fueman

sorry for no updates, just have not got around to it.... i'm just over 6 months post op and will update very soon.... one side looks better than the other and overall the yield looks to be 70% so not fully happy... i'm hoping this improves in the coming months

i too had a similar experience waking up during the operation.... it was very brief for about 10 secs but it looked like a female and another guy (the 2 who extracted my grafts) were implanting the grafts.... i gave them the benefit of the doubt as i was drowsy and not 100% certain; but this thread confirms my suspicions.... no wonder they are keen on knocking everyone out before operation.... my guess would be Dr Hakan does the hairline, which is the tricky part and leaves the rest for his female assistant to do?!

Congrats on the op, hope it all works out well don't worry about the transplanted hair falling out, its all normal

Hi Mate my hair loss before although was there it was not too apparent... the pics i put in my opening post were to show the extent of my hair loss, but when i covered up it was much better... I've added a few pics so you know what i mean:

for me as it was a large procedure in one day, it was important to be under general anesthetic... however i was not gassed! lol for me it was by injection... i was told they give that option to the patients to choose if they want local or general anesthetic? personally i would prefer local - that way you are awake and know who is doing what

i was knocked out so have to take the surgery's word for it... he doesn't do the extractions but implants all the grafts himself

i hope everything works out good for you at the end, you'll know in a few months if it gives you the coverage you are looking for

Sorry for the late update, i was meant to update monthly.... 22 Feb 2014 was the 1 month mark.... 70% of my transplanted hair has shed... i tried be as careful as i can be especially when washing by not being too aggressive, but to remove the hard dried crust that looks like dandruff it was inevitable, also using aloe vera lotion made a lot fall out.... i stopped using this now anyway... i did let me hair grow hoping that i will get enough growth to cover up my bald patches, but it didnt work out, if anything it exposed my hairloss like never before, i even had 2/3 colleagues at work point out my hairloss! which never happened before... last week i decided to shave it all off like BaldingBlogger suggested... i have to say it was a good decision, i was worried about the donor scaring not being fully healed, but its not as bad as i thought it would be... currently my hair is all shaven off to level 4 of my beard trimmer... now the 30% or less transplanted hair and native hair look almost the same and no balding signs seem obvious... although i'm still shedding! so don't know if my current look will hold lol i have to say this "ugly duckling" phase is depressing and i cant wait to get out of it... i'm hoping by end of April i'll start seeing growth... also i should mention i have had a lot of small bumps coming and going regularly in the recipient area.... and in my donor area i have been getting spots

its fine guys, i had the same concerns, i paid in to the same a/c (lloyds) you got nothing to worry about

I'm just waiting for the 1 month mark to upload pics... i plan on putting a monthly update to see the progress. I was going to shave all my head down, but i need my hair to grow so that they can cover my donor region... so i left it to grow. Unfortunately due to me having darker skin and thin hair in general, its taking longer for the donor region to be concealed... the positive at least is i have had no red markings at all... i think this is due to me not having fair skin and also i know Dr Hakan now offers PRP treatment for free... i think i was given this, i'm going to find out if i was as i don't know due to being unconscious during the whole procedure. Nobody at work mentioned anything apart from the fact i'm gone bold.... i think it would have been better if pre-op i had very short hair, that way i wouldn't look too different now. Currently my implanted hair are started to fall out i'm hoping they don't fall out too much until my existing hair start growing so that i can cover it up. My scalp is very dry and looks flakey, i'm using Aloe Vera Lotion to combat this. It seems i'm in the "ugly duckling phase", i can't wait for next few months to go by until i start seeing improvement

Here's my thread on my FUE: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/173801-dr-hakan-doganay-3367-grafts-22nd-jan-2014-pros-cons-nerve-pain-etc.html there are no side effects of general or local anesthetics..... however if its a big session FUE eg 3000+ grafts in one go, then general is preferred, otherwise local, so you can see whats being done and by whom! Antalya was nice, although i went to Istanbul straight after for 4 nights which was amazing and the people are real nice in general... I had my hat on outside, but when i returned back to UK, i saw 2 fellow FUE patients in the airport without a hat on and no one even batted an eyelid. For the deposit, take the cash and pay it in to the UK a/c given (no charge)

i dont take meds pre or post, although i have started taking biotin tab a day which was provided. I was told to take 1/4 tab fin a day too, but i'm uncomfortable with taking it due to the potential side effects!! I will start minoxidil 5% soon instead... i stayed at blue garden hotel. nice hotel; was empty though not holiday season, only bad thing was the corner of the road was a hotspot for prostitutes, and i swear i saw one leaving the hotel once when i was entering it... i stayed in hospital one night; post op, the food was nasty...but it was convenient for me, my op was under general anesthetic so i was proper dazed after the op

yes it cost ?10 at the Airport, also i'm pretty sure it has to be a ?10 note only, no change... it last for 6 months... getting it online saves all the hassle and its real easy to sort out, although the cost is $20 so converting it works out just slightly more than ?10

Saj if you need any advise let me know... make sure you take with you a travel pillow very loose hat (head is going to be slightly swollen - also not wool type) get your visa online (avoid queue) https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ take zipped hoodys, buttoned tops etc something i didnt do - take an empy spray bottle, so you can spay on your head every couple of hours to keep moist, this will help in removing scabs

i just had an HT last month with Dr Hakan http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/173801-dr-hakan-doganay-3367-grafts-22nd-jan-2014-pros-cons-nerve-pain-etc.html I paid 20% advance by bank, the rest i paid in cash (pounds)... just take the money with you