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Hello Falcon44 Looks great from what I can see. However, your pdf link to all your other pics does not work. Could you retry posting the link so that it works? Many thanks.

An excellent and informative post. Thanks.

Ok, this is not really an iSolution from Apple Inc, but there is a new baldness cure according to the British "Sunday Telegraph" newspaper today (24 Nov 2013) that is called the iGrow helmet. As we are not allowed to post external links, I am including the article text below for your information: iGrow: a helmet that cures baldness (and plays music) "Sometimes a gadget comes along that leaves you baffled at how such a thing can actually exist. They are either incredibly good, or shockingly bad. It’s hard to know which category iGrow fits into, since it looks like something that would be laughed out of the Dragon’s Den studio, yet promises boldly to solve a problem that blights the lives of millions of men. iGrow is pitched as a long term solution to male pattern baldness, and is “an FDA-approved device that uses low level laser therapy (LLLT) to stimulate hair follicles”. Simply place it your head, switch it on via the attached (ultra low-tech) remote, let the little red lights (a combination of red laser and LED light diodes) inside the helmet painlessly do their thing, and after 20 minutes’ use every other day for about four months, you can expect to see an increase in hair growth of up to 40 per cent, according to a study published by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. What’s troubling is that iGrow looks like it was put together in the Doctor Who props department in the late ‘80s using an old bike helmet, some Christmas tree lights, a can of silver paint and some cheap on-ear headphones (which are presumably to drown out the sound of other people’s laughter when they clock what you’re wearing). But we shouldn't just a product like this on appearances alone. If iGrow really does “energise cell activity in the follicle tube” and encourage stronger, thicker hair growth, many men will consider it ?665 well spent - no matter how ridiculous it looks. At that price, a fraction of the cost of a Harley Street hair transplant, it's a steal. And with eight million men in Britain suffering from hair loss (and 40 per cent of under-35s going thin on top) there's clearly a market for hair restoration products. Although if it doesn't work, you've just bought yourself an extremely expensive pair of headphones."

It is interesting how people differ from their experiences with this stuff. I found it a complete waste of money. I started using it 15 years ago and it had no material effect on my hair loss at all. It was costing me at the time GBP30/USD47/EUR35 per month for a bottle. I gave it up after 4-5 years and just accepted that it was not a viable solution to hair loss for me, let alone regrowth. I just had to accept that the gradual loss was to continue. It was not a pain to apply twice a day, but it was a pain to keep spending the money and not seeing any results. At the time there was only a 2% topical solution available, although these days I think there is at least a 5% solution available. My experience with Minoxodil is further proof that we are all different and respond to HL treatments in different ways.

Yes, I am sure if Steve Jobs was still around, he would have come up with a solution using a new Apple 3-D printer and an iMac! Jeez... what a comment!

That is an excellent result for just 4 months post HT in my opinion.

Sorry, but I cannot see any material difference between your pre- and post HT pics. I don't know how many grafts you had, but regardless, the effect of the HT is so far minimal in my opinion. I hope you have much better results over the next 6 months.

I would be over-the-moon with such a result with such relatively few grafts. Those of us who are more follically challenged than most people on this forum (and who have done our research) know that a full head of hair is not usually possible and have to be realistic about what results we can expect to achieve. The key is achieving something that looks natural. I am looking forward to seeing the results of HT2 in time. Well done to the surgeon!

harryforreal, from the pics you have posted, your recipient area looks red in places. Have you had this redness since your procedure 20 months ago, or is this redness/blotchiness something that has appeared recently?

As it is the Maral clinic that you want info on, why not do a search on this forum for Dr Maral? There are a number of patients of Dr Maral who have posted their results over the past year on here. Also check out the following community members who have had treatment with Dr Maral. They have posted their HT pics in several forum threads. There may be others too. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/168337-transplant-3-weeks-fue-turkey.html (UK43) http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171785-fue-dr-maral-istanbul-turkey.html (KIMI)

Do you mean "Maral clinic" or "Miral Klinic"? Not the same thing, certainly not the same spelling, nor probably the same place. I personally have never heard of the "Miral Klinic". Perhaps that is why you have not had any responses.

As I said before we will never agree and I am not going to waste any more time on this issue as this is going nowhere. You are entitled to your opinion that most of those patients with a hair transplant that is a case NW4 or above look as if they have had a recognisable bad HT, but in my opinion you are very wrong. Fortunately, most of us live in a world where we have a choice. And most people who are NW4 and above who seek a HT will ignore your advice and will freely go ahead with a HT and remove years - of not decades - of shame, depression and generally bad feeling about themselves and their appearance. You might want to dissuade them from removing their misery, but I certainly don't.

We clearly have differences of opinion. I will never agree with you that majority of high Norwood cases produce cosmetically unacceptable results as you state, and I am sure 9 out of 10 NW4 and over patients wouldn't agree with you either. And no one should be dissuaded from having a HT if they are NW4 or over. If this forum contained the results of large numbers of NW4 and over HT 'freaks', then my opinion might have been different, but there is no evidence of this on this forum. As I said before, what is important is managing people's expectations of what they are likely to end up with after a HT. A good HT surgeon will not only help patients to manage their expectations, but will perform a HT in a way to make the result as natural-looking as possible. There is nothing wrong with having post HT thin hair, particularly if the patient was completely bald before. I am sure Dr Bernstein's NW7 patient is very pleased with his result even though his 'new hair' is thin and does not cover the whole of his head.

