happy to answer any questions or comments!

Hello Mike Thanks for updated... I will send the break down as soon as possible.

As long as you are happy and feel more confident than before that means It is very good result.

Wish to see more happy patient by Dr. Hakan DOGANAY

Cenkoa,

 

Why in the world would you suggest that I should answer the question as directed to Dr. Doganay or the clinic? In fact, I've been waiting for somebody from the clinic to respond to my last email to which I had to write again because nobody has gotten back to me. I have asked multiple times what role the doctor was going to play in the procedure moving forward. I had also suggested that he extract 100% of the follicular units (at least a large percentage) and make all of the reshipping incisions. I have not gotten a response to this and I find this rather frustrating. The only message I did get was a generic message saying that the doctor would be "more involved" in the procedure without any specifics. I believe it was said that he would assist more with placing the grass into recipient incisions however, this is a job that technicians typically do. Extractions and making incisions is primarily the doctors job, at least in most clinics.

 

Thus, since I was never emailed in private but the response and you are being asked publicly, please respond on behalf of the clinic what role the doctor is going to play in the procedure moving forward. As I said, it would be far better if he extracted the graft and made the incisions. If he is not going to do this, who is and why is he not going to do this?

 

Thanks,

 

Bill

Hey Bill

As an AHD Clinic team yesterday we had meeting so outcome of the meeting was Dr. Hakan DOGANAY will perform 100 percent implantation please note that we use Choi İmplanter Pen technique therefore Doctor performs incisions and placing grafts in same time...

You will get more information via E-mail very soon.

I would have been let you inform the community once you received the respond anyway.

Thanks

I have a very simple question - is Doganay going to do 100% of the implantation using the Choi pen moving forward or not?

Hi Mav23

Thanks for asking a question but It is better let to Bill answer this question with his final decision.

Thanks

Hi Cenkoa, what does Dr Doganay have to say about all the negative results on HRN? Is he concerned at all? Is he going to change anything to improve results ?

 

Thanks

Hello FUE2014

Thanks for asking question in good way. As an AHD Clinic we had been changed many things I can inform you about some of them First one was divide operation in to 2 days who needs around 3000 grafts Second one all staff had been trained by Dr. Hakan DOGANAY so since he became busy he could not do 2 operation in a day therefore He decided to trained his assistance to help him.. ( One of the biggest disadvantage is with Choi Pen you can't perform many case in one day). We have very good result in 2015 getting better however Since Paleo showed up with his imaginary experience about clinic our reliability has been started to went down... By the way no need mention about trolls who just appear in 3 months ( except some ) that they made this thread worse and worse all we knew.

Personally I have huge consideration about paleo whatever his result and decision given by Bill will not make him happy I knew He will try his best to fret the Doctor.

Sorry I don't have much time to sit and read pointless discussions here.

Well we had very big changed which will make people feel more confident again with Doctor hopefully Bill will inform all of you with his final decision very soon.

Thanks

Why did you delete the apology you originally posted for posting pics of Paleo's face without his consent? I'm sorry mate, but if one of my employees made a mistake like that they would be fired on the spot. Completely unacceptable, and I don't think Pat and Bill should tolerate that type of mistake on this forum.[/quote

 

Common man pictures was just cropped it before post only little his part of eyes was showing ( in 10 second ) as soon as I have seen this then I cropped again that's it. Again sorry for it.

 

I think you missed that Paloe deleted his word ( fucking kidding to bill ) All you need to do just be fair

 

Thanks

Woow I didn't expect that much )

Thanks for updated

All the best

Please if you post pictures of me than at least blur my face and eyes as it is in the release agreement that I signed.

 

I do have somewhat better cosmetic results on the sides, I don't know why, maybe because I had native hair there, maybe somehow it grew better, I don't know. But as you can see, I can't let the other areas grow out longer because the area is not nearly dense enough to provide coverage.

