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  1. 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.

  2. 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. 

     

     

  3. On 10/17/2014 at 2:03 PM, Ali Emre Karadeniz said:

    Dear Members and Future HT Candidates,

     

    I am writing this short overview about how things work in Turkey hoping that it will be useful for future candidates. As a relatively new member to the forum I am seeing a lot of wild discussions going on at multiple threads about HT in Turkey. I will try and give objective information, avoiding being for or against any clinics in Turkey as I am a Turkish plastic surgeon and hair surgeon myself.

     

    It is estimated that there are about 500 hair transplant teams or clinics in Turkey; therefore this country has been one of the main centres in the world for hair surgery and attracting many patients around the globe. The two main characteristics of hair surgery are that the prices are very cheap and surgical teams solely consist of technicians and staff from various backgrounds such as nurses, ambulance paramedics, anaesthesiology technicians, cardiovascular surgery pump technicians, car mechanists, secretaries and even housewives! Hair transplants are not perceived as surgical procedures by this nation and are treated like going for a hair cut. A Turkish billionaire who drives a 1 million Euro car will hope to have a HT for 1000 Euros!

     

    There are around 10 medical doctors in Turkey that actually do parts of the surgery such as graft harvesting and recipient site incisions. The remaining 490 teams do not have a doctor that is a part of the operation. Not surprisingly FUE is the only technique used by these teams. They quickly teach each other how to drill down the patients scalp to extract grafts and the teams multiply in number rapidly. To my knowledge there are only 4 clinics left in Turkey that are able to do FUT. Despite being a huge HT country, there are about 30-40 technicians in Turkey that know how to prepare grafts from a skin strip. There are 4-5 technicians that are trained to do slivering; that is less than the number of hair surgeons! The financial balance between the two techniques are altered and it is 3-4 times more expensive for a Turkish clinic to be able to offer FUT, compared to FUE.

     

    Under these circumstances, is it a good idea to go for a HT in Turkey? I think it is as long as you know what you are buying.

    What do you buy when you go for a HT in one of the technicians FUE clinics and who should go for it? This is what you are going to get: Technicians will aggressively drill down through your scalp for about 5000-6000 times. You can usually see this if you look at immediate postop photos of the donor area. The transection rate is going to be 50-70%, which means you will get 2000-4000 grafts that are severely transected. These grafts will be placed but will show growth less than expected. About 2000 grafts will have disappeared due to total transection. Since partially transected grafts grow some hair, there will be significant improvement despite the wasted grafts. Since these technicians have a very primitive knowledge of recipient site incisions, it will usually look unnatural, or at least too widely spread. The major problem will be at the donor area. When a Turkish technicians operates on your donor area, the donor is mostly finished. Most patients will have significant moth-eaten appearances at the donor area. Patients who have a very strong donor might still not show signs of weakness and permit another session of FUE, but that will be it. There is no hope of doing 3 or 4 procedures. I usually do only FUT if I know a Turkish technician has operated on a patient. I have tried many times to do FUE after a technician and failed to get anything.

    Now is this acceptable for a patient? It can be if the patient just wants some hair on his head and feels that he has no hope of getting a proper one in his life time.

     

    If the above scenario doesn't suit you, is there a better option in Turkey? Certainly; the 10 doctors in Turkey including the 2 recommended surgeons on this network can provide excellent HT procedures for a much cheaper price than their counterparts in Europe and USA. The only difficulty is to find them, because they typically are much smaller companies than the large technicians clinics who do 10-20 procedures a day. These boutique clinics have a hard time surviving in the market due to the wide unlicensed competition with very low prices. Doing these procedures for even double the price of the technicians doesn't make it a very profitable business, considering that they can do only 1 patient a day. They don't have much of an advertising budget. Agents usually prefer to work with technicians to get more customers and make more profit. So only the patients can find these boutique clinics.

     

    I think this is enough information on summarising this topic. I once again want to emphasise that I do not want to be involved in any competition with other clinics and have no intentions of advertising my own. I hope it will serve as a guidance to future patients.

     

    Regards,

    Dr. Ali Emre Karadeniz

     

    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

  4. On 12/5/2017 at 2:09 PM, lukeyb1687 said:

    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

     

    After so many years, I am finally taking the gumption and undergoing an FUE procedure with Dr. Cinik.

     

    I have been umming and arring for too long and after seeing some amazing results I decided to pull the trigger! I originally wanted to go with Dr. Koray Erdoğan but due to finances I am going with Dr. Cinik. His work has been well represented on several other forums and I've seen a few pop up here.

