FarsanUk

2 hours ago, Kraistoff said:

Hello all, hope you had a nice Christmas

check our the hair!!

Wow from week 12 to week 14 looks a huge difference it's magic !

2.5 months (11 weeks) Post-op Update - Asmed

So it's been 2.5 months since my surgery at Asmed with Dr. Koray Erdogan. Below are my photos I took today. Still have not had a hair cut will be doing it tomorrow but only the sides - maybe No.2 and leave the front and top. All the redness has gone (many weeks ago) and i stopped shedding a month ago. The crown shed quite a lot post op but i managed to not shed as much in the front although still shed a fair amount. From reading other guys' threads the 3 month mark is where most people tend to start to see very early stages of sprouting and black dots appearing. I have a few black dots on the crown and a fair bit more in the hair line. Can already see a rough faded lining of the new hair line all be it just a few dots. This is the hardest stage because nothing much happens after you have finished shedding and start seeing sprouting. Apart from the very front my  hair is basically back to where it was pre-op which is normal. It is now just a waiting game. Usually between month 3 and 4 is where I've seen people start to sprout so fingers crossed. The donor area has really grown out a lot and feels very thick and healthy so going forwards I should have a good number of grafts remaining. I don't think ill post anymore updates till the hair really starts sprouting so maybe in a month.

46 minutes ago, DEB1982 said:

I've been on Fin for 12 years. I don't intend to ever come off it. 

Approximately 2000 grafts left. I'm hoping I don't need to touch them now for the next 13 years when I'm 50!

Yeh keep those 2k incase something goes wrong don't use them for minor imperfections. I'm at 2.5 months Post op from asmed going through period where it's all shed but nothing much is happening how was your thinking on your progress at this stage. Sometimes I look at it and think is this really going to improve so much ?I'm going to post photos later today before my first haircut since ht.

How many grafts did koray say you have left remaining . Don't get off finesteride take care of all what you have !

Payum. 

Lupanzula is a great choice. He often comes to London for consultations at least twice a year I my self had a consultation with him last year. Maybe contact them and ask when they will.be in UK.. assuming you are in UK.

36 minutes ago, Kraistoff said:

Hey Farsan

where did you get the implanted density from ? 

I asked my co-coordinator. They have more information other than what they gave us in our files at the clinic.

Just adding some extra surgery information which I forgot to include at the start

Implanted density is between 46-48 cm2 for the frontal area and the crown is 46cm2. This of course is adjusted when implanting in areas where there is plenty of hair already. The bare areas represent the higher end of the cm2 such as 48 and 46.

More analysis:

The stage you're at you'll be surprised how much difference another month will make. There's always shock loss as well that can take sometime to recover and you'll look a lot worse before you look good again. I know exactly how you feel I'm only at 2 months and I sometimes wonder about one or two areas which is crazy because new sprouting slowly starts between 3 to 4 month. We just have to trust the process and around 9 months you can see pretty close to what the final result will.be in terms of new sprouting. I still havnt had a haircut will post photos in a week or 2 before I go for a cut.

Don't worry it doesn't look bad at all at the moment. Not everything will sprout at the same time you've still got a few more months of "new" sprouting as well as that any other sprouted hairs will continue to thicken over many months so the illusion at the end will be a night and day difference to what it is now.

Other than that the hairline looks natural and   not pluggy so thats a good thing so keep your head up and don't compare yourself to other people at the same stage you'll go crazy.

7 hours ago, heckenpenner said:

Hey! I just had a look at your thread and saw your pictures - Yes i can remember 🙂 Wishing you all the best and hope everything is running well?

So far as expected all hair has shed so its a non event for the next month at least. Very intrigued how this all plans out. I see you are happy with the while experience.

16 hours ago, Kiwi Guy said:

Hi Deb, congratulations on your original result with Erdogan the first go around... question, are you at all concerned about all the mix reviews he has had since you had your first op? It seems as though he has had some new techs come on and the results have been a lot more hit and miss then just a few years ago.

I had surgery at asmed in October. I was quite Ocd with them when it came to asking them about their techs. They have two types of techs. One is technitions who help set up the surgery and use the microscopes and the other are surgical assistants who's Only job is to do extractions and they do not do anything else that is their sole job at the clinic. They told me that to become a surgical assistant they would have to been a tech for quite a few years before they can even begin to study and train and gain qualification to become a sole extractor. My "extracter " had 7 years experience in which she only did extractions and nothing else and before hand she was a tech. Dr koray did the insisions and then one of his most senior assistants dilek and (forgot the other name) come in and help the surgical assistant in placing the grafts. Both these 2 senior assistants have been at Asmed since the start and infact dilek is Dr koray's close friend and business partner from the very start. 

Don't be afraid to ask them how long they have been there it'll calm your nervs. Once she told me she had been doing extractions only for 7 years I was very relaxed. Her name began with M. 