 

And yes, I still have a lingering purplish red color

Can you please do a favor to let hairs grow same length with your native hair this will give us better point of view either bad or good...

Thanks

Dear Fawazzo

Thanks for updated your pictures

Please keep update your pictures monthly.

I wish to best for you

Regards

So the 6 month results are in. Be brutally honest.

 

Should I still remain optimistic that this will turn out to be a cosmetically acceptable result?

 

Or should I accept the fact that it is more than probable that I will need some kind of repair after 12-18 months and start planning and looking into it (laser hair removal, punching out grafts, electrolysis, fraxel, etc.) if I ever want to get back my life.

 

 

 

 

Dear Peter

6 months is very early stage to discuss On the other hand why don't you keep hair longer as we can see you keep hair longer on the side ( peak line) hair coming very nicely where.you also got implanted anyway

I am still optimistic with your result.

Wish to best for you

I'm not sure if Dr Doganay or his rep is still on this forum but I have a proposition for him. As someone who currently considering getting a hair transplant, I would be happy to volunteer to get a procedure done by Dr Doganay, at his normal price, provided he can provide a guarantee that he will be involved in the entire process - harvesting, extracting, incisions and implanting.

 

I will document the entire transplant process, including a video of the entire surgery, and make it available for public viewing on youtube. I will post before and after shots and ensure I post updated photos on a monthly basis at a minimum. All post surgery problems, including any discussions and interactions with the doctor will also be thoroughly documented.

 

To address any concerns of my review being 'bought', I can only say that I am a recent member of this forum but I have been a long standing member of another very reputable hair loss forum (this can be verified with my user name). Additionally, I would have sent him a private message to arrange some sort of compensation agreement in return for a review if I had wanted to do it in secret. This way, the whole process will be open to scrutiny by the whole forum. I want to ensure to you all that I am very objective and will provide a fair review.

 

If Dr Doganay, and lets face it - this forum, would like to restore their reputation, this would be a great way of doing so.

Dear FM1

Thanks for interesting in a FUE surgery with Dr. Hakan DOGANAY. You mentioned a proposal for Dr. Hakan DOGANAY you are welcome to our clinic anytime. We would like to go for it there is no problem from our side. We also invite moderator to our clinic that how we do all operation anyway please keep in touch with me via info@hakandoganayfue.com

Regards

I'm reporting your series of post today to the mods. What you're doing and how you're conducting yourself is unacceptable...

Esrec

There are so many trolls here we knew that and we aware what is going on here.

I don't like to give any negative post for other clinics and I don't care. The reason I am here is to encouraging more patients who under went a surgery with Dr. DOGANAY I think is clear enough. Did you see any negative comment about me even Paleo.didn't say anything on his first post anyway It's done already.

Please stay calm down and wait for moderator's decision Whatever the outcome I will keep continue encouraging more patients for sharing their experience In this forum.

Thanks

Are you serious? Sounds like he was paid to keep quiet or promised a free touch up\procedure...

 

Get rid of this Dr and his crack pot team from this site. Why is that so hard to see that he's a hack along with his translator. I wouldnt go to Turkey if you paid me 100k.

Please stop to annoying me Just respect a little bit

Thanks

Break Down

Day 1: 1300 (total)

Day 2: 1400 (total)

Single: 525

Double: 1175

Triple: 1000

 

I was collected from the airport which is not far from the hospital, arrived at the hospital which was nicer than any hospital I have been to in England! The room was very nice although a little noisy at night, but when I mentioned this they moved me to another room straight away and it was fine.

Day 1 of the operation Dr Hakan checked where I wanted my new hairline to be, I moved it back a bit because I still wanted to retain a bit of a reseeding hairline, as this is how it was before I started to lose my hair. Once that had all been discussed I was asked a few questions and was talked through the procedure. I decided to drop from the 3000-3500 grafts that had been given as an estimate via email based on the photos I sent Dr Hakan down to 2700 grafts, this is because I kept a bit of a reseeding hair line at the front and decided not to infill the back of my head. (will probably come back for this in a year if the front works out well!).

