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Thank you for the detailed response! Very interesting that ASMED originally quoted you 3400-3600, then 3200, then Erdogan in person gave you 2700. Quite a discrepancy! I think Erdogan does excellent hairline work and he is my first choice, but I'm quite concerned he uses a much larger number of grafts compared to other clinics. I have very similar loss to you and would love to go to Erdogan and insist we use around 2500 grafts to achieve whatever result they can. I'm not sure if the patient can decide on their graft count though. Anyway, happy growing. I will be following this closely as its very similar to my situation!

Neither of these statements are true.

Subtle.

Gonna be a great result I'm sure. Out of interest, did you get any graft quotes from other clinics before going with Erdogan?

Looks good at this stage. Gonna be a killer final result. Props to Slaven - massive balls for taking a punditry gig broadcast to millions of people just days after a transplant!

I hope you can reach some solution with the surgeon - really not good enough. Echo the sentiments of other users that you please identify the surgeon in question after you have met with him and discussed your concerns, as it is in the best interests of the community.

A few bad results and hundreds of successes isn't what we see from the pool of user reviews though. From what I've seen on this website and others, approximately 20% of the results are poor. That is way too high for a recommended surgeon. It may well be the case that all these hundreds of success stories are not posting online, but we can't prove that, all we have is the small sample size from online forums to make an educated guess. How often do you see subpar results from Rahal, Konior, Erdogan, Feriduni?

Thank you for the input guys. I agree with this. I could go to a "decent" doctor like Doganay or Bhatti tomorrow but the risk is too great. This thread was really to gauge if there is anyone out there as good as Erdogan for similar price. Erdogan is my first choice and I would be really interested to see if he would accomodate a lower graft count if I insisted. Do you know if any clinic would agree to this? I'll be 27 when I go for surgery, I just want to be conservative in my approach if I only have say 6000 donor hairs. Using 3000 for dense packing a teenage hairline would be irresponsible I feel. I would prefer to use 2000 for a more conservative, mature hairline around NW1.5-2 rather than a straight NW0. Having looked closer at Demirsoy's results I think he's off the list. 1 euro per graft and it shows in the inconsistency of results. Dr Keser may come onto the list and he's 3.5 euro. I appreciate the prevailing wisdom in the HT community is basically "this isn't a car or a TV, this is your hair, if you can't afford the best in the world then don't bother" but right now I firmly believe there is excellent work out there that will give me a hairline I'm happy with around the 2.5-3.5 euro range. If I can't find this, then yes I'll go to one of the more expensive Belgium docs for 5/6 euros+ but it will mean making huge sacrifices for where I am in professional and personal life right now. I've given it huge thought and will continue to in my research.

And while Dr. Bhatti and his clinic has a good online presence and take the concerns of their patients very seriously, I've just seen one too many cases like this. It is often the case that Dr. Bhatti will perform revision surgery free of charge but it should never come to that. Its using more precious donor hair. Money can be accumulated. Donor hair cannot.

I'm sorry but this is yet another underwhelming result from Dr. Bhatti. Forum is riddled with them. No idea how this guy is still recommended on here.

Hi guys, I am from the UK and planning to get a FUE for my hairline (currently about NW3, frontal receding) and am just getting serious with my research. I know it goes without saying that price shouldn't be a consideration but the reality is, I will never be able to afford the absolute best guys in Europe (Feriduni or other top Belgian guys for example). I also firmly believe there are excellent surgeons for more affordable prices, Turkey being the obvious example. My limit is really about 3 euros per graft. To me it seems clear that Erdogan does the best work for an affordable price. His hairline work, which is my main concern, is up there with the best in the world. He would be my first choice but I'm concerned that he overuses grafts to achieve the dense-packed great looking hairlines. I haven't got any quotes yet but just looking online it seems what most clinics would quote you 2000, Erdogan will quote 3200 or something. Donor hair is precious and I'd be hesitant to use up half of mine basically just filling my temples. It also bumps the price up considerably. Who other guys would you recommend for excellent hairline work at a good price? I'm also considering these surgeons. Dr De Reys in Belgium (does everything himself but can barely find any hairline work) Dr Demirsoy in Turkey Dr Ozgur/HLC in Turkey Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated! EDIT: Realise the title says Europe, technically I don't think Turkey is Europe...

Hello, how much does Dr Ozgur charge per graft? I am considering Ozgur (HLC) and Erdogan (Asmed) as they seem to be the stand out surgeons in Turkey for a reasonable price.