Utter rubbish! So in your opinion it seems Dr Bernstein's patient in this thread should not have been allowed to have a HT because he was NW4 or over. Should he have been made to shave his head instead? I think you are deluded if you think everyone who has a HT expects to have an undetectable, full head of hair. Most people at least are sensible in their expectations of what they are likely to end up with after a HT, especially those with larger Norwood scales. It is also an ethical requirement and certainly moral obligation of all HT surgeons to make clear to patients what they can realistically expect to end up with. I too have seen thousands of HT pictures and the vast majority of those of NW4 and over have resulted in good natural looking results. This does not mean they have ended up with a full head of hair, but they have ended up with a result that is aethetically acceptable and natural-looking. Of course there will be some exceptions, there always are. I am sure if you were to ask all those patients on this forum who have undergone a HT of NW4 and over whether they were happy with the results of their HT (given the fact that most could not realistically expect to have 100% full head of hair) 9 out of 10 would say yes.

So no one in your opinion should have a HT if they are beyond a Norwood 4? What an utterly preposterous post!

Perhaps you are privileged enough to have a full head covering of hair, but not everyone can have this with a limited donor supply. I expect the patient, like virtually all HT patients wanted something that was aethestically pleasing for him, but unfortunately he knew it would be limited to only what the HT surgeon could perform using what was available. Focusing on the front and the top is a logical plan for a patient considering the front is what he sees whenever he looks in a mirror. Shaving heads may be your thing, but it certainly is not for me and I suspect for the patient and many other people too. Not everyone wants to look like a marine! I personally think the patient would look strange and possibly out of character with a shaven head. A you rightly said, each to their own. I think the result is a dramatic improvement and a great success for a Norwood 7 patient and the surgeon has done a great job. I am sure he could also utilise beard/body hair at the back/crown if he was so concerned with the baldness that remains.

another - I think that's your problem - you are eating very healthy and exercising, you don't smoke, you don't drink, you don't have any kind of stress or depression. You are unlike normal people with all our vices, issues and problems! Seriously though, have you sent your pictures to your clinic/surgeon and asked for advice or an explanation? Perhaps your hair is just experiencing an unusual or severe shedding phase. I think it is best that you get a professional opinion what is going on from your doctor, rather than from the amateur experts on this forum, as your doctor will no doubt know best and put your mind at rest.

One utterly bizarre comment without any foundation whatsoever. A simple look at my IP address will confirm that I am situated in Germany not Turkey. I have been following this thread for a few months as Dr Maral was on my shortlist and the updates from UK43 have been very informative. jamescanada, I am looking forward to your apology as there was no need whatsoever to make such a stupid baseless comment. Not only do you make yourself appear stupid, but you also are making a false allegation of unethical behaviour against Dr Maral. If you have an issue perhaps you could send me a private message and vent your grievance or issue with me rather than in public on this excellent thread. I notice that you have just joined and your comment above was your first. What a great way to start your participation on this forum, don't you think? The word "Troll" comes to mind.

Looks good. I expect you are pleased with your development over the last 10 months. On a couple of pics I think you have used a flash with your camera (such as the pic of the back and top front of your head) which makes your hair look quite thin. However, in ordinary lighting I expect your hair looks pretty full. Good to see the latest result without hair gel! It looks a lot better in my opinion. Thanks for sharing your latest progress. Just one suggestion for your next post - a comparison with your pre HT pics wit your latest results side-by-side would really emphasise how far you have progressed.

Sorry FUEONLY but your obsessive and irrelevant comments about Dr Bhatti on this thread (and other threads on this forum) make you appear like a complete freak. Do you have some kind of agenda that you are following with your strange and incoherent comments? I do not want to appear rude, but reading your childish comments are now really, really really annoying and I am sure many other people have also had enough of your ramblings for Dr Bhatti. Please give your keyboard a rest!

I think it would be so much more helpful for other people on this forum if you could show your hair without hairgel or wet hair so the final result can be seen more clearly. It would be more useful to see your dry hair. It is a shame that a lot of people who have HTs on this forum, take pictures after using hair gel in their new post-op hair and in a number of cases it makes the HT look like a poor surgery.

You must be very pleased with your HT result at the c.6 month mark. What a big difference for you. Can you confirm whether it was done by a Turkish HT clinic? Thanks.

I forgot to mention that if the company knowingly deceived you out of your funds knowing that the hair transplant would never take place, this is also a criminal act. It is a clear act of deception under English law.

I have posted on this thread before and gave some relevant information regarding a potential fraud with the London Hair Transplant Clinic. A criminal act is commited when a limited company is set up to defraud customers of their money, which is later shut down after the owners/directors run off with customers funds. Sometimes, the fraudsters will then set up a new company with a similar name to do exactly the same thing - customers get defrauded out of their money, directors run off with the new customers' funds, etc, and then the second company is shut down. You get the picture. These are commonly known as "sham companies" and the directors try and hide behind what is legally known as the "veil of incorporation". I also gave relevant information regarding the directors of the companies mentioned on this thread. The director/owner of London Hair Transplant Clinic Limited clocked up over GBP400,000 of debts before it was liquidated at the end of last year, but he just happened to set up a new company called London Hair Transplant Clinic Global Limited last year and appears to be doing the same thing again! What is interesting is that there was a change of directorship over the past year with the London Hair Transplant Clinic Global Limited. The current sole registered director of the company is called called Yasar Ishaq. He is registered with the Registrar of Companies as being based at 72 Tremadoc Road, London SW4 7LP. He is the only registered shareholder and therefore owns 100% of the company. If any one has lost money with this company you might want to start with contacting him. You mention someone called Zac. He is not formally an officer of the company (unless the name is an alias of Mr Yasar Ishaq) and therefore you will not be able to do much regarding him. I personally smell a very large rat with this organisation. If you work for the Met police, you might want to speak with your colleagues in the Met police Fraud Squad. Good luck.

Has this "female" had a sex change operation? Looks like a man to me.