Thoro

I have heard that the injections for the anaesthetics can be very nasty....

How many grafts did you do in each session and what was the cost?

Did Dr Yaman use a 3D scanner to assess your donor area before the procedure?

Looks very neat! How many days post-op were those pictures taken?

Nice review Steverino80 and hope the end result will be great. How are you getting on a month later - any shockloss? What does your donor area look like?

Thanks all for your input - this is much appreciated!

Thank you Duchaine, I can see no-one has confirmed whether this is true or not....do you have a link to Bernstein's article by any chance?

Hi all, I would like to increase density at the temples as well as a thin area at the crown. The crown area is not bald, only thin, and I have already had previous FUE surgery at the temples so they are not bald either. I understand there is a risk of transsection where new implanted hair may kill existing (native or previously transplanted) hair and would like to get an idea how great the risk is if going to a good clinic. Has anyone here had a similar procedure and found that they actually ended up with less hair than before (due to transsected hair or shockloss etc.)? Thank you Tom

Amazing - thank you!

Thank you for a great review. It looks very impressive so far. May I ask how long it took for the beard donor area to heal? Maybe you have post-op pictures of the beard donor area? Cheers Tom

It looks fantastic!! How long did it take for the beard donor area to heal?

Thanks for your input guys - it is much appreciated. jjalay, you got me curious now....why is the connection with Spex a red flag?

Hi all, I would like to hear if anyone has had an unshaven/long hair FUE with Dr Tayfun Oguzoglu in Turkey? He is a member of IAHRS and also on Spencer "Spex" list of associated clinics: https://www.spexhair.com/dr-tayfun-oguzoglu/ I checked the reviews on Google and Trustpilot and they are either a 1 or a 5...there does not seem to be anything in between. Most of the reviews very short ("Best experience ever, strongly recommended", alternatively "Worst surgeon ever, avoid") so really not very helpful and they may not even be genuine. I am grateful for any feedback. Thank you Tom

Hi all, I am looking for advice and recommendation regarding unshaven FUE, possibly combined with beard to scalp transplant. First some information about me: I am a 58 year old male who is fully healthy. I had two FUTs when I was 31 and 35 at New Hair Clinic in Sweden (1000 grafts each session) as the temples were thinning a bit. Years later I noticed thinning on the crown too so I had a 2000 graft FUE at Advanced Hair Clinic in Athens, Greece in 2017. Density was somewhat improved but my frontal area is still a bit thin at the temples and I also still have a thin spot at the crown of the head. I have taken 1mg finasteride daily since April 2022 and 5mg oral minoxidil daily since April 2023. This has not noticeably improved density but I have continued to take both in order to strengthen existing hair and not lose any further hair. I would like to increase the density on the crown and at the front if possible, understanding that the number of donor hairs is limited following previous procedures. For this reason I would consider beard to head transplant instead of, or as a compliment, to the unshaven FUE. Due to my work and my social situation I do not want to shave my head for an operation so I am only interested in an unshaven FUE or beard to head transplant. I visited two clinics and got very different responses: Harley Street Hair Clinic in London did not recommend further transplants as they deemed the risk too great of new transplants damaging the existing hairs, possibly resulting in less hairs after the procedure than before due to transection damage. “One step forward and two back” as they put it. Dr Bisanga in Belgium said my donor was still good enough for approximately 1500 grafts and another 500-1000 beard grafts would be enough to give me the desired density. The quoted price was very high though: £8 per graft. He came across as very genuine and professional but I simply cannot afford to spend £16000 or so on a hair transplant, and as my hair loss is not that severe I figured there must be cheaper alternatives. So I then started looking at other alternatives around Europe and again got very different opinions: Dr Mwamba in Belgium quoted £13000 for 1500 grafts Dr Geza Sikosplastic in Budapest did not consider my hair loss enough to warrant a transplant I got the same response from Dr Erdogan at ASMED in Turkey. Dr Öztan in Turkey did not respond. Dr Doganay in Turkey did not respond either. I then got a response from Dr Yaman which was interesting for a number of reasons: He recommended 3000-3500 grafts with his own Yaman inplanter and quoted $3250 for the procedure, all medicine, airport transfers and 3 nights in a hotel included. This obviously sounded like a very good price (maybe too good?) so I started doing some research to find out more about Dr Yaman. I found several patients on this forum that seemed pleased with him and the pictures looked good too. I found one very bad review when I did a google search, but I understand that this is the case for every doctor out there. I do not want to rush into something that I might later regret so I wanted to check with you all if there are any obvious warning signs regarding Dr Yaman? I realise the limitations of my donor area and cannot see how 3000-3500 grafts could be harvested from it, but Dr Yaman only had my photos to go by of course. How does his Yaman inplanter differ from the tools used by other surgeons? Are there other clinics in Europe that I should for unshaven FUE/body hair transplant? I live in the UK but am prepared to travel anywhere within Europe. Thank you in advance for your thoughts. Tom PS. Added photos of wet and dry hair.

