Quasimoto

Hope everyone is well. Haven't been on here in ages, actually had forgotten my password. So much has been going on in my life since I was last on here. Anyway, I've had some messages from people asking me for updates. Approx 22 months I think, here are some pics today after a haircut. All the best.

Hey King I'll be posting an update on the 21st which will be the 4 month mark. Seeing some growth but still a long way to go, hopefully it fills in more in the next couple of months because its still very sparse and there are some parts that are lagging. Here are some pics from 3.5 months If you have any questions feel free to PM me, more than happy to help Sorry for the hijack Yaz

Ha dude, trust me I know! I'm now at 14 weeks post op and this experience has been a lot tougher than I anticipated! But honestly dude, your results so far are stellar and I reckon you're going to have the thick head of hair of teenager by the end of it!

Awesome result bro, you must be over the moon. I'm stoked for you!

Dude! Your hair is looking phenomenal! Congrats bro and you've got even more thickening on the way.

Looking good brother!

Hi Gillenator Thanks for the reply. You were spot on! It was inflammation and slight infection. I have rather thick skin and was holding on to the dead hairs when they should be shedding. The body's response to this is inflammation. I was prescribed Doxycycline antibiotics and DermAid 1% topical cream by the local HT surgeon. This was confirmed by Dr Koray of Asmed my HT surgeon. Basically cleared up over night and is looking just as it should now. Thanks again and appreciate your response.

Thanks Yaz Your journey really helped me in making my decision to go with Asmed. I began shedding quite a bit already, probably about 50% of the hairs have now. I find that some parts are quite numb and hard to touch - I see you also experienced this. Did you at any stage notice your recipient area skin texture seem different at all? Mine is a little lumpy at the moment. It swelled up really bad a few days ago but has since gone down. After sending some photos Asmed got back to me and told me this is normal.

Hi Flynn Give it some time, mine has gone away. My area is starting to look a lot better, but I am having a consult with a local HT surgeon today just to get a check up and make sure everything is on track. All the best mate.

Hey ersko How are you coming along at 6 months? Quick question, When you were shedding, did your skin texture seem different? I've just started the shed a bit at 18 days post op. The area is still super red and the skin texture has changed - kind of lumpy with a shine. I sent some pics to Asmed and they say this is normal. Do you have any close ups of your recipient area around the time you were shedding you can send me? Cheers mate

I recently had a hair transplant - now 19 days post op. Here is my thread; http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/183575-dr-koray-erdogan-asmed-clinic-istanbul-3206-grafts-may-20th-2016-a.html As I start to shed, the skin in the recipient area over the past few days has begun to change- it is starting to become raised and cobbled. The skin itself looks and feels the same way scars do - rubbery. The area has become tighter and a little more numb in places that I was regaining sensation. I have sent photos to Asmed who was quick to dismiss any issues and said this was normal. I know that the skin can sometimes get pimples post op but this to me looks different and I worry that maybe there is scar tissue build up under the skin? I have been taking MSM and Biotin to help increase my collagen but I read that an increase in collagen can increase scar tissue after surgeries. Should I be worried or is this normal and I am over reacting?

Hi Clemens Like I said I was pretty out of it during surgery so was not too aware of the time. Looking back at it now I think the surgery was about 9 hours in total - I have been able to work this out by looking at texts I sent to my fiance during surgery; Approximately 8:30 am began surgery may have been a little earlier 10:30 am I told my partner there were still 900 grafts yet to be extracted 3pm Told my partner they were still implanting the grafts 5:30pm by this point I had finished surgery and taken a photo of my transplant I believe there was only one technician doing the extractions. Other patients that had the same amount of grafts had their surgery split over 2 days, not sure why mine was only one day.

Hi MVP I recently had a HT at Asmed - mine is the middle link provided by Vpac. Judging by your pictures and the line Dr Koray has drawn, it looks like he intends to work into the existing hair (not just around it) and rebuild the hairline and temples. I can see that the area he intends to rebuild is 80cm2. With 3500 grafts and an area of 80cm2, you're looking at a density with an average of about 43 grafts per cm2 (higher when you consider existing hair- probably around 50-55 grafts / cm2). As your hair looks fairly dense behind the temple area, I really wouldn't suggest going any less dense than what Dr Koray has suggested as you want to match as much as possible the density of your native hair. I do suggest getting a few opinions from different clinics and talking to them to find out how they derived at the number and density etc. It's a big decision so don't jump in before considering all of your options. HDC in Cyprus is also a great clinic - They suggested 2500 grafts for me but the area was smaller than Asmed suggestion, so it was probably the same amount of grafts if you work it out per cm2. Hope this helps and feel free to hit me up if you have any questions.