Then I was given a pill that makes you relaxed, which kicks in pretty quick! then into the procedure room where I laid down and they start to inject your head to numb the area where the donor hair is going to be taken from, this hurts a bit like an injection at the dentist and is by far the worst bit of the whole procedure.

This harvesting of the existing hair out the back of your head doesn't hurt at all and is almost relaxing to my amazement. About 6/7 other people in the room separate out the singles, doubles and triple hairs ready to be put back into your head as quickly as possible, which I imagine is a good idea.... Then they have to inject the implant area at the front of your head which again hurts a bit, but only for a second. Then Dr Hakan starts to put in your new hair, again no pain at all and I did fall asleep after I got them to take a photo of me to show a few of the guys at the office that need it done too!

Day 2

All the same process repeated on day 2, they just increased the hair density at the front to middle of my head where they had already implanted hair the day before.

Day 3

They wash your head after lunch and talk through the care procedure for the coming months to ensure the maximum number to implants survive, I was told an average result was 85%. I will be happy with 50% up so fingers crossed!

Photos to follow

 

I am still at the clinic right now on Friday I will fly back to the UK.

Hello Bkpc

Can you please update your current pictures here

Thanks

Dr Hakan Doganay – FUE – AHD `Clinic, Antalya

 

20-22nd February

 

I travelled from Sydney to Antalya for the FUE Hair transplant expecting at least 4000 grafts.

 

Prior to that I had shortlisted 5 hair transplant surgeons including one each in Thailand, Pakistan, Australia and Turkey.

 

However, I choose Dr Hakan Doganay after a thorough research. A month before travelling I decided to speak with the clinic and asked for an English Speaking representative. They gave me representative ‘s number, named Muslum.

Muslim was very friendly and spoke and understood English at a good level.

 

He explained to be everything including operation, staff, doctor’s details, etc. He also informed me that first 3 nights will be free and the operation will be over 2 days.

 

I travelled from Sydney to Dubai and then Dubai to Istanbul However the plane had to return back to Dubai due to Snow on the Istanbul airport. Learning outcome: Ensure you keep a buffer of at least a day, so if the operation is on the 20th, try getting to Istanbul by the 18th.

Thankfully I was able to get to AHD at 2 am, 7 hours before the start of the operation.

 

Doctor Hakan and Representative Muslum understood that I would be tired after so many hours of travelling and gave me 3 extra hours to rest prior to the operation starting.

 

The operation started at 12 pm on the 21st of February. The doctor and staff were extremely friendly and the hospital was clean.

 

They gave me around 10 injections in the recipient area, which is the most painful part of the operation. Then the extraction process starts. Apart from being face down being uncomfortable, the friendly staff alongside the soft Turkish music in the background, made things very comfortable for me.

 

First day around 1400 grafts extracted.

 

After lunch the punching process started. Again the initial injections are very painful but after than it become quite easy. The operation ended around 5 pm.

 

 

Day 2 – 2000 Grafts.

 

Day 3 – 1200 Grafts (beard)

 

 

Sleeping:

 

Painkillers are important and need to be extremely careful in the first 2-3 days. Use two pillows. I stayed back at the place for 6 days to get the staff to clean the grafts.

 

Overall around 4700 grafts.

 

 

Rating:

 

1. Hospital Rating 8/10

2. Doctor Rating 10/10

3. Communication (Operational) – 9/10

 

 

 

 

I could tell that the hospital and staff really care for your results.

Current Situation:

I am almost 2 months into the operation and it is too early to suggest the final outcome. Due to my big area of loss, I may need a second operation and would definitely recommend Dr.Hakan Doganay.

 

Dr Hakan does the hair line himself and is always around if you have any concerns.

