Michael8

My experience: I highly recommend going to Turkey to get the procedure. I wish I had pulled the plug earlier. Turkey is safe, Istanbul is beautiful, the people are nice, and I met other people who were getting the procedure which was awesome to have a support group. Ive been keeping a day by day journal to track what’s happening and I’ll post it to help others who are interested. Fespafer private message me if you’d like.

Me: Hi, I am a 36 year old male from the states & I have made the decision to travel to Turkey to get a FUE Hair Transplant Procedure. I am from Los Angeles however I’m currently living/working in Florida. I am about to board a flight from Orlando to London to Istanbul. History: I have been doing online research for a doctor for almost 2 years on Hair Restoration Network & other resources online. I have been looking into this procedure since probably over 10 years ago when I went to Bosley in Newport Beach to get a consult. Since my 20’s I started experiencing hair loss, not bad but I knew it was coming bc my older brother went bald so I was always preparing. I’ve used a lot of products from finasteride to minoxidil to random stuff and I am currently on nothing. I restarted finasteride but I stopped & I’m done for good. I never experienced any side effects but many people have & they advised against it. Also my logic was why would I need it since the hairs being transplanted were not affected by dht. I know doctors still try to push it when you do the surgery which is why I went back on it however I’m done with it for good. Im not going to mess with my hormones or testosterone levels. Decision: I chose Dr. Ali Emre Karadeniz. I looked at & contacted Dr. Erdogan, Dr. Yaman, Dr. Civas, Dr. Cinik and more. All these doctors are great. This is how I decided on a doctor or narrowed it down which I recommend to all (this website also recommends doctors which I used): go to the -> American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery ABHRS &/Or International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery ISHRS I figured if a doctor is certified by these governing boards that should be an excellent starting point. I also accounted for the costs of doing the surgery in the states, Europe & Asia and it was going to be the most affordable with great results & care in Istanbul. Turkey was the winner for me. Purpose: The reason I am giving my time for this thread is to help other guys like me. Guys like me who read a million reviews & went back & forth. Also I was hoping to get help from this community during my post op. Disclaimer I am not getting paid for this nor did I get a discount. I paid a $250 deposit to book my date Thursday December 6th & I will pay the full rest of the amount Wednesday. Dr. K has different packages to choose from. I did the standard package & I will explain why later. That was a tough decision. This whole process has been difficult. I believe forums like this & posts like this help both the patient & doctor track the progress & results. It’s a good way to keep everyone honest by showing real results not cherry picked ones. And last but not least to keep the provider accountable. I will let y’all know how things go. When I land, the consult, design, procedure & post op.

Thank you Dr. K, This is an interesting thread about TRANSECTION RATE and how only trained physicians should be doing this part. A true trained doctor will have a better eye and as you follow the thread Dr. K does say that there could be techs who are trained up and could do just as a good job but the gamble of having a newly unexperienced tech/assistant doing the graft harvesting and site incisions should be only done by a doctor. I would like to know who the 10 doctors are that he speaks of and those are the doctors we should all go to. Cheers

I apologize I am not sure why my reply got posted 3 times. I tried to delete it or edit it. If an admin can delete the duplicates please.

Hey Luke, Really appreciate your thread. Dr. Cinik is on my list. I am also from LA and its so hard to decide between one of the best like Dr. Koray Erdogan who is excellent but sort of expensive and I feel like everyone who gets a procedure from him gets the max 5000 grafts. And while I respect Dr. Koray's work I think when a doctor grows naturally his facility grows and you don't get much time from him but his staff who every clinic will say are the best but who knows. Nonetheless I am still considering Dr. Koray. I also have Dr. Cinic and a few other doctors that I have followed some people from Dr. Yaman to Dr. T to Dr. Karadeniz. Its so tough. Thank you for your thread. And thank you for all the members. This website is a huge resource. -m