Hello Patrick, Thank you for your response. I emailed the clinic as I wanted to know more about the procedure and also what they recommend to prevent shock loss. Their response was: 1. We apply the PRP the day of the session 2. We subscribe the use of the minoxidil 5% ten days after the session and every day Is that something they did for you as well? I am also curious if you experienced bad swelling on day 3-5 as this would obviously also be noticed?

Thanks hsrp10, I have also been concerned about the possibility of shock loss. Although it is temporary, there is an additional risk of causing permanent damage to existing hair as it is still relatively dense. I thought I was ready for an operation this spring but the more feedback I get the more I realise I need to do more research and realistically be looking at this autumn instead.

Yes, I had a FUT surgery in 1996 as the hairline was receding at the temples. I cannot remember how many grafts that were transplanted (I believe 1000-1500) as my balding was not bad. It is still not bad for a 51 year old, I guess, but once I noticed thinning on the crown I decided I want to do something about it. I am strangely enough far more cautious today than 20 years ago, probably because I don't want anyone to find out. Back then I had a job where I could take 3 weeks off without a problem so I "went on holiday" for 3 weeks

Thank you for your thoughts and advice, hsrp10, I appreciate it! And apologies to patrick1916 if I am hijacking the thread - if anyone thinks it is more appropriate to start a new thread, I'd be happy to do so. I live in the UK so although Dr Konior and Dr Gabel have a stellar reputation, I will probably try to find someone closer (UK/Europe). I have been in contact with several of the big names in Turkey (for cost reasons); Dr Erdogan, Dr Doganay and Dr Civas, but I am a bit hesitant as the reviews are mixed for these doctors. And Dr Erdogan would not do an unshaven FUE in my case as he wanted to "correct" previous FUT work and needed to shave my head for this reason. Dr Anastasios Vekris at the Advanced Hair Clinic in Athens, Greece is a member of ISHRS, which should give at least some credibility and has also posted pre- and post pictures that looked promising. All this is obviously not a guarantee for a good job so I am indeed proceeding with caution and have even considered contacting one of the Harley Street clinics for their opinion, although I think their price tag will be a bit beyond my budget: https://www.theprivateclinic.co.uk/treatments/hair-transplant/unshaven-fue-hair-transplant?gclid=CLP9tbbP1tECFewy0wod3xsDYg

Hi patrick1916, I think the result looks promising so far so hope it will turn out well for you. I have also considered an unshaven FUE Advanced Hair Clinics in Athens after having been in contact with them. Oddly enough there does not seem to be a great deal of reviews and feedback from other patients for this clinic, which of course does not have to be a reason for concern. At least there are no bad reviews from what I can see. I had a strip surgery done 20 years ago (at the age of 31) which was moderately successful, but I have started losing a bit more hair over the last 5-7 years so I am considering a FUE to gain better density. I really cannot take more than a week off work and do not want anyone to know about the operation for social reasons, so I have some questions for you: Do you have any pictures post-op 5-7 days by any chance? I am asking as I am trying to determine if it is realistic to return to work after that time without anyone noticing. My hair is reasonably long but there could be swelling and red marks that would still shine through. I have posted some pictures if anyone else at the forum would like to give their opinion. I was quoted 3600 Euros based on the pictures I submitted to them which sounds very cheap - well in line with what Turkish clinics would charge, but would appreciate more information about the clinic. Many thanks in advance Thoro