The technicians are also very experienced and hard working and took good care of me.

 

Medication:

I am using Rogaine alongside Biotin. Using the 10-15 roller for better blood circulation.

 

Recommendation:

I would strongly recommend AHD Clinic for your operation, please feel free to ask me, I will try replying at least once an month and will post some pictures shortly.

Hello Moidi

Can you please update your current pictures ??

Hi everyone. I never intended to create a blog regarding my procedure, however since having my hair transplant I came to realize that this site and its posts helped me more than i thought in deciding what surgeon to go for, what to expect during and after the procedure and what sort of realistic results I was looking to achieve and also to understand my hair loss further, I want to create this to give something back to this site that helped me move forward not just with the procedure but accepting my situation and to help others that where in my shoes some months ago.

I had been looking at having a hair transplant for some years, having many consultations both on line and face to face with clinics here in the UK. Like many others I have spent years looking at sites like these and looking at results of other peoples procedures and wishing to have it done. I am so glad that I waited 18 months from the first consultation I had in the UK. Its easy to go to your first consultation and jump straight in, as by going for a consultation your hair loss is obviously effecting you to a point where you feel action needs to be taken.

First of all I would like to take this opportunity to thank this site and many others as they helped me so much in my pursuit to having a hair transplant.

I am on my 11th day post op surgery, which I had in Turkey with Dr Hakan Doganay, I had 1530 FUE grafts to fill in my receding temples.

I decided to finally take the plunge, it was something that I have wanted for years and it felt the right time for me. I didn't want to be that person that wants something done but never takes the plunge out of fear. I decided to go with Dr Hakan Doganay as all the sites I had looked at had good reviews and results, and I also liked the fact he was a member of both the international and american hair restoration institute. I did find some reviews that weren't great, but the ones I did find seemed as tho the patient either had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved or they were not taking into account that, if you travel to another country to have a procedure you must understand that there are cultural differences and language barriers, as some felt they were rushed or couldn't explain themselves properly. People need to understand that Turkey and other countries have a different culture especially towards things like customer service etc and also surgeons carry out 5 procedures a week and for the Dr and his team the procedure is second nature. Some reviews had not good yield, but again that can also be down to how the patient cared post surgery and also how its has reacted to the body. If you carry out 5 procedures a week on different people with different types of balding with different types of hair with different lifestyles, background, countries etc results are not always going to be 100% and I find it hard to understand when people think that there just going to have surgery and then the next day have a Justin bieber hairline.....its crazy. It takes a good surgeon, good post op care, it takes you looking after your hair taking right medication etc and most of all it takes time. I am realistic in what can be achieved.

The consultation phase between myself and Dr Hakan Doganays team was fantastic. They were quick in there response, answered all my questions and very helpful in working out the best date for me to have surgery (working around my work schedule and booking time off etc). I sent them photos of my current situation and they said that I would require roughly 2000 grafts. I was happy with that figure through looking online at other results etc that seemed about right for my current situation, as some companies went as far as 2800 grafts which I thought was far too high. I liked the fact that they did not require a deposit to secure the date just a copy of your flight details, as some companies require a 10% possibly 20% deposit, as I found it a little apprehensive sending money to someone I had not even met. I booked my flights and sent them confirmation of my flight times which secured my date. I sent them an email a couple of days before just to confirm to which they replied 'all confirmed and looking forward to seeing you'.

The only thing I had to pay for was my flights as they assured me that all food, accommodation and airport transfers where included.