Hey Luke, Really appreciate your thread. Dr. Cinik is on my list. I am also from LA and its so hard to decide between one of the best like Dr. Koray Erdogan who is excellent but sort of expensive and I feel like everyone who gets a procedure from him gets the max 5000 grafts. And while I respect Dr. Koray's work I think when a doctor grows naturally his facility grows and you don't get much time from him but his staff who every clinic will say are the best but who knows. Nonetheless I am still considering Dr. Koray. I also have Dr. Cinic and a few other doctors that I have followed some people from Dr. Yaman to Dr. T to Dr. Karadeniz. Its so tough. Thank you for your thread. And thank you for all the members. This website is a huge resource. -m

Hey Luke, Really appreciate your thread. Dr. Cinik is on my list. I am also from LA and its so hard to decide between one of the best like Dr. Koray Erdogan who is excellent but sort of expensive and I feel like everyone who gets a procedure from him gets the max 5000 grafts. And while I respect Dr. Koray's work I think when a doctor grows naturally his facility grows and you don't get much time from him but his staff who every clinic will say are the best but who knows. Nonetheless I am still considering Dr. Koray. I also have Dr. Cinic and a few other doctors that I have followed some people from Dr. Yaman to Dr. T to Dr. Karadeniz. Its so tough. Thank you for your thread. And thank you for all the members. This website is a huge resource. -m

Hey Luke, Really appreciate your thread. Dr. Cinik is on my list. I am also from LA and its so hard to decide between one of the best like Dr. Koray Erdogan who is excellent but sort of expensive and I feel like everyone who gets a procedure from him gets the max 5000 grafts. And while I respect Dr. Koray's work I think when a doctor grows naturally his facility grows and you don't get much time from him but his staff who every clinic will say are the best but who knows. Nonetheless I am still considering Dr. Koray. I also have Dr. Cinic and a few other doctors that I have followed some people from Dr. Yaman to Dr. T to Dr. Karadeniz. Its so tough. Thank you for your thread. And thank you for all the members. This website is a huge resource. -m

Hey buddy, Dr. T is one of the doctors on my list bc hes a ABHRS board certified doctor. I like what you said about the big name doctors like the aka king who only do the consult. Its hard to find a doctor who will be there throughout most of the procedure. What was the cost? And how are you doing?

Hey Farsan, What was the total cost of your procedure? Mike

Hey Chev, Great write up thank you for the sharing so much with us. With the proscar are you splitting it into quarters? And why are you taking it every other day? I heard castor oil is great. Also the minoxidil will help with preventing hair loss in your crown area. From what I have read it doesn't really help with the temporals or top. As for dandruff I think the nizoral and keeping your scalp moisterized will help. I think if you grow out your hair in the back you wont have to worry about it. I think use hair product and start to brush or comb the back of the head to train the hairs to fall down to cover the areas of concern. Overall looks great.

Hey Chev, Thanks for posting about your surgery experience. I'm sure many of us want to get your feedback. Dr. Yaman is a doctor I am considering to have my HT with. As far as your concerns: Dr. Erdogan the "king" does more than one surgery per day in fact from reading recent reviews it seems he does 3-4 per day and he also does not do all the surgery. There is only 1 doctor that I read about on this forum who performs the whole procedure on his own and I believe he only does 500 grafts per day. When I contacted Dr. Erdogan and Dr. Yaman they both recommended I take finiasteride. I understand the side effects but I've also read about how that is a placebo and when men age their sexual desire decreases. It's a trade off and it really is a case by case basis plus if you think about a mans confidence is dependent on his looks so if you do not think you look good you're probably not going to be horny. I would recommend taking finasteride since you're investing money and time into this whole process you might as well give it a good shot for success. 1 doctor told me it wasn't necessary but that it would help. Which to be honest I figured was the case. Based on the reviews and recommendation I think you will be in good hands. You look like you have a good donor area. I'm eager to watch your results. Good luck

Hey Eric, Can you please let update us on your procedure? Thank you

Hey Bob, How was your surgery in March? Can you please let us know. Thank you

Hey Nsar, Can you show us how your hair looked before the surgery? Also you're i think 9 months at this point? Any update please of pictures in the light. Any info like density, meds youre on and stuff for us to consider. Thank you