So I am now 14 days post op. I scabbed up pretty bad so I decided to hold off posting more pics until I had removed all my scabs. At around day 12 I started to use a bit more force removing the scabs. I found a lot of the scabs came off when pat drying my scalp with paper towel after shampooing. I used q-tip's to remove the more stubborn ones - as my scalp was still a little sensitive I didn't want to use my fingernails too much. Up until now I have been washing my head by pouring water from a cup - is it safe now to put my head under normal shower pressure? I've attached my 14 day post op pics. My transplanted hairs have grown quite a bit (they've pretty much caught up to my native hair now). I hope that in theory it means that as they continue to grow, they have survived the transplant and will grow back after the shed. I have had a bunch of transplanted hair shed already over the past 2 weeks. When talking with Dr Koray, he told me the density would be around 55FU/cm2 in the hairline and then 50FU/cm2 going back. I have checked closely and it is more like 40 FU/cm2 in the hair line and about 30-35 FU/cm2 behind - I am hoping that this is due to some of the hairs that have already shed but will grow back in the discussed density. I am particularly impressed with the detail and precision of the graft direction. He has managed to create a very natural flow and even replicated a cowlick I had before I had lost my hairline. I do remember vaguely talking to him after the surgery and he told me that he had originally planned to put the grafts facing forward but then decided to change the direction to have them facing back after closer inspection of my native hairs. I can't really remember much more of the conversation as I was high as a kite ha. I trust his judgement and there is no doubt he is a master of his craft - one of the other patients told me he was a heart surgeon before going into hair transplantation, so his attention to detail is good. The donor area can become quite painful at night, almost like sharp nerve pain - I find some ibuprofen before bed does the trick. The transplanted area is still super red, the photos don't really show just how red it is. But in person it is very noticeable. When is it safe to put Aloe Vera on the area to try and soothe the redness? Work is getting pretty busy so next pics will be when I start to shed then I will do month by month. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask away.

Congrats buddy! You've picked a top clinic - I had my surgery there on the 20th of May. I too was anxious once reality kicked in but the staff at Asmed go over and above to make you feel comfortable, so rest assured you're in safe hands. All the best.

@raman Cheers bud, been watching your progress and looks like you're starting to get some good growth you lucky bastard! Congrats I'm now 10 days post op and covered in scabs. Is it too early to start using my fingernails while shampooing? I feel like they are just about ready to come off. I have lost some little hairs already, I hope that's a good sign - the post op instructions says that it is normal to lose some in the first week. Will post some pics tonight.

Hi Wibbles Dr Koray draws the initial hairline and then ask's you to have a look and tell him what you think. Like I said, I didn't like the first hair line he drew as I felt it was low and it was fairly sharp angled which is a hairline I have never had before. He said his design complemented my facial features. He was fairly flexible and listened to me when I said I wanted changes, although I felt he was getting a little frustrated or offended each time we made the change (I'm not sure if this is due to the language barrier). This is something other patients said to me as well and they felt kind of put on the spot, which is probably my only criticism of the clinic. In the end, we designed a hairline that we both agreed on. It was lower than I was expecting as I have always had a slightly higher hairline, but I am super glad he talked me into it because it looks great. He seems to know what he is talking about so my suggestion is listen to his advice and make small changes if you don't like something. But if you don't like something make sure you speak out and discuss it with him.

Thank you Bill and David for welcoming me. I am now 5 days post op. Scabs in the donor have begun to fall off. The donor area was painful last night while I was sleeping but seems to be fine now. The recipient area is starting to scab now. The swelling has gone down and it is less red. I am starting to get some feeling again in the recipient area which has been numb for the last 5 days. I feel some tingling in some of the grafts, which I hope is a good thing! Almost feels like the hair is growing haha. See attached pics for 5 days post op.

