FutureHT

Hi there, Context : I have narrowed down my choices for hair transplant to 3 surgeons. 2 of them are recommended by this site, the other used to be - Dr. Koray Erdogan. Objective: I am trying to summarise Pros and Cons of Dr. Erdogan. As I am leaning towards him at the moment. Question to the admins : is there an easy way to summarise the positive and negative feedback on surgeons? There is a lot of information on Dr Erdogan here on the forum. Which just means that the information is not discerning , you can literally find positives and negatives in the same forum search.. Thanks ever so much.

Question to those who may have had (or are thinking of having) HT done by Jean Devroye... The video on Devroye's website shows the Dr. using a fairly wide rotary tool to extract hair Q1: Does that leave fairly big circular scars behind? Q2: Isn't rotary tool and outdated technique and most clinics now use a hand operated tiny (0.75mm dia) needles/punches? Q3: Or is it that rotary tool produces a wider graft therefore more hair per graft and thus better density? Many thanks in advance PS: I am seriously considering this surgeon for HT

Hey Chris...would love to connect with you about your process with Dr. Devroye...just sent you a Private Message.

Hi all, I wanted to post some on the ground research I did in Budapest for FUE transplant. I also had a couple of questions at the very end. About me: I am 40, from the UK, no major hair loss however interested in lowering my hairline. Why Budapest?: 1. Clinics from Hungary advertise heavily in the UK 2. They often provide local London consultations, which was convenient 3. Their treatments are 1/3rd the price of the UK's clinics 4. They are (almost) in EU, so there are some basic standards 5. The treatments are almost always done by a doctor (not a tech) 6. The clinics appeared to have some phenomenal results 7. And many give you a guarantee (e.g. 90% of follicles will grow back etc.) So it sounded too good to be true, hence I decided to take a holiday in Budapest whilst doing some on the ground research. On the ground: I had set up 4 appointments. Clinic 1 (I will not name) - had gone bankrupt...so no one answered the phone on the day of the appointment - I found this out from the other 3 clinics. Clinic 2 - Phayde - It's out in the suburbs (in Pest). It's quite new and clean. Mainly set up to attract Brits.The owner is more of businessman who has a panel of doctors he hires on need basis to perform the procedure. I met one doctor who was performing a procedure on the day....but there were no certificates or qualifications of anyone so for all you know they were just techs pretending to be doctors. Overall too much of a hard sell. More importantly (and scarily) they give you blood thickeners and vallium before the treatment!!! Not a very comfortable feeling. Price ca. EUR 3000 for 1600 FUE grafts. Asked for references got none. Clinic 3 - HairPalace - in the town (in Pest). It's quite new and clean. Mainly set up to attract Brits. Met the rep (who spoke English). Results were phenomenal. Then met a Dr. (once again who knows if she really were a dr.). They offer a guarantee of the work. To minimise their risk they want you to shave the whole head (not just the donor area), advise you 3 week downtime. Seemed very professional. No hardsell. However, they do give you blood thickeners. Price ca. EUR 1500 for 2000 FUE grafts. Asked for references got none. Clinic 4 - ProHair - In the wealthy suburb in Buda. Met the Dr. - Thomas Mantse. He is a one man shop, who was in the process of setting up his own place (currently practicing in a larger clinic). V good results, trained in Canada/US with Dr. Walter Unger. Doesnt give you valium or thickeners. Uses needles to set the new follicles (instead of a rotary tool). Offered 5 references. I wrote to all of them , 3 came back with very glowing and positive feedback (and some really good results...mostly the density looked really really natural). Offered a written guarantee of his results. price ca. EUR 2500 for 2000 grafts. Questions: Has anyone heard of or got a procedure done with Dr. Thomas Mantse or heard of Dr. Walter Unger?