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Yes I am curious about the dots as well

I just learned that he uses motorized Cole vortex instruments so it's not true manual. But it seems like he has been having good looking results lately. Good coverage in relation amount of grafts placed so I'm assuming he's getting good yield with his methods.

Updated pics?

Yaz I am scheduled for 5000 grafts at asmed on tueday. im terrified i wont be happy with result and I will be scarred for life. How did it go for you?

I consulted with vories, cooley (although it was his patient coordinator and not the Dr. himself), and another physician who cannot be named here.

I've been letting it grow out these past two weeks so I can post pics that better represent the loss pattern

Can anyone help me with what kind of results I should expect?

Hey man Im literally about to make the same journey from North carolina on Jan 10th. Did everything go ok traveling to that area from the states? was the clinic nice?

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guys with my loss pattern what type of results should I expect to receive? As the procedure approaches Im trying to get mentally prepared and I want to set my expectations. Should I go with a slightly receding higher hairline? How should have the grafts distributed?

how many of the original 5000 grafts took hold? you said they counted them with a blue pen. What was the the number?

oh my god This put a pit in my stomach. Im scheduled with ASMED clinic on jan 14th. Im very nervous. Is this type of result a possibility anywhere? This really makes me have second thoughts about getting an HT. To the OP i am so sorry keep your head up we will help you through it.

Ya I contacted hasson and Wong back in September actually after having some second thoughts about my doctor choice. I found out about them when u started listening to spencer kroben over on the bald truth. They did not give me an explanation as to why they could take my case. I emailed them as to why and did not receive a response. But I guess the main things i am nervous about is traveling to turkey during these times where civil unrest is on the rise with the way the U.S. has portrayed the whole ISIS situation. I am not much of a seasoned traveler. So the consensus is that I am a good candidate to have the procedure? What do you guys think? Am I stable enough to go for it? What result should I expect? Thank you!

Wow a result like that would absolutely life changing! That hair is better than when i was 15. I applied to the Hasson and wong clinic and after 3 weeks i finally got a response saying they "could not accept my case at this time". I am scheduled have mine done at the asmed clinic in instanbul with Dr Koray. Its a huge journey since I live in Charlotte nc. So naturally im feeling a little nervous about the whole thing. But I think I am ready to go for it. I have been taking fin once a week, my hairloss is stable and i think good results are possible for me. It would be 3500 grafts in the front and mid scalp and 1500 in the vertex.

Thanks for the replies. Do you guys think i should go for the full 5,000 grafts that my doctor recommended? i was going to do 4500 and see because I was not sure how this will turn out. Im really nervous about it all.

Ever since dr vories switched to manual extraction and did away with the neograft his results have been amazing.

Hey all, I posted here this time last year about getting an HT. I posted pictures and you guys told me to wait a year to see how my loss has progressed to determine if I was stable enough to get an HT. I am supposed to receive 4500 grafts FUE on Jan 14-15 which I scheduled this time last year. During this 1 year waiting period I decided to shave what hair I had left off and wear the bald look for 1 year before making my choice (also the recommendation of the members of this forum) Well I've been bald for 1 year now and I can honestly say its not that bad, but I would rather have hair. I am posting pics from this time last year and pictures that I've taken yesterday. I have taken the fin 1 day per week which I believe has pretty much stabilized my loss. I have seen some really great results on the forums this past year from people that have similar types of hair loss as I do. With that being said I would like to know If you guys think it is safe for me to get an HT now and if I would benefit from it. I am 26 years old now and I would like to find a new job next year. I feel like looking more my age will benefit my confidence and appearance when the time comes to start interviewing. these were taken yesterday and these were taken between jan and march of last year

How old are you?

ya the question is will it be possible. I was thinking if it thinned out, i would get some SMP on the scalp

and again for all the typing.

