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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 32 - NW: IIA - Total transplanted area: 70 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7100 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 55 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3205 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.6 and 0.8 mm Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 275 single grafts * 1417 double grafts * 1304 triple grafts * 209 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.45 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3205 grafts were used to restore the Frontal area. - FINASTERIDE: Have been using Finasteride for 10 months * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the Clinic BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) [/b] 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY) BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS (WET) 7 MONTHS (DRY)

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 36 - NW: IVA - Total transplanted area: 140 cm2 * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 60 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3502 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.8 and 0.9 mm Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 722single grafts * 2081 double grafts * 675 triple grafts * 24 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 1.98 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3502 grafts were used to restore the Frontal and the Midscalp area. - FINASTERIDE: Have been using Finasteride for 1 year and 7 months. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the Clinic BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS [/b] BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS [/b] BEFORE OPERATION WITH WET HAIR OPERATION 19 MONTHS

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 29 - NW: 5 V - Total transplanted area: 60 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7800 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 76 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3002 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 and 0.8 mm Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 494 single grafts * 1325 double grafts * 1048 triple grafts * 135 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.77 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3002 grafts were used to restore the Frontal and the Midscalp area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient has been using Finasteride for 1 year. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by our clinic BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION [/b] BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 36 - NW: VA - Total transplanted area: 80 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7300 grafts - THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FUT OPERATION BEFORE. * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 55 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3211 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.8 mm Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 405 single grafts * 1799 double grafts * 903 triple grafts * 104 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.21 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3211 grafts were used to restore the Frontal and the Midscalp area. - FINASTERIDE: Have been using Finasteride for 1 year and 8 months. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION [/b] BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION

Dear Users, It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Koray Erdogan will be in London in May and that he will be booking personal consultations on May 14th and 15th ,2016 from 9.30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Anyone who is interested in having an FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure performed at the ASMED Surgical Medical Center in Istanbul, Turkey or has already had a procedure performed at ASMED and who desires an additional procedure or who simply wishes to check the results of a previous ASMED procedure are welcome. Appointments can be booked by sending an e-mail to the following address: sevinc@asmed.com.tr by and no later than May 5th. Incomplete requests or those sent to other addresses or beyond the deadline date will not be considered. The e-mail must contain the following information: 

 1) Personal data (First Name, Surname, Birth date) and Telephone Number 2) Any medicinal treatments taken for hair loss (Finasteride, Dudasteride, Minoxidil etc.) Include the date that the drug therapy began. 3) Any previous hair transplantation procedures that you have undergone. Indicate if the procedure was using the FUE or FUT technique. 
4) Any specific expectations/results that you hope to obtain through a transplant procedure. 
5) Any health problems and/or diseases that you have experienced such as arrhythmia, high blood pressure, diabetes, epilepsy, hemophilia, hepatitis etc. 6) Any allergies to medications or local anesthesia that you have experienced. 
7) Four photographs (see sample below) – These MUST be good quality photos taken from a reasonable distance (not too close) and if possible, in natural light. 
IMPORTANT: DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE DESIRE ON THE PART OF DR. ERDOGAN TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH AND COMPLETE EVALUATIONS FOR EACH PATIENT, ONLY THE BEST CANDIDATES FOR THE EVALUATIONS WILL BE PERSONALLY CONTACTED BY THE CLINIC’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. FURTHERMORE, DR. ERDOGAN WILL CONDUCT A PERSONAL EVALUATION OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED A CONSULATION BOOKING REQUEST AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR A CONSULTATION. (THE EVALUATION WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL). ALL CONSULTATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, WE KINDLY ASK THAT CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR CONSULTATIONS MAKE A 30 POUNDS DONATION TO: Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens | Cancer Research UK AND THAT THEY SEND THE RECEIPT OF THE TRANSACTION VIA E-MAIL. Our patient coordinators will contact the chosen candidates for more details. See you soon in London. BEST REGARDS, ASMED TEAM