     

    I've been loosing my hairline since I was 18 and after 12 years of postponing it, the universe lined up for me to be able to make it happen. As an English actor living in Los Angeles, I live in a town where looks sometimes overshadow talent, so I have decided that I am going to take the best of both worlds and make myself as marketable as possible (with versatile hair). As much as wigs and styling have helped in the past, I am a point where my hair is constantly on my mind...did the wind blow? How does it look when I get out the pool/ocean? Is the camera picking up the receding hairline?.

    ..pretty much the all the thoughts going through everyone's mind on this forum!

     

    I am scheduled for approx. 3500 grafts, to the frontal third of my head, on Tuesday Dec 12th in Istanbul and I am excited and nervous! Looking at the future I am excited to see what it brings me with a new full head of hair, even if it's just confidence in the wind haha!

     

    I'll keep you all updated over the course of the weeks so that people can use me as a resource if they want.

     

    Attached are the pics that I sent the doctor, so you can see where my progression started at. I am fortunate that I have very thick donor hair, so I am excited to see how the grafts to hair ratio!

    5b32f767817ef_LukeFront.thumb.jpg.bd9d7e44d3359506871f4edade708787.jpg

    5b32f76845678_LukeDonor.thumb.jpg.0719bac46219f9f46cd91ed07485929c.jpg

    5b32f768636eb_LukeTop.thumb.jpg.e8ed9c12ac235867fdd0a3889c16afed.jpg

    5b32f7688c656_LukeRightSide.thumb.jpg.1afeb2a45d56a040b4fc6732265369e1.jpg

    5b32f7689ef41_LukeLeftSide.thumb.jpg.ab2490cb7c15b28c3e9e1f990aa7c79c.jpg

     

     

    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

  5. On 12/5/2017 at 2:09 PM, lukeyb1687 said:

    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

     

    After so many years, I am finally taking the gumption and undergoing an FUE procedure with Dr. Cinik.

     

    I have been umming and arring for too long and after seeing some amazing results I decided to pull the trigger! I originally wanted to go with Dr. Koray Erdoğan but due to finances I am going with Dr. Cinik. His work has been well represented on several other forums and I've seen a few pop up here.

     

    I've been loosing my hairline since I was 18 and after 12 years of postponing it, the universe lined up for me to be able to make it happen. As an English actor living in Los Angeles, I live in a town where looks sometimes overshadow talent, so I have decided that I am going to take the best of both worlds and make myself as marketable as possible (with versatile hair). As much as wigs and styling have helped in the past, I am a point where my hair is constantly on my mind...did the wind blow? How does it look when I get out the pool/ocean? Is the camera picking up the receding hairline?.

    ..pretty much the all the thoughts going through everyone's mind on this forum!

     

    I am scheduled for approx. 3500 grafts, to the frontal third of my head, on Tuesday Dec 12th in Istanbul and I am excited and nervous! Looking at the future I am excited to see what it brings me with a new full head of hair, even if it's just confidence in the wind haha!

     

    I'll keep you all updated over the course of the weeks so that people can use me as a resource if they want.

     

    Attached are the pics that I sent the doctor, so you can see where my progression started at. I am fortunate that I have very thick donor hair, so I am excited to see how the grafts to hair ratio!

    5b32f767817ef_LukeFront.thumb.jpg.bd9d7e44d3359506871f4edade708787.jpg

    5b32f76845678_LukeDonor.thumb.jpg.0719bac46219f9f46cd91ed07485929c.jpg

    5b32f768636eb_LukeTop.thumb.jpg.e8ed9c12ac235867fdd0a3889c16afed.jpg

    5b32f7688c656_LukeRightSide.thumb.jpg.1afeb2a45d56a040b4fc6732265369e1.jpg

    5b32f7689ef41_LukeLeftSide.thumb.jpg.ab2490cb7c15b28c3e9e1f990aa7c79c.jpg

     

     

    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

  6. On 12/5/2017 at 2:09 PM, lukeyb1687 said:

    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

     

    After so many years, I am finally taking the gumption and undergoing an FUE procedure with Dr. Cinik.

     

    I have been umming and arring for too long and after seeing some amazing results I decided to pull the trigger! I originally wanted to go with Dr. Koray Erdoğan but due to finances I am going with Dr. Cinik. His work has been well represented on several other forums and I've seen a few pop up here.

     

    I've been loosing my hairline since I was 18 and after 12 years of postponing it, the universe lined up for me to be able to make it happen. As an English actor living in Los Angeles, I live in a town where looks sometimes overshadow talent, so I have decided that I am going to take the best of both worlds and make myself as marketable as possible (with versatile hair). As much as wigs and styling have helped in the past, I am a point where my hair is constantly on my mind...did the wind blow? How does it look when I get out the pool/ocean? Is the camera picking up the receding hairline?.

