Navsy

Dear all, 

First off a big thank you to the founders of this website as you have helped many become more informed and confident in both hair transplant and choosing a doctor.  

I am considering other than Dr. Koray Erdogan, namely Dr. Resul Yaman as he is a lot more cost effective.  Whereas doctor Erdogan charges 2.5 euros per graft, Dr Yaman is charging 1 euro per graft.  I reckon I will need around 3000-3500 grafts so the difference is 5250 euros.

I take on the advice from ALL senior members and admin in this forum and have learnt the key rule:  DO NOT consider price over quailty.  

Question:  Am I doing that if I choose to go with Dr. Yaman over Dr. Erdogan?  

Note: I have only heard about Dr. Yaman from some of the forum discussions.

Thank you in advance for your feed back.

On average how long does it take to get rid of the redness? I ask as I am lecturer at a university and don't want everyone in the auditorium staring at me lol. Does the PRP Treatment (Platelet Rich Plasma) help?

Thanks a lot Johnboy! You have helped answer a lot of questions and I'm very grateful for your help and advice.

Yes I have. I sent them my pics today so am hoping for a response in the next couple of days. I have a break in January so am hoping to go to Turkey for nine days. How much time does one need to get rid of the scabs from the procedure? Also will a week be enough time for me to have had the procedure done, have scabs clear and be safe to travel?

So do you think it is possible for me to have my hair look like it used to? Also I have seen some pics where they used a larger extracting tool which left hole patches in the persons head. How can I avoid this and what questions should I ask the surgeon to make sure it doesn't happen?

Congrats on the work done. I am also considering getting FUE done in Turkey by using either Dr K Erdogan or Dr. Hakan Doganay in January 2014 but am a bit nervous.

I have a couple of questions if anyone can help out:

Concerns:

When I grow my hair I usually cut it short around the sides and leave the top longer, will the scares show from the donor area? (if that is the case can I take donor hair from other parts of my body like chest, arms or legs?)

Do the donor hairs from other parts of the body grow differently from those of the hair? (I think I saw someone use hair from their facial hair as a donor area?)

I have curly/wavy hair and am attaching before and after pictures:

(The good old days of )how it used to be! and (the not so good days) now:

Is it unrealistic for me to try and regain the front of my hair to the same density it used to be? (also some of the front of my hair only grows to a certain height and then stops).

Thanks in advance to anyone who can contribute to any suggestions and comments.