Dear Users, It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Koray Erdogan will be in London in May and that he will be booking personal consultations on May 14th and 15th ,2016 from 9.30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Anyone who is interested in having an FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) procedure performed at the ASMED Surgical Medical Center in Istanbul, Turkey or has already had a procedure performed at ASMED and who desires an additional procedure or who simply wishes to check the results of a previous ASMED procedure are welcome. Appointments can be booked by sending an e-mail to the following address: sevinc@asmed.com.tr by and no later than May 5th. Incomplete requests or those sent to other addresses or beyond the deadline date will not be considered. The e-mail must contain the following information: 

 1) Personal data (First Name, Surname, Birth date) and Telephone Number 2) Any medicinal treatments taken for hair loss (Finasteride, Dudasteride, Minoxidil etc.) Include the date that the drug therapy began. 3) Any previous hair transplantation procedures that you have undergone. Indicate if the procedure was using the FUE or FUT technique. 
4) Any specific expectations/results that you hope to obtain through a transplant procedure. 
5) Any health problems and/or diseases that you have experienced such as arrhythmia, high blood pressure, diabetes, epilepsy, hemophilia, hepatitis etc. 6) Any allergies to medications or local anesthesia that you have experienced. 
7) Four photographs (see sample below) – These MUST be good quality photos taken from a reasonable distance (not too close) and if possible, in natural light. 
IMPORTANT: DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE DESIRE ON THE PART OF DR. ERDOGAN TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH AND COMPLETE EVALUATIONS FOR EACH PATIENT, ONLY THE BEST CANDIDATES FOR THE EVALUATIONS WILL BE PERSONALLY CONTACTED BY THE CLINIC’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. FURTHERMORE, DR. ERDOGAN WILL CONDUCT A PERSONAL EVALUATION OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED A CONSULATION BOOKING REQUEST AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR A CONSULTATION. (THE EVALUATION WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL). ALL CONSULTATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, WE KINDLY ASK THAT CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR CONSULTATIONS MAKE A 30 POUNDS DONATION TO: Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens | Cancer Research UK AND THAT THEY SEND THE RECEIPT OF THE TRANSACTION VIA E-MAIL. Our patient coordinators will contact the chosen candidates for more details. See you soon in London. BEST REGARDS, ASMED TEAM

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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN OPERATION DETAILS OF THE SECOND SURGERY: 2002 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 349 single grafts * 1314 double grafts * 323 triple grafts * 16 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.00 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 2002 grafts were used for thickening of the patient's mid scalp area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient has started to use finasteride along with the first surgery and still using it. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. 
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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 30 - NW: IIIA - Total transplanted area: 80 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7875 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 80 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 65 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3211 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 335 single grafts * 1223 double grafts * 1415 triple grafts * 238 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.48 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3211 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient started to use Finasteride 10 months before the surgery. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 8 MONTHS AFTER BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 8 MONTHS AFTER BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 8 MONTHS AFTER BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 8 MONTHS AFTER BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 8 MONTHS AFTER

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 38 - NW: 3A - Total transplanted area: 70 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 6.200 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 60 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 50 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 3.408 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 469 single grafts * 1585 double grafts * 1132 triple grafts * 222 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.32 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3.408 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area, mid scalp area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient started using Finasteride after the surgery. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 44 - NW: VA - Total donor capacity: 8820 grafts The patient underwent 2 FUT operations. * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron OPERATION DETAILS: 3607 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.6, 0.8 and 0.9 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit Total transplanted area: 80 cm2 * 860 single grafts * 1948 double grafts * 689 triple grafts * 110 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.02 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3607 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area, mid scalp area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient does not use Finasteride * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by our clinic. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION AFTER 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 35 - NW: III A - Total donor capacity: 7140 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 50 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 2804 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch,diameter 0,6, 0.7, 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit Total transplanted area: 70 cm2 * 261 single grafts * 1163 double grafts * 1005 triple grafts * 375 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.54 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 2804 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area. The patient had FUT operation and tricopigmentation performed on his frontal area before. - FINASTERIDE: The patient have been using finasteride for 1 year. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the patient. BEFORE THE SURGERY SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY BEFORE THE SURGERY SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY BEFORE THE SURGERY SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY BEFORE THE SURGERY SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY BEFORE THE SURGERY SURGERY 1 YEAR AFTER THE SURGERY