    ..pretty much the all the thoughts going through everyone's mind on this forum!

     

    I am scheduled for approx. 3500 grafts, to the frontal third of my head, on Tuesday Dec 12th in Istanbul and I am excited and nervous! Looking at the future I am excited to see what it brings me with a new full head of hair, even if it's just confidence in the wind haha!

     

    I'll keep you all updated over the course of the weeks so that people can use me as a resource if they want.

     

    Attached are the pics that I sent the doctor, so you can see where my progression started at. I am fortunate that I have very thick donor hair, so I am excited to see how the grafts to hair ratio!

    5b32f767817ef_LukeFront.thumb.jpg.bd9d7e44d3359506871f4edade708787.jpg

    5b32f76845678_LukeDonor.thumb.jpg.0719bac46219f9f46cd91ed07485929c.jpg

    5b32f768636eb_LukeTop.thumb.jpg.e8ed9c12ac235867fdd0a3889c16afed.jpg

    5b32f7688c656_LukeRightSide.thumb.jpg.1afeb2a45d56a040b4fc6732265369e1.jpg

    5b32f7689ef41_LukeLeftSide.thumb.jpg.ab2490cb7c15b28c3e9e1f990aa7c79c.jpg

     

     

    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

  7. On 12/5/2017 at 2:09 PM, lukeyb1687 said:

    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

     

    After so many years, I am finally taking the gumption and undergoing an FUE procedure with Dr. Cinik.

     

    I have been umming and arring for too long and after seeing some amazing results I decided to pull the trigger! I originally wanted to go with Dr. Koray Erdoğan but due to finances I am going with Dr. Cinik. His work has been well represented on several other forums and I've seen a few pop up here.

     

    I've been loosing my hairline since I was 18 and after 12 years of postponing it, the universe lined up for me to be able to make it happen. As an English actor living in Los Angeles, I live in a town where looks sometimes overshadow talent, so I have decided that I am going to take the best of both worlds and make myself as marketable as possible (with versatile hair). As much as wigs and styling have helped in the past, I am a point where my hair is constantly on my mind...did the wind blow? How does it look when I get out the pool/ocean? Is the camera picking up the receding hairline?.

    ..pretty much the all the thoughts going through everyone's mind on this forum!

     

    I am scheduled for approx. 3500 grafts, to the frontal third of my head, on Tuesday Dec 12th in Istanbul and I am excited and nervous! Looking at the future I am excited to see what it brings me with a new full head of hair, even if it's just confidence in the wind haha!

     

    I'll keep you all updated over the course of the weeks so that people can use me as a resource if they want.

     

    Attached are the pics that I sent the doctor, so you can see where my progression started at. I am fortunate that I have very thick donor hair, so I am excited to see how the grafts to hair ratio!

    5b32f767817ef_LukeFront.thumb.jpg.bd9d7e44d3359506871f4edade708787.jpg

    5b32f76845678_LukeDonor.thumb.jpg.0719bac46219f9f46cd91ed07485929c.jpg

    5b32f768636eb_LukeTop.thumb.jpg.e8ed9c12ac235867fdd0a3889c16afed.jpg

    5b32f7688c656_LukeRightSide.thumb.jpg.1afeb2a45d56a040b4fc6732265369e1.jpg

    5b32f7689ef41_LukeLeftSide.thumb.jpg.ab2490cb7c15b28c3e9e1f990aa7c79c.jpg

     

     

    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

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  8. 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.

  9. I am a 30 year old man and have been losing hair from last 6-7 years, finally i have decided to go ahead with HT in April . I have been searching for almost 6 months and for my price range i narrowed down my options to 2 people in Turkey.

     

    Link to the original post where i explain why i choose Dr Yaman post

     

    Dr yaman Resul quoted me 4500 graft (max ) 1 euro per graft plus another surgery in 9-12 months time for Vertex

     

    Airport pick up and Drop off

    and 3 night hotel is booked

    PRP

    ALL included

     

    I was asked to start taking Finasteride 15 days prior to the surgery, i refuse to take it, for obvious reasons. But after having spoken to my GP in london. I will start taking it after surgery and if i see any side i will stop straight away

     

    On my day there is one other surgery (small 1 i been told) plus Dr Yaman WILL NOT be performing the full surgery - just the consultation hairline and incisions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

    I am super Nervous so some encouragement is needed

     

     

    I will keep you updated on all the process. From Airport to End of Surgery plus post result pictures.

    So far the consultation i have had with Dr and representative, i am happy. I had loads of questions to ask and mostly they been answered.