I traveled to Istanbul from Gatwick then caught a connecting flight from Istanbul to Antalya, Airport staff directed us to the wrong exit so when I arrived at 19.00 local time I couldn't see the gentleman from the clinic waiting for me. I waited around 15 minutes then phoned the number they gave me in case I needed to contact them and he informed me that he was waiting at the correct exit which airport staff should have directed us, he told me to wait there and that he would collect me from that exit in 5 minutes. The gentleman arrived introduced himself and placed my bags in the car. It was about a 15-20 minute drive to the clinic, which is in fact a private hospital in Antalya. We were booked in at the reception and shown to my room and was told I would have a consultation with the doctor the following morning and to get some rest. I would just like to comment on how impeccably clean both the room and the hospital was. The room was the equivalent to a BUPA private hospital room that we have in the UK with electrical medical bed, TV and en suite toilet and shower.

The following morning I had my blood taken and was delivered breakfast by the hospital staff. The food was not British food, but that is what to be expected if you travel to another country. Around 10 am a lady came and knocked on my door and asked if I was ready to go and have my consultation with the doctor. I sat down in the room which was the consultation room and was asked a few questions and asked to fill out some forms while we waited for Dr Hakan Doganay. Everyone was fantastic made me feel very comfortable and couldn't do enough for me. In walked Dr Hakan Doganay a big man with a big smile, he didn't speak much if any English so one of the staff members transplanted between us.

They told me that my native hair was strong and in good condition and we proceeded to draw a line roughly where I wanted the new hairline to be. The doctor then informed me that I would only need 1500 grafts and not 2000 grafts which they initially quoted, I found this very good and re assuring as it goes to show that he is not in it just to make money as he could have stuck with the original quote just to make more money.

The clinics staff then took some photos of my hair at its current situation and also took some more after it ws shaved. I have spent years growing my hair longer in parts to cover the receding hairline and it was quite a surprise to see my hair so short and so exposed but for me it was the first step to acceptance and my receding hairline wasn't as bad as I though and I didn't look as bad as I thought I would look with really short hair.

Then for the most painful part of the whole experience, the anesthetic which for me was bearable but was happy when the area was numb. I layed face down as the clinics staff painstakingly extracted the grafts from the back of my head, it was uncomfortable as lying in the same position for two hours would be. I felt no pain throughout the extraction phase but was happy when it was finished. I was then bandaged up and was wheel-chaired to the canteen to have some lunch.

After lunch came the business end of the day, placing the grafts into the recipient area. The doctor re drew the line and asked to check in the mirror to see if I was happy, which I was as I wasn't expecting to have such a fuller hairline. Again the anesthetic injections in the front of the head hurt considerably but the pain short and sharp. Once the area was numb with two assistants either side of the doctor loading the pens with the grafts he took on the procedure of rebuilding my hairline. I couldn't feel a thing apart from the pushing of my scalp as the pen went in. About an hour into surgery after the doctor had constructed the frontal hairline and moved his way back the doctor left the room and another member of his team continued with the hair transplant. I wasn't worried with this as I believe that Dr Hakan Doganay would have trained her and wouldn't let her carry out some of the procedure if he didn't think she was capable of it. Plus I am a firm believer in training as you are not born a hair transplant surgeon and for this industry to succeed you need new surgeons coming through and this can only be achieved through carrying out procedures yourself in order to gain experience. Throughout the time the other member of staff was conducting part of the transplant Dr Hakan Doganay regularly came in to check on her work. After about another hour I was told the surgery was complete which was a relief as I was becoming numb and figitey. On looking in the mirror I was plaesed with the new hairline although it looked sore which is to be expected. I was then given two strong painkillers to take if I needed them after the anesthetic wore off which I most definitely needed later on in the evening. I was then wheeled back to my room and told to sleep upright and rest which was easy to do in the electronic medical beds.

I rested for the rest of the day just watching tv and reading. I was delivered food which I et some of and tried to get some sleep. The pain did kick in after the anesthetic wore off which was like very bad sunburn and a throbbing feeling, I held out for as long as possible and took one of the painkillers which managed to send me to sleep.