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 34 - NW: VA - Total transplanted area: 150 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7560 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 60 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 45micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 4511 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 746 single grafts * 2835 double grafts * 1358 triple grafts * 22 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.54 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 4511 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area, mid scalp area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient does not use Finasteride * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION

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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 47 - NW: VI - Total transplanted area: 170 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 5500 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 50 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 5009 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 746 single grafts * 2835 double grafts * 1358 triple grafts * 22 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.15 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 5009 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area, mid scalp and vertex area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient has started to use finasteride along with the surgery and still using it. Please note that the patient had a trico pigmentation on the recipient area and used a hairpiece before. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken in Asmed Clinic. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION

MY 6000 MEGA-SESSION EXPERIENCE Hello. My name is Umut Kartal. I am an M.D. and an anesthesiologist at the ASMED Surgical Medical Center. I have also been a hair transplant patient myself. My surgery was performed almost a year ago, and I wish to share my experiences with you. I have been working at ASMED for about a year and a half. Immediately after beginning my work, I realized that hair transplant surgery was more serious and difficult than I had previously imagined. Regardless of these difficulties, I could see that my colleagues at ASMED were performing successful hair transplants. By the end of my first month of work there, I decided to have a hair transplant myself. I was a Norwood 6, and at times, I really missed the beautiful head of hair that I had had in my youth. I shared these feelings with Dr. Erdogan, and upon his recommendation, I started to take finasteride. After four months of using finasteride, I had become a good candidate for a hair transplant. During the consultation prior to my surgery, Dr. Erdogan took measurements and made calculations on the caliber of my hair and its density. Then, he calculated the donor capacity and compared it with the density. Unfortunately, the results of the calculations fell fairly low, but even with them being so low, I was pretty sure about the potential result. Dr. Erdogan proceeded to design a conservative frontline in order to establish good equilibrium and homogenization. That frontline was exactly what I wanted. So, after taking photos from different angles, I was ready for the surgery. I was very anxious beforehand, but with the support of my colleagues and some medication, I confidently went forward with my decision. The first step was the washing of my head, and soon after, I found myself in the operating room. The head washing was actually one of my favorite parts of the whole procedure. Now I can understand why women enjoy going to the coiffeur! In the operating room, my blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and electrocardiogram were taken and monitored by my colleagues. Then, local anesthesia was administered to my scalp, and as it took effect, I felt complete numbness. Surgical assistant, Dilek, performed my extractions. During the extraction phase, I was given a wonderful and relaxing foot massage. Then, I watched an action movie from a personal TV beside the surgical bed. In the middle of the extraction phrase, the surgical team gave me a short break, and I had a fabulous shoulder massage. The massages were my second most favorite aspects of the surgery. After the subsequent part of the extraction, I had lunch. After lunch, my colleagues administered local anesthetics to my recipient area. Dr. Erdogan performed the incisions and then the implantation process began. Because of the extra large number of grafts (3000 grafts per day for two days), the surgery took a little bit longer (almost 8 hours each day). In the afternoon, I experienced a burning-type pain in the donor area. In addition to this, I was subjected to some aches and pains in my body due to the long duration of the surgery and the lack of movement. Anti-inflammatory painkillers were effective in both cases. During the surgery, and in order to protect myself against hypovolemia, hypoglisemia and hypothermia, I drank plenty of water and juice, ate an adequate amount of food and used blankets. At the end of the surgery, I underwent laser therapy before Dr. Erdogan performed the last check. At the end of the day, my patient assistant/translator gave me a shampoo set, some painkillers, a large hat with the ASMED logo, an ice pack, ATP spray and neck pillow. She explained every possible detail about their usage. Then I went home. The first night, I was a little bit restless because of the neck pillow. The pillow's purpose is to wake you up whenever you want to turn the side. I also took an anti-inflammatory painkiller that night for pain in the donor area. During the second day, the procedure was duplicated. This time at the end of surgery, final photos were taken and my surgery was perfectly completed. Of course I was tired, but I was also curious about the results. My wait began as I watched intently day by day. The first ten days were dedicated to washing. Each day, I washed my scalp with a special foam and shampoo. My colleagues helped me a lot during this stage as I experienced a lot of itching. Sometimes I took oral antihistamines to ease this discomfort. On the tenth day, my colleagues washed my scalp in a certain way as to encourage the falling off of the scabs. At that moment, normal life returned for me. The redness of my skin had not yet subsided, but I did nothing for this problem, and it eventually stopped spontaneously. In approximately one month’s time, I lost the hair that had been implanted with each follicle and the new hair began to appear. During the first three months, my physical appearance was not exactly attractive. However, on the fourth month, I suddenly realized that there was a huge difference, and I told my colleagues that if the result that I had now experienced was all that would ever occur, that it would be enough for me. Later, my appearance of course improved even more. Presently, I have no redness, but I do have lots of hair. There is a big difference between how I saw myself in the past and how I see myself now. My friends say that I look ten years younger and that I am more handsome now too. Thank you Dr. Erdogan and thank you to the wonderful team at ASMED. This was the one of the best decisions that I have ever made in my life. . ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 42 - NW: VI - Total transplanted area: 190 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7000 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 60 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 50 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 6008 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 1908 single grafts * 3212 double grafts * 845 triple grafts * 43 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 1.85 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 6008 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area (28cm2), mid scalp (50cm2) and vertex area (112cm2). - FINASTERIDE: The patient had started to use finasteride 4 months before the surgery and had been using for 6 months after the surgery and stopped it. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were taken in Asmed Clinic. 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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 33 - NW: IV - Total transplanted area: 70 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 9800 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 80 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 4004 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.6 mm - 0.7 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 662 single grafts * 1910 double grafts * 1210 triple grafts * 222 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.25 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 4004 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area and temples. - FINASTERIDE: The patient doesn’t use finasteride. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. 
 