Hello everyone Long time reader first time poster I had an FUE transplant with Dr Koray Erdogan at Asmed clinic on May the 20th of May. I have decided to document my journey to help others as previous posts had helped me. About me I am a 29 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I first noticed my hair loss when I was around 19 years old. Over the past 10 years, my hair loss has mostly been a slow recession of the hairline and temples with some less noticeable thinning on top. Prevention About 7 years ago I was prescribed Finasteride. After about 6 months of usage I got side effects and had to stop. All I can say is that this stuff is poison and I refuse to take it again. I have been using Nizoral shampoo pretty much since I first noticed my hair loss. I was first told about this stuff from a bodybuilder friend as apparently they use it while on testosterone as it is effective at washing the DHT out. In my opinion it works wonders. I usually use it about 3 times a week. I tried minoxidil (rogaine foam) for about 8 months prior to my surgery, which did little but inflame my scalp and cause weaker areas to shed. When I was told to stop taking this prior to surgery I decided I wouldn't use it again. Clinic Research I have this website to thank for helping me in my search. Hair transplants are something I had looked into over the years but I wanted to wait until I had lost enough hair to make it worthwhile. I am getting married next year so I decided to jump in and get it done as I wanted to look my best for the wedding. My goal was to frame my face by bringing my hairline down and fill in the temples slightly. The thinning on the top is not all that bad and doesn't bother me, but framing my face by correcting my hairline will do wonders. Being from Australia I knew that I had to look to overseas clinics as the ones here are pretty average and cost a fortune. I had emailed a few clinics and narrowed it down to Asmed based on their consistently good results. Sevinc (my translator) told me I was very good candidate for surgery so in March I booked in my surgery for May 20th and transferred the deposit. Arriving at the clinic / Consultation I had my consultation the day before my surgery. When I arrived at the clinic everyone was very happy and welcoming. I met Dr Koray and he analysed my hair and drew my hairline. The first hairline he drew was fairly low and very sharp which I did not like. It was important to me that my hairline was not too low. After a few changes we agreed on the final hairline which ended up 6cm from my eyebrows - my hairline going into the consult was 8.5cm from my eyebrows. After this I had my head shaved and the hairline was redrawn in permanent marker by Dr Koray. I then went back to the hotel as it was late in the afternoon. Surgery Day On surgery day my nerves had really kicked in. It's funny that something I had been so excited for over the past 2 months had suddenly made me so anxious. After a check we could see my blood pressure was up due to a mixture of jet lag (I flew in the day before) and nerves. This is where Dr Umut comes in and all I can say is this guy is the man. He gave me some xanax, some hypertension medication and I think he said opium (not sure) to calm my nerves and we got my blood pressure back down to a normal level and began surgery. The surgery itself was easy and painless - the only thing that hurt was the anaesthesia injections which is very brief but stings like hell. The surgery lasted about 7 hours but it honestly felt like it went for about 1 hour I was off with the fairies (Thanks Dr Umut). I got foot massages during the surgery which was also great. I fell asleep a few times during the surgery, and I think I was snoring which I'm sure the staff would have found amusing. The extractions and implantations are made by Asmed's experienced technicians. Dr Koray performs only the incisions which is the most important part of the surgery. The clinic also has about 3-4 patients a day. This is something I was aware of going in but people should go in knowing this so they don't get a surprise. It may put some people off but I can assure everyone that the techs involved are very experienced and Asmed's consistent results speak for them selves. I was pretty spaced out after the surgery and I honestly don't remember if I got a chance to properly thank Dr Koray and Dr Umut. Statistics Total Graft count - 3206 Hair breakdown; 605 Single Hairs 1553 Double Hairs 961 Triple Hairs 85 Quadruple Hairs 2 Quintuple Hairs Total Hair count = 6944 Average hair per graft = 2.17 Recipient area was 60cm2 with density placement of around 50-55 grafts per cm2 Hair Caliber is 55-60 microns My donor capacity is fairly high with a total of 9,300 grafts, so I have another 6,094 of grafts available after this procedure if I need to top up further down the track. The night of the surgery I slept pretty well and I didn't have any swelling (yet). I was originally meant to fly out on the 22nd but decided to bring my flight forward and fly out the day after surgery to get home sooner. there was another Aussie also having surgery and flying home on the same flight. We were both flying business class Emirates so I didn't feel too uncomfortable with people looking at me as I was not alone. By the time we landed in Australia our faces had blown out and looked like we were having an anaphylactic fit. The swelling got pretty bad but now 3 days after it is slowly going down. In all, my experience was great. The people at Asmed are awesome and friendly. I want to publicly thank them all. If anyone from Australia is considering Asmed, they are thinking about coming to Australia to hold consultations so you should get in touch with them to see when they plan on doing this. I highly recommend them based on my experience so far and am hoping for a killer result!