     

    I have attached my pic for you. Any tips and advice Do's and Don'ts are welcome. I will do my best to keep you updated.

     

    Thanks

     

     

    Surgery date : 12th April 2017

     

    Started taking Biotin 2 tablets 1000mcg Daily from 7th March

    Started MSM Powder 1 tea spoon Daily mixed with orange juice 7th March

    Flexseed oil 1 capsule Daily

     

    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

  10. Looks great Eric.

     

    Ive booked in for Dr Yaman in March, roughly the same amounts of grafts as you received.

     

    If you still have them, are you able to reupload the photos from your first post that failed ? ie, your pre surgery pics and before and afters

     

    Hey Bob,

     

    How was your surgery in March? Can you please let us know.

     

    Thank you

  11. Kalab

     

    I'm 32 my hair loss stableized thts why I underwent the ht now. My hair loss from before was thinning on the top crown and hairline dr yaman draws the hairline and the area where it will be implanted he Also does all the incisions himself which is really important he did some of the extractions and Mohammed took over who is the extraction expert the Grafts were placed by his highly experienced team with dr yaman constantly keeping an eye u have to understand hair transplant is a team effort the dr cannot do everything himself all of his team are fantastic

     

    Just look at my initial result

     

    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

  12. Thanks for the update!

    Everything is looking good.

     

    I'm 2 weeks post op with Dr. Yaman today so keen to follow your progress.

    I'll probably post my pics in bulk once at around 8-12 months.

     

    Hey HJB,

     

    You said you're 2 weeks post op with Dr. Yaman and following Lamarck's progress.

     

    A lot of us like you are use this forum and community to make decisions.

     

    Can you please share your story. Create a new thread and give us feedback.

     

    I am strongly considering Dr. Yaman and wanted to hear from people like you.

     

    Please let the community know about your procedure.

     

    Thanks

  13. Hi Everyone.

     

    I've been a little quiet here lately - mainly because I've been enjoying my new found confidence and time with the perfect woman I met just before the opp.

     

    Anyway, enough of the pleasantries - ok one more, I've just got back from a tour of Asia with the lady (singapore, kuala lumpur and bali!!!!!).

     

    So 33 weeks have passed since the opp and I couldn't have been happier. The frontal hairline has come forward and i have a good structure for my forehead, increased thickness on the top and a little around the crown area too.

     

    I've spoken to Dr Yaman and a few other people and they said that the months between 8 to 12 are the main ones where the hair develops more thickness so we shall see.

     

    Below are the results so far - I had a haircut about 3 weeks ago and you can see the donor area is growing fine as well as the rest.

     

    feel free to ask any questions.

     

     

    Hey,

     

    I wanted to ask you for updates and find out about your density? Please let us know as there are many people considering this doctor.

     

    Thansk

  14. Hi guys. I did the operation yesterday and it all went well. Dr. Yaman said i had a really good donor area and said he could easily remove 5000 grafts but he recommended me to only 3500 because he said it is enough. He guaranteed me a density of 45 cm2.

     

    Transplanted hair:

     

    650 single grafts

    1950 double grafts

    950 multiple grafts

     

    Totally 3550 grafts and app. 7400 hairs.

     

    I will take a picture with my professional camera every day for 360 days and make a video of it. For now i want to rest some days and afterwards i will give you a review.

     

     

    Hey Nuim,

     

    Do you think the doctor should of gone more dense than 45 cm2?

     

    Just curious if anyone reading this what is the most density a doctor has quoted?

     

    I saw today on a HT website that stated they can do 60-80 cm2.

     

    I am curious as this density is critical to getting a natural look.

     

    Thanks

  15. Hi,

     

    I am 34 and I stopped taking Propecia (Finasteride) in my late 20's because I thought I would just let me hair loss take its course and once it got bad I would get a Hair Transplant.

     

    I am now being informed that I need to get back on Propecia if I want a HT.

     

    I thought the point of a HT was that the hairs we are using are hair that is not effected by DHT.

     

    I never felt any side effects while on Propecia but the thought of being on medication that will mess with your hormones does not sound appealing as I age. When i was younger I was more willing to put anything in my body but now I am more cautious as I want to live a long and healthy life.

     

    I want to ask all the members of this site,

     

    Did your physician ask you to go on Propecia for a Hair Transplant?

     

    What are your thoughts on Propecia for a HT?

     

    Any other thoughts or feedback are welcomed.