 
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Greetings everyone! I would like to present myself to those who have not yet had the opportunity to meet me. I am Alessio, Dr. Koray Erdogan's native Italian patient assistant. What should I say? Before beginning work at this clinic, I was involved with something completely different and this world of hair transplant was completely unknown to me. It was so unknown that I could not believe that I had any problems related to hair loss. Fortunately, in my family, no one was in bad shape hair-wise. Sure there were cases of a slight decline in density, but nothing serious, maybe close to a NW3 at the most. Just a bit of thinning at the temples and nothing more. I don't want to go into my family situation too much. But what I do want to do, is focus mainly on how and why I decided, (even me), do undergo this surgery. A while back the doctor was looking at me and said, "Even you need a little bit of adjustment". From the moment that he said that, everything began...the staff tried to convince me as to why the surgery would be beneficial to me, how I would look, etc. Truthfully, while looking at myself in the mirror, I saw the same handsome guy that I always was. Yes, it was true that I had a small issue that was slightly visible in afterthought, but with all sincerity, nothing that really bothered me. Being in constant contact with people who are much worse off than me and who are feeling at a disadvantage because of the condition in which they are living, I looked for empathy amongst my patients. I have to say that in viewing certain cases, I commented to myself, like all of you have commented to me, “Well, if he does it, it’s must be fine” and admitting to myself that all of us are perfectionists and want to have perfect hair and beards (our only trick in spite of women)! Little by little, I began to look at things in a new way and with a different perspective. I looked at the patients and the excellent work that takes place here at ASMED. I looked at the results of dozens of people that arrive here from around the world each day and I asked myself, “What if I underwent this adventure as well? What would the result be?” One day, while there was an Italian patient at the clinic, the doctor asked me to sit down in front of him. He began to design a frontline saying that the change would go well with my facial features and that I should think about it. When I went into the bathroom to clean off the lines that had been drawn, I looked at myself in the mirror and I actually liked what I saw more than I would have expected. Zap! Then and there, something went off in my head that “put fleas in my ears” as we would say in Italian. Several days passed, then months. Every time that I saw a new patient who was satisfied, as always, with the results, I thought. Every time I considered the way in which the entire staff worked and the innovation that was brought to each case each time to obtain the most optimum results with the least damage possible damage (I refer to the use of punches because of the white dots), I thought. I finally made my decision and presented myself before Dr. Erdogan saying that I wished to have the surgery if it was possible. We decided together to perform the operation one month later in September. I was truly ready to undergo surgery in one of the best clinics (if not the best, in reference to manual FUE) and I couldn’t wait to see the result (just like all the impatient patients). And so, it was decided! The 11th of September 2015, I underwent surgery with 2800 total grafts in the frontal zone as had been anticipated. On the momentous day, fortunately, I was not anxious or worried because of the 100 or more surgeries that I attended. I also knew that I was in the hands of the best, and so, I threw myself headfirst. Dr. Umut Kartal, our anesthesiologist, gave me a painkiller to help the anesthesia take greater effect and a sedative to relax my body (since I had to remain relatively immobile barring several pauses and massages) for several hours. The first session was for 2 to 3 hours in a sitting position for extraction, and the second, 3 to 4 hours, was in a supine position for the incisions and implants. We began at 11:00 a.m. and finished at 7:00 p.m. Thinking about everything that I had ever told all those patients, reassuring them about the anesthesia, the surgical room and the various phases of the operation, believe me…living the experience myself made me realize that something