hamburger

amazing result! How many grafts went into the temples?

I can only guess, maybe 400 grafts on each side?

Hi Hamburger,

What a transformation with just 3500 grafts. Your journey together with a few others made my mind up to do the HT and go with Asmed. Surprised Asmed didn't quote the standard 5000 as your hair looked quite thin when wet in the Pre Op pictures. However your result has justified Dr Koray's assessment. Plenty of grafts left in the bank should you want a top up in future. Congratulations and I'm hoping your enjoying your new found youthful looks. Once again thanks for sharing your story as it helped me and I'm sure many others.

Any chance you could do a 24 month update? Would be great to see if there were any additional changes.

Thanks for the nice words!

If there are any changes until the 24 month mark I can post a quick update but I think this is the final result.

Hi guys,

this is my last and final update after 18 months.

The final density and hair structure is now reached and I am satisfied.The decision for Dr.Koray Erdogan was the right one and I have no regrets. From the beginning my entire HT trip ran without any problems and I am particularly satisfied with the temple triangles and the hairline in general. The only point of criticism would be the density in the front area. I would have expected a little more here.

With an additional 500 grafts it would be perfect, but it will be my last HT (hope so).

My handling of my hair has become extremely relaxed. Whether it's windy or rainy, I don't have to do anything and feel much more confident. That was also my goal, which I achieved.

My journey and my active part in this forum is now coming to an end. Thank you for your support. I wish you all the best.

hamburger

Any update mate? Has anyone that you didn't tell noticed you had something done?

Hi,

I will post my last and final 18-month update in 2 weeks.

Until now nobody asked me if I had something done. So I guess it looks quite natural

I started my HT journey as a NW3 so the difference is not that extreme.

Did you notice density improvements from months 8 to 12?

No, not really much. It's hard to tell because the hair got longer and a bit stronger.

Hey guys here is my update after 1 year

-Recipient area looks strong and healthy

-I would appreciate a bit more density (+500 Grafts?) in the hairline but the difference to where I started is huge.

-To invest some grafts in restoring the temple triangles was a very good descision.

-My scalp is still a little bit numb. I don't know if that will ever change...I don't care.

-No sides with fin.

-Stopped taking Biotin because my fingernails grew like crazy.

I'll post my final update after 18 months

Cheers!

Update Month 9

Very little improvement in density compared to month 7/8.

Definetly no NEW growth after month 7.

My midscalp is really improving now with Fin!

I stopped taking Biotin because my nails grew like crazy and I had to cut them too often.

Regarding the quality of the new hair: My original hair calibre is 50 microns and I would guess that

50% of the new hair is around 40-50 microns while the rest new hair is around 25-30 microns. This makes me hope for some more desity in the next 3-6 months.

Frontal third is still a bit numb and the skin is a bit sensitive.

It matters A LOT in which lighting conditions you are looking at your hair. Under harsh light it looks quite seethrough while it looks really good when the light is a bit less bright and darker. The last three pictures, shot from a low angle where the hairline is really exposed, show that.

At the moment I don’t know if I am too impatient but I did expect a bit more density in the hairline. I mean I started as a NW3 and got 3500 Grafts in the frontal third…

When I look at some other threads (e.g. JustJax, DEB1982) I see the same issue with lacking density. Don’t get me wrong I think our results are strong but unfortunately this little bit of density that makes you think "WHOW" is still missing. So is this just „state of the art“ for HT in 2016/17 or can we expect more…?

No big news. Still hoping for a bit more density. I'll post a nine months update.

Thank you guys!

JeanLuc, you are definetly in good hands!

Are you planning to start your own thread?

Hey guys, here is an update.

Photos were taken at the 7 month mark.

- I have to correct myself. Recipient area is still a little bit numb (maybe 20%). That doesn’t bother me much.

- There are some tiny improvements reagarding density in the frontal area. Still hoping this will improve over the next 3-5 months when the hair continues to mature. Anyway it is still a bit see through (last pic). With around 30% more density I would be totally satisfied.

- I think Fin is working now. My midscalp feels/looks more dense.

Overall I feel quite confindent at the moment. There are dozens of very very very fine and almost invisible hairs in the front. At that that moment it doesn’t add much density but maybe in a few months…

I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

Hey Hamburger, when did you actually notice any growth? I'm a week shy of 3 months and I still don't have any.

Hi Ponchik,

it started right after month 3 and I had explosive growth till month 5.

Update month 6

There is some improvement in density compared to month 5 but it is still somehow sparse in the frontal area. I think the hairs that grew already are thickening up but I cannot say if there is some more „new„ growth.

I attached a close up of the hairline. What do you guys think of the density that should be at least 45-50 grafts/cm2?

At first sight my hair looks quite good but if you look closer it is visible that it is less dense (especially at the very front). I really hope this to improve over the next few month.

I think it's looking good for just 18 weeks and you can expect a lot of growth/thickening over the next weeks.

Update: 5 month + 10 days

I spent the last weeks in Thailand so this update is a little late.

-numbness is almost gone now

-redness close to zero

-massive improvement in hair quality over the last 5 weeks.

BUT there has to come more. I’m expecting/hoping that there will be a lot more NEW growth. At the moment it’s quite sparse and see through in the frontal area. If that would be even close to a final result I would be disappointed…

Hey Ponchik,

I started with a surgeon cap after 3-4 days but only for max.20-30 min. After 2 weeks I wore a beanie hat for max. 2h a day and after 4 weeks when I returned to work I wore the beanie 8h a day. Basecap was comfortable to wear after month 2.

Thank you guys! We all have some exciting times ahead.

This looks really good. Image how it will look like in a few month. Amazing!

Update month 4

Today it's 4 month after my HT and it’s sprouting! The last weeks have been amazing and by now I’m feeling confident leaving the house without a hat. I even got my first compliments about my hair.

The only concern I have is that the very front/mid area (marked in blue) is a bit lacking density compared to the temples and this area still is a bit numb (maybe 40% numbness).

Erdogan charges 2.5€ per graft. (incl. hotel/transfer/medical treatment etc.)

I hope so and will keep my fingers crossed.

Today I saw even more dark dots!

3 Month

So, after exactly three month here comes the next quick update.

-Redness is better now (looking much worse on the pics). My wife says people on the street won't notice... However redness is still there.

-The top of my head is still a bit numb.

-I can't see if there is much growth only the hairs that stayed after the shedding are growing. There could be some fine new hairs and some dark dots. Maybe its starting...

-Donor is totally fine.

Two weeks ago I've started taking 10.000mcg per day. Hope it helps a bit and the hair grows stronger.

Whow, no ugly duckling anymore. Looking really good!

Update / Month 2

Hey guys, tomorrow it is two month since my HT @ASMED so here is a short update:

-redness is still visible, improving slowly (it looks better outside under natural light)

-forelock is still numb but getting better

-my original hair grows back but the top of my head is lacking some density (ok, I had miniaturization in this area)

-I'm getting a lot of pimples/spots in the recipient area

-I definetly need a haircut

Thank you! I don't want to hijack your thread with a load of questions but I do have a couple about the hotel stay if you don't mind.

 

Is there room service? If not what did you do for food in the evenings?

 

Is there a shop nearby to purchase water from?

 

Cheers pal

Just go out of the hotel and turn left and left (follow the street). After 5mins you'll reach a small supermarket and after 8mins there is a huge supermarket. First i asked the receptionist and he sent me in the wrong direction. I think he was new as he also wanted me to charge for my room which was already paid by Asmed...

We had room service and it was quite ok and not so expensive.