The next morning I was taken down around 11 am to have my bandages removed and hair washed for the first time. I wasn't looking forward to this as he said it might be painful removing the bandages as the blood would have dried sticking it to my head. The clinics staff sprayed it with water and it removed without any pain. They then began to show me and wash my hair. It felt a little rough on the back but she showed me how to apply the cream and shampoos by dabbing only. After it was carried out I felt a bit cleaner to have the bandages removed and the areas cleaned.

The gentleman who had been transplanting then went through all the medication, what it was for, how many too take and when to start taking them. They gave me a month supply of finasteride and biotin, pills for the swelling, pills to thin my blood to aid healing, the shampoo and cream required for after care and a derma roller. Dr Hakan Doganay was present through all of this and at the end asked through the translator if I had any further questions. After a few questions the payment was worked out which was good for me as I had budgeted for the high end of 2500 grafts but was cheaper as I had 1500 grafts. I was then taken back to my room and told to rest and that I would be picked up later to be taken to the airport for my return flight.

I was later picked up and taken to the airport where we shared a joke or two and he told me to keep in touch and to send weekly and monthly updates.

Going through the airport was a little worrying, but I didn't wear a hat as I didn't want to dislodge any grafts I just put my hood up on my hoodie to cover the back as it still looked sore and brutal to others. I went though security where they briefly asked me to remove my hood but as soon as they realized they said its fine and that I could put it back on, they were very understanding.

I am home now and 11 days post op, I have stuck to what I have been told in regards to after care to the point and have taken the medication provided. I have relaxed and pretty much not left the house as I want it to settle and repair itself in the best way possible.

The only negative point from the clinic is the post care questions, I have emailed them a few questions and they are very slow to get back to me if they do. I understand that they are very busy and these questions may sound trivial to them but for someone who has had his first hair transplant its all daunting and need regular confirmations just to let me know all is how it should be.

Having said that my whole experience with Dr Hakan Doganay and his team has been fantastic and I am realistic and looking forward to seeing the hair develop over the next year.

Hello watchingcountdown

Can you please update your pictures ?

Hey just thought id upload some photos of me 10 weeks post op. Nothing major happened yet shed most of the transplanted hair, have noticed a bit of shockloss at the front. Recipient area is still quite red which is a major nuisance in trying to hide my procedure. Let me know what yee think, Thanks

Perth87

Any Update on this Thread

Update 29.09.15

I am now 7 months and one week post op and I am sooooo happy with my result, knowing I have some months left of growth. I hereby want to say sorry to Dr Hakan for doubting his skills hehe...

 

Will post pictures when I reach 8 months.

Hello BlueMooN

It is very nice to hear that you are happy however can you please update some pictures over here otherwise Users will not believe you therefore I invite you here to update some clear pictures

Thanks

Even with good pictures I think those are terrible results.

This is funny there is no words control over here even patient happy...

Thank you for your comment sir good job Cong.

 

I wont even dignify your attempt to question the legitimacy of my posts or intentions. Maybe if you spent some time reading my history you'd see I comment on just about every topic that interest me. And then there's the surgery I had 8 weeks ago.

 

I'm sorry that the surgeon you recently advocated is now on probationary status which calls every result of his into question. Don't shoot the messenger bud.

 

esrec

I have seen your post I am saying the last 1 month you made over than 30 post about his topic I can understand that you been with unhappy patient or defending but what I want to point why Dr. Doganay patients cannot post their experience why it is so strange For you it is easy to leave a post but for us It doesn't work like that please understand our main goal here. I would like to see more happy patients rather than unhappy patients.. There are a lots of patients who are posting their experience with other doctors...

I hope you will be happy as well with your final result

Thanks

Fantastic coincidence to see the emergence of happy Dr. D posters arrive on the scene just as his status as a recommended doctor on this forum is in question. To add insult to injury, a former patient advocate defending the OP's position. It just feels very insincere.[/quote

 

Esrec

 

Since you joined september 2015 why do you floating on Dr. hakan's post how much experience do you have about him ? Also can you please be honest what is you aim to be on this forum ?