that is being told to you is very different than feeling it and experiencing it yourself. Everything went as I had expected, except the anesthesia. I thought I would feel a lot (thinking that fortunately I have a high pain threshold), but it wasn’t that way. The nurses that were on my case had hands like angels (I want to give a little praise to my colleagues). During the surgery, there were times, (within the limits of where they had applied the medication),I felt something, but nothing unbearable indeed. After the whole thing was over, I actually attended a birthday party for my brother and cousin that evening. We even managed to celebrate my surgery! At about a month’s time after the operation, the transplanted follicles began to fall (alas) with very mild redness. (I must say that as long as the follicles did not fall, there was nothing). Pimples also appeared in the recipient area as was somewhat expected. (Just as a reminder, I had had folliculitis in the occipital area, and after my hair was cut, I realized just how bad it was). So, Dr. Erdogan gave me an antibiotic and in one week, everything vanished. During the operation, it was decided that there would be no extractions from this area, thereby limiting the area from which the grafts could be extracted. Fortunately, I didn’t need a lot of multiple follicles since it was the frontal area that was being reconstructed and where mostly single and double follicles are in prevalence. The key word is patience. I knew that the road of anticipation is a bit difficult (2 to 3 months of “well where is this hair?”) However, I know that from the 5th or 6th month, up until the 10th month, (as I often tell my patients), I will have a “boom”. Consequently, all in all, I made the right decision to correct a condition that could have bothered me maybe in a few years. Together with Finasteride (as everyone well knows, 40% of the success of the operation in some cases is also due to the assistance of the medication), I will be set for the rest of my life (I hope)! Before concluding, (I hope to have pleased everyone with my words and explanations), I wish to thank Dr. Erdogan from the bottom of my heart for giving me this possibility. If I hadn’t known him, I probably would have felt uncomfortable at some point in future years with a situation that would haunt me. I also wish to give an obviously big hug to the surgical team who assisted in my surgery and who were with me the whole time. ASMED is my second family…. My information and photos follow; before, during and after the operation with the entire staff and also official photos. In this way, you can follow the evolution of my surgery month by month. Ciao (bye) to everyone… we’ll see you when you come around for your surgery at ASMED! Be brave steers! ALESSIO . ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 30 - NW: II A - Total transplanted area: 50 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7000-8000 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 2803 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.6 mm - 0.7 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 725 single grafts * 1450 double grafts * 572 triple grafts * 56 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 1.98 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 2803 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient has started finasteride along with the surgery. 
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. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 48 - NW: 5 V - Total transplanted area: 250 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 7500 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 80 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 50 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 5005 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 412 single grafts * 2724 double grafts * 1659 triple grafts * 210 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.35 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 3005 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area and mid scalp, the rest 2000 grafts for vertex area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient doesn’t use finasteride. • Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 17 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 17 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 17 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 17 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION

Increasing the number of mega sessions (4000 +) through FUE donor management has become a gold standard in HT. We wish to share some donor details after high graft numbers that were made by using the 'Coverage Value' index calculation and by manual punch according to the calculation. 2-) 3-) 4-) 5-) 6-) 7-) 8-)

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 36 - NW: V A - Total transplanted area: 150 cm2 - Total donor capacity: 9555 grafts * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 60 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 5000 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 - 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 699 single grafts * 2670 double grafts * 1432 triple grafts * 205 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.02 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 4000 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area and mid scalp, the rest 1000 grafts for vertex area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient started to use finasteride 4 months before the surgery and continues the usage. • Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 7 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION

My patients have been in forums from around the world since 2004. I like and respect the idea of forums because everyone is free to write whatever they want to express in their own way. I also do not believe that doctors should be present in these forums and I am fairly new to this one. However, I decided to respond to some comments with explanations in order to prevent misunderstanding and also for educational purposes. I would like to share some wet photos of the same patient. Wet photos under flash makes everyone unhappy, however, there are also necessary to detect miniaturization and to help us predict what will happen in the future. This patient has been taking finasteride for 10 years and had undergone an FUT procedure of 2000 grafts by another doctor in 2010. Most probably, he will be a Norwood 6 in time even under medication. He also desires to cover his frontline because of his previous FUT surgery. His hair loss area is minimum (180 cm2), his average caliber is 60 microns and his average calculated density is 2,2 hair/uf. Even if he decided to have me perform this surgery, 5000 grafts would probably not be enough to correct his problem in the future because for good graft coverage, we require 45 grafts/cm2. No one wants to live life under constant medication, however, there is no perfect technique in hair transplantation that can effectively address Norwood 5 or Norwood 6 baldness with original density. Donor management in FUE is becoming a more important issue everyday due to the potential for increased HT graft numbers. It is for this reason that we welcome our patients 1 day prior to surgery and at that time examine their density, their calculated density, the caliber, the coverage value and the donor capacity manually. These calculations are first made with long hair and are then repeated with shaven hair with the assistance of a computer. In 2015, "Coverage Value" became the new index for determining the minimum follicle number requirements for both donor and recipient areas with acceptable coverage density. I do not perform all extractions and graft placements by myself, but I do exclusively create all placing plans as well as perform incisions. Over the years, we have performed more than 4000 FUE cases using the same system and the same surgical team. Since 2004, more than 1000 of our patient cases have received over 4000 grafts. It is impossible to make every patient perfectly happy due to many factors including the patient's personal expectations, however, as an experienced doctor heavily involved in FUE research and innovation, I, along with my FUE colleagues learn new things and develop new techniques every day. I do not intend to respond to comments here on a continual basis, but on this occasion, I felt that it was necessary. Thank you for your time.

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 62 - NW: VI * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 50-60 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 70 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 4005 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 – 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 806 single grafts * 2245 double grafts * 916 triple grafts *38 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.04 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 4005 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area, mid scalp and vertex area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient used finasteride only 3 months after the surgery and stopped. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OPERATION

. ASMED SURGICAL MEDICAL CENTER DR KORAY ERDOGAN - PATIENT'S AGE: 30 - NW: II - Total transplanted area: 40 cm2 * Temporal, Parietal and Occipital density: 70 uf/cm2 * Parietal and Occipital Hair Diameter: 50 micron - OPERATION DETAILS: 2005 grafts FUE extracted by manual punch, diameter 0.7 – 0.8 mm. Incisions executed by: custom made blades, lateral slit * 478 single grafts * 896 double grafts * 544 triple grafts * 78 quartuple grafts *9 multiple grafts * General average Hair per Graft: 2.11 - GRAFTS DISTRIBUTION: 2005 grafts were used to restore the patient's frontal area. - FINASTERIDE: The patient started the treatment before the surgery and still continues the usage. * Please note that the "RESULT" pictures were sent by the patient. BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION OPERATION 1 YEAR AFTER THE OPERATION