     

    Thank you,

    Michael

  16. This video should help you actually see what parts of the procedure the doctor should be performing himself. He should also do everything on your list except graft placement. The clinic should use full time in-house technicians and each should use a microscope for dissection. Make sure, also, they are cutting true follicular units and not minigrafts that they are calling follicular units. Look at the implanted grafts at the end of the video, that is top notch hair transplanting and the clinic you are considering should be able to show you, literally, a hundred of these in past patients. Good luck and growth.

     

     

     

    Dr. Feller,

     

    I wanted to clarify what you said in regards to using the microscope.

     

    Did you mean they need glasses/goggles that had a microscope on them while they extract or implant?

     

    or

     

    Did you mean after the grafts are removed that they need to use a microscope to check the graft whether it was healthy, how many hairs it has on it...?

     

    Thank you so much,

    Michael

  17. So i was in Istanbul yesterday for a hair transplant with resul yaman i got 1900 grafts fue along the hairline and mid scalp. Everything went well and was organised professionally with airport transfers and the hotel was amazing.

     

    I had already had a op a year ago with another clinic in Istanbul which didn't turn out that well so this one was a bit of a repair job. And comparing the two operations during and post op theres a world of difference.

     

    With the first op was all done by techs and especially when they were extracting the grafts there were really being heavy handed and yanking them out.I think because they didnt use the motor properly so the skin wasn't cut through completely so they had to really tug which i think damaged the grafts.

     

    So yesterday dr yaman started by a slight hairline redesign then he made the incisions then started the extractions i think he worked on me for about an hour maybe more the time line is a bit fuzzy.Then the techs took over with planting then another round of extractions and planting with them working in shifts i think it took about 6 hours in total.The whole op with the dr and the techs was smooth and refined and gentle and the testament is the pain and comfort levels after the operations first one was horrible the first 2-3 days after with head and neck aches and the donor site weeping and soreness.

     

    But with this one no headaches or neck aches i have a bit of swelling to the top of my head but i had a good night after the op no pain and today i feel great no problems.I was considering not going through with the op because of the way i felt after the first one but it couldnt be more different and i think thats down to the skill of the people who did the op .

     

    After the op i met a couple of patients who had had HTs at the clinic and were coming back for another session and the results were impressive especially one guy with a pony tail theres no way you pick this guy out of a line up and say he had a HT it was very natrual and super impressive.

     

    I also got more grafts than i paid for the Dr said its more important that i get a good result

    and not to worry about it. I found the Dr and the staff to be relaxed and full of humour but professional and on my experience i would highly recommend them.But clearly i cant speak about the end result yet but im very confident of a good outcome based on my experience.

     

    Hey TJ,

     

    Any pictures? Final results or feedback?

     

    Thanks

  18. Hi,

     

    I am strongly considering getting a HT. I have read too many reviews and I need everyones opinion.

     

    People say stay away from tech mills (obviously) but even the best doctors use techs to do most of their work.

     

    The best respected doctors with the greatest work do not do all the surgery themselves.

     

    How much of the surgery should the doctor perform?

     

    Drawing of the hairline?

     

    Extraction?

     

    Incision?

     

    Implant?

     

    Anesthesia?

     

    How many patients per doctor per day is an acceptable/ethical number?

     

    Anything else?

     

     

    Please give me any information you can. I need to know as much as I can before I choose a physician.

     

    Just like everything in life money is a major factor.

     

    Currently I can get a surgery from a doctor that I have seen on here with good reviews with what I have in my budget. Or I can save up a little bit more and go to a better recommended doctor. But the better recommended doctor uses techs to do most of his work just like the doctor that I can afford now.

     

    I'm not sure what to do and I appreciate any feedback.

     

    How did you decide on your doctor? How much of your surgery was done by a tech versus the actual doctor?

     

    Thank you,

    Michael

  19. Hi Alex my hair is also starting to grow, it's a bit of a relief. I still regret going to a tech mill to get my transplant. It's too much of a risk. I should have done more research but hopefully the result will be good fingers crossed. One of the positives is i was given a conservative mature hairline!

     

     

    Hi Intoodeep,

     

    I am curious which doctor did you choose to have your ht? Can you please tell us more about your experience.

     

    Thanks

  20. Have had over 5000 FUE

     

    Can shave down down grade 1 or unguarded. To the untrained eye it would not suspect HT.

     

    Performed correctly on people with acceptable density similar results should be expected

     

    Will post pic when get a chance

     

     

    Hey,

     

    I'm curious how a zero clippers or without a guard looks. Can you please post a pic.

     

    6 months post op if we wanted to buzz our hair size 0 zero is that ok? I mean we have the front hairline which is a good look and can pull off that look. I'm just curious fur options. Ideally I would want 1-2 size on sides with long on top.

     

    Thanks

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