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    Round 2 - 6 years later - Where to go?

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    On 1/7/2019 at 4:31 PM, Raphael84 said:

    Hi guys,

    So I was an avid visitor and poster several years ago and had a  successful session with Dr Rahal. 6 years later, I am planning round 2. Whilst I will be liasing with Dr Rahals team again, I also imagine that there are some awesome new Drs achieving fantastic results. So what has changed whilst I have been away? Who would you recommend that I should consider? Whilst not a total necessity, I would also be interested in not completely shaving down. My hairline and frontal 3rd have thinned out and my crown is well on its way. My temple points would also be an area that I would very much like to touch up. Basically I want it all 😞 I have been using propecia but intermittently. Not due to any side effects but simply because taking a pill every day from the age of 18/19, and especially a pill affecting hormones, is not a great long term plan. Or at least one that I am completely comfortable with. But I guess I am paying for that decision right now with my intermittent use. 

    Many thanks for your time. I will upload some photos soon.

    Hey man,

    Took a look at your 1st procedure link, are you saying you’ve lost and thinned out some of the transplanted hairs in your frontal 3rd that you had 6-years ago?...or do you believe it’s your native hairs that you lost?

    A current photo(s) would be helpful 

    thanks.

    ASMED 7 months on

    in Hair Transplant Reviews

    Posted

    I agree with Legend, definitely better than where you were pre-op, density is lacking mainly directly in front and temples but you got good coverage for the amount of grafts, mid section looks nicely covered, an additional 1,000-1,500 directly in front to fill in the density would make this result great, but, that only matters if it bothers you, if you’re content with current results then more power to you.

    David Beckham FUE

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted

    1 minute ago, BjornBorg said:

    Great opening post. I love it when people put some effort into a post like that. It does seem you are right.

    The list of celebrities in football that had hair surgery is long. Just to name a few:

    Jurgen Klopp

    Diego Simeone

    Antonio Conte

    Cesc Fabregas

    Benedikt Höwedes

    Slaven Bilic

    Dimitar Berbatov

    Wayne Rooney

    And also two sports celebrities from other sports, maybe the biggest ones of them all: LeBron James and Rafael Nadal.

    Lewis Hamilton got a great result from his Ht.

    David Beckham FUE

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Aftermath said:

    Could just be heavy use of concealers I suppose, but there was a good few weeks between pics so a month plus with no sun should be adequate... or maybe he didn’t follow doctors orders. It’s heabily rumoured he did have one, and I think looking at the pics it’s highly likely 

    Could be.

    Well if I had his money I’d throw mine away and get to Dr Couto asap! Haha.

    David Beckham FUE

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted · Edited by VicTNYC

    He’s 43 years old....I’d be more concerned with all the sun-leathered folds and wrinkles on my face if I were him...not hating on him ...just an observation..

    if he did undergo an Ht how is he ok with sunbathing and allowing his scalp to be exposed to possible sun damage which most all doctors say to avoid post-op...or maybe he didn’t have an Ht..

     

     

     

    HIV Positive - undetectable looking for Clinic

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted

    On 10/19/2018 at 2:33 PM, AlexFUEHELP said:

    Hello Everybody,

     

    i hope i can get some help on here as I’m struggling to find a clinic that will accept me as I am HIV positive. Even though I am in good health, undetectable and have been for some time with all doctors records to show this.

    any clinics or recommendations?

     

    many thanks

    Hey man, 

    I was checking out some FUE posts on Instagram and came across this Turkish clinic called Sapphire Hair Clinic that posts that it accepts HIV positive/ undetectable patients. Hope it helps, good luck.

    Link to their website:

    https://www.hairtransplantationturkey.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/sapphirehairclinic/

    3600 Grafts - Dr Koray Erdogan 13th March 2018

    in Hair Transplant Reviews

    Posted

    5 hours ago, DEB1982 said:

    Having had procedures performed at both clinics and being completely honest I did find my experience at the new clinic to feel not quite as personal as my first procedure. On the day I had my procedure there were five other people also having procedures. I think with such a large clinic you will lose a little of that personal touch.