2 months Post op Update

I was going to post photos but realised there's is very little difference between my last update at 6 weeks compared to now 8 weeks. Still havnt had a hair cut so my donar area has really grown well , looks strong and healthy. No new growth yet I have a lot of native hair so it's hard to tell what's happening. Feeling sharp stubbly type hairs on the crown if anything. I've purchased a 0.5mm derma roller for my temples ONLY- didn't have the temples transplanted and there is still small  hair in that area so that usually works well with derma roller even if  I get some thickening in that area it will make a big difference when shaping it up at the barber's- not expecting miracles but every little helps. Will post photos before I get my next hair cut in a few weeks.

Nothing to worry about. Some people can bleed a bit more than others but non of this is going to effect your end result I've seen alot worse.

Looks great Mo! if that's how it looks when it looks when most the hairs havnt without new sprouting imagine at 6 months how it will look! im at 2 months post op will post my photos this week my crown shed quite a lot and frontal (very front) as well.

"Robin williams chest "^^^^ 🤣🤣

21 minutes ago, Payam said:

Adding two additional photos, my implanted density should be 2800/70=40 I think since they added 200 extra to the front on the second day, I will try to get an average on what is currently growing

Payum  what did They Say when you asked them what the density was? If they're telling you to figure it out yourself don't just sit there and take it. Tell them it's your right to know. Demand it. And they will give it. They very easily gave it to me a few days ago. Also I never knew that you had 1400 grafts in the crown. You havnt shown us this at all so I'm assuming that was fine other wise you would be talking about that too. It's important to show all aspects of your result not just the parts you are unhappy with other wise it defeats the purpose of these forums.

28 minutes ago, hairthere said:

Thanks Farsan! There is no issue working between existing hairs-- I do it all the time. The needle I use is only set to go .5mm or the upper dermis so there's no risk of damaging the follicles. If you'd life a specific quote please send me pictures to info@aheadink.com Good growing to you!

Thanks for the reply Eric. At the moment I'm not considering SMP was enquiring as I was curious and will only seriously consider your company In the long term once I've run out of donar hair for transplant. 

7 minutes ago, Payam said:

Really need your help here guys, can someone with more experience estimate what my implanted density was based on these pictures?

Contact your clinic and ask them. I asked them they told.me straight away (46 per cm2 depending on balder areas or not). No one here is a doctor why are you asking people even with experience this question? Just ask the clinic it's simple.

Who did you have surgery with? Follow your clinic's guidelines about when to use concealers they should have given you that information. Some clinics say a couple of weeks and some say a few months. Personally I wouldn't use it whilst your scalp is sensitive but ask your doctor.

On 11/19/2018 at 7:09 PM, hairthere said:

Hi Markee, 

The cost for this Shaved Look client was $2,500 USD. That includes three sessions and an aftercare kit. We're seeing most clients go on average 1.5 to 2 years before coming in for a touchup. Some can certainly go longer. I would say it takes about 3-4 years before the pigment fades to being completely gone. Touchups average about $500. 

Great stuff Eric. JT  and spence have talked a lot about you. I am not considering it yet as i only just had my first hair transplant. This maybe something in the future i might do once i have exhausted by donar area. How easy/dangerous is it to pigment in between transplanted hairs? and how much would it be to cover the crown with good density in an area of lets say a small sized mug with hair already in that area? 

Look on course... your front view is almost the same as mine .. I'm 6 weeks post op from asmed. It's going to be a no event period now for the next month or so and then hopefully we will see some hairs sprouting.

1 hour ago, DEB1982 said:

6 - 8 weeks was the worst stage for me in terms of my appearance. From there on things got better every week! 

Yeh I'm going through that rough stage now. I have alot of native hair mixed in too so it looks patchy. My hairline has shed doesn't look as sharp as it did few weeks ago. When did you notice that looking sharp again? I want to get my temples done too as I want it to frame my face as it probably looks wide my forhead. 

On 10/15/2018 at 7:48 PM, Kingbilla said:

 

8 minutes ago, Michael8 said:

Hey Farsan,

 

What was the total cost of your procedure?  

 

Mike

2.5 euro per graft x 5k grafts = 12500 euro. Transport to and from airport/clinic/hotel included as well as shampoos and other meds and proscar 1 year supply all included.

This is fantastic well done for choosing such a great doc. I might use him for my second procedure. I read somewhere that a patient was told they added 25%  VAT tax to the total amount, is this true ?

Jean

When you wanted to lower the hairline slightly what was Dr Erdogan's initial response to it? And if he opposed it, did you have to persuade him to? How much lower was it in terms of mm and how many grafts was it just for the very front of the hairline? I say this because when I had it done with him he did not want to lower the hairline even slightly i felt the corners were a touch too high but he said any lower would make my nose look big. I am 6 weeks post op now so I am going to see how this developed over the next 9-10 months and consider lowering it ever so slightly and finish of the rest of the scalp.