I realize it is a lot to read. What I am essentially asking is what are the risk with such an advance FUE procedure that they offer? I mean other than it not working out and wasting your money, I would just have to shave it and be in the same boat I am in now already right? Ive done a bunch of research and I just can't quite put my finger on what exactly the risk are with these high quality FUE Ht. It seems like there is pretty much no risk of an unsightly scar without close examination.. to the point that people are even having the same type of graft extraction performed on parts of their face?! If it is safe enough to do that then what do I have to loose? other than money of course? Could someone please shed some light on this? But I really appreciate all the feedback it really helps because it's a situation you feel like its almost taboo to talk about to anybody which makes it feel like you are having to deal with it in your own little world of psychological trauma. I always had a small recession but really in the last 6 months its almost like someone had been poring round-up on my head, feels like I just woke up one day and suddenly realized I no longer had hair that looked well enough to keep it on my head.. I have to shave it.. surrender to it.. to keep my dignity. Its like it just died off or something. A very f*&ck*d up situation, but I am glad there are resources like this available. My father explained as the same as breaking up with a long term GF or losing a loved one. One day that part of your life is just gone and its shocking, traumatic, and hard to understand. I look at my buddies and most of them have thick manes and I can't help but think "why me"? It feels like I used to be the man when I had a nice head of hair, these past few months have been tough not going to lie. Im just in shock still and have not really gone anywhere without a hat. This pic was taken last may so you can see how fast it has accelerated, If I could even get this amount back AND keep it I would be thrilled. If I could achieve a result that even gave me somewhat of a nice hairline but yet the appearance of a minor recession I think I would be happy. If I had bad luck I would just shave it and get SMP on the back of my head if there was noticeable scarring. Some Dr. K's result are truly phenomenal which is why it is hard to completely let go of the idea of having an HT with ASMED. http://asmedfue.forumcommunity.net/?t=57356338 IF I am to proceed with the HT that is. For now I am going to take you guys advice and give the meds a shot first I went to doctor cooleys office today and got a script of fin. I spoke with some other dude in the waiting room who said he'd been on it for 15 years with no issues so I felt a little better about it. A little goes a long way in a situation where your confidence level feels so vulnerable. But thanks again for all the feed back guys. I have attached a pic of me with a shaved head taken last week, and the other pic with hair was back in may. You can see how far it has progressed. Maybe I'm being vain but it has just been very sudden. Alex

Thanks for the reply. I am wondering if you think it is possible for me to get a good result.. I am trying to set my expectations. If a good hair line and vertex coverage is not possible then I may just throw in the towel and accept my fate. The pics make it look way worse than it is. I have hair that is still there when I run my hand over my head, it has just turned so blonde that it is almost see through. I am assuming that means it is about to fall out? Ideally even if I was able to get 5 or 7 more years out of hair I would be ok with shaving it once I am in my 30's which is probably what I will end up doing. But going bald at the start of my career really sucks. That is another reason I am really hoping I don't experience much visible scarring. I don't look terrible with a shaved head. Its just not the look I am ready for at this point in my life. What would you guys do if you were me?

Anyone? Is this in the wrong section?

Just fill out the form, upload the pics, and hit send. it doesn't acknowledge but I can assure you that they received it. The same thing happened to me but I got an email back less than 24 hours later

Hey all, Ive been lurking this forum for quite some time. My hairline started receding when I was in college. It started out on just the right side but now has spread to the crown and the left side and has gotten to the point where I can no longer hide it. I never could sport a buzz cut or shorter hair so losing my hair has been tough especially since it seems like all of my peers have thick heads of hair. This past month I have really started to consider getting an HT. It seems like it could be such a big risk at my age which is what scares me. I got a good job out of school and I don't really have any financial burdens right now at this point in my life so right now I have the funds to afford a procedure like this which is another reason I am leaning towards it. I have had a consult with Dr. Cooley and Dr. Vories. Both docs were very professional and straight forward. This was about a 16 months ago and at that time both recommended between 2000 and 2400 grafts. I decided to wait and see if it got worse thinking that maybe it was ok. Well sure enough it got worse.. A lot worse. I started digging into these forums again and found Dr. Lorenzo and Dr. Koray Erdogan. Both of these Docs have published outstanding results. I have decided if I am going to have it done I am going to go with the absolute best. Now this is not to imply that dr. Cooley and dr. Vories are anything less than top notch. I felt very comfortable with both of them but I was most attracted to the method discussed in Dr. Erdogans videos in YouTube. I don't really want the strip method because I am so young still and may have to shave it if unsuccessful and my hair follicles themselves are rather thin which I read could pose a problem for the neogradt which is used by dr. v. My choice is based on what I feel is best for my particular set of circumstances. I sent in pics to Dr. Lorenzo and he stated that an HT was not indicated by my pictures and that he would be willing to discuss it after I had been on a Finasteride regimen for 12 months. He stated that "due to my aggressive hair loss I would need to stabilize with meds urgently or else the HT would be a disaster" I am an avid gym goer/weight lifter and am not to keen on the idea of tampering with my hormone levels for cosmetic purposes. It just seems sketchy. Last week I ALSO consulted with Dr. Erdogans ASMED clinic. I have been in communication with Sevinc who has been very informative. She replied to my consult form that I was a candidate for the procedure. Based on my pictures they recommended that I would need 5000 grafts over a 2 day session. I wanted to know if I would still be able to shave my head if the HT didn't work out and they assured me that I could still shave my head because scarring was very minimal on my skin tone. My skin does not really scar as it is; even after the worst of cuts so I'm sure I would not have to big of an issue with it. My father is NW 6 and obviously thinks I'm crazy for even considering doing something like this but he has been bald since 23 and can't even remember what it was like to have hair. Plus he wears the look well and I do not. I have attached some pics below, I would like help and honest answers from you all so that I can make an educated decision. Having more hair would definitely better my life, but I would want it to work well. I think I would kick myself forever if I went through with this and it didn't turn out like I had hoped. What expectations should I have with the way my hairline is now? Thanks in advance guys PS i included a pic of my dad so you guys can see where I could be headed -Alex