    In reality though I spent as much time with Dr Erdogan this time around as I did for my first procedure so the model they use hasn’t changed at all, he is just doing it on a larger scale. I requested the same technicians as I previously had and I’m certain I will have another outstanding result and am not worried in the slightest. 

    As someone else rightly said they seem to have the most coverage on this site and because of that the amount of unhappy patients will obviously increase somewhat.

    I find it really unfair that posters like HT0416 make claims that he gives you a muff of hair that depleted your donor zone. You couldn’t be more wrong. Dr Erdogan cares about each individual patient more than you’d realise. They guy does more for innovating the FUE technique than any other surgeon I’m reading about. I’m not just sticking up for him and I think if there are concerns about a loss of quality control then the mods can give him a chance to explain but your comments are ridiculous when you look back over the past five years at the number of amazing results he’s provided. Of course within that you will have a percentage that aren’t happy. Slating his practice constantly get us or you nowhere. 

     

    Good perspective @DEB1982....looking forward to how you progress as well as the recent others from the new clinic.

    I think personal touch and experience is important in any surgical procedure.. I also think refining and advancing the FUE process is also...but...I think many are concerned that with greater scale and quantity comes a possible degradation in quality and results, how is it not physically tiring for 1 Doctor to run around from surgical room to surgical room performing 30-45min incisions on 6-10 patients and monitoring them all as well as monitoring his staff as well as doing consultations on a daily basis and who know what other tasks, I think Dr Erdogan needs to address that directly, either here or on video, I think if there were more skilled doctors at ASMED assisting in the scaled-up procedures and not just technicians or 1 single doctor, that it wouldn’t be much of a concern on scale of ongoing surgeries.

    It would be great to see more in-depth video profiles/before&after on patients / techniques / new clinic on here or on ASMEDs YouTube channel or their social media but lately it just seems they’re not putting in the effort as they did years previously to be honest and have let it get stale...other than the occasional party/event/conference post....new updates would help counteract their detractors whom are purposefully overblowing their results as “botched” and are making ridiculous assertions when it’s obviously not the case.

    3600 Grafts - Dr Koray Erdogan 13th March 2018

    in Hair Transplant Reviews

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Der3k7 said:

    They told me 6 at old office and 10 at new one when I got my transplant done 

     

    Honestly everything seemed good during the surgery. Erdogan is just scaling up the size of his business by hiring and training more techs to do more surgeries and he does more incisions per day because of it. But I mean the hairs transplantes into my hairline looked really natural and you could barely tell the distinction between where the transplanted area met the native area. Blended pretty darn well. It's all fallen out now tho so I'm waiting for it all to grow on as I only have native hair showing right now.

    It is pretty disconcerting that Dr Erdogan/ASMED are now doing 6-10 simultaneouse procedures a day....how is it possible for Dr Erdogan to do all the incisions in a timely manner that doesn’t allow for the removed grafts to degrade for some patients while they wait, while he is doing others’ incisions especially if each patients inscisions take anywhere from 30-45 minuets for him to do??

    Plus...how is he adequately monitoring all the procedures going on on his screen...as well as conducting consultations with new patients....all at the same time??...it’s all very concerning to be honest.

    Graft Survival Indicators?

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, LordBaldwin said:

    Ok, so let's say, hypothetically, that a graft did not survive after it was transplanted.  Are we saying, then, that it would go through the same catogen/telogen phases of pushing the hair upward that it would if it survived?

    I would think that a good indicator of a graft not surviving after being transplanted is if it remains as stubble and does not grow nor shed and remains stubble for weeks or months, given a lack of blood supply for nourishment and growth.

    Hairtransplant advice needed from experienced members - pictures/current medication included

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

    Posted

    Hey man,

    Your hair looks great for your age, if I were in your shoes I wouldn’t go for any procedure just yet (wait a few years to see how thinning has progressed if any), I’d stick to the medication and shampoo for at least another 6-months see how you improve, I’d also not tie up my hair in pony tails or man buns given that it is possible for hair loss from traction or tightness.

     

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