Uncle drew

6 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Who is HLC? Never heard of heitman either. Dr. Kaan seems to be doing good work.

Lars heitman operates in Switzerland is very expensive doctor and one of the best and I tell you that a lot of other surgeons talk about him recognizing his work , he does manual fue max of 1000 grafts a day

i haven’t had surgery with him but I’ve seen some of his work

hlc is in turkey 2,70€ a graft the most expensive in the whole country so that kind of says a lot also Manual fue and really good at dense packing 

Hlc, heitman, pekiner , dr Lorenzo and couto

6 hours ago, Guano said:

Hey man,

Congratulations on getting it done. Looks like some very refined work.

I am debating between Pekiner vs Demirsoy. 

I'm slightly leaning more toward Pekiner as he seems to densely pack the regions more better than Demirsoy.

Can you give us a bit more insight into the overall operation, how was he, his clinic, after-care, what you thought about his approach his pricing .. did you have any extra to pay etc

Thanks in advance

Hi mate 

the work of dr pekiner is just outstanding I’m so surprised cuz I had a small one done 2 years ago somewhere else and the difference is so so big with pekiner , from the healing to donor zone and how pekiner handle my situation is just amazing....the pricing I think is too cheap and he knows it and that’s because he is in turkey cuz  if he was somewhere else in Europe he would cost double...I don’t work for him and I can’t tell you to choose him or demirsoy the choice is yours...also you can follow my journey and see the results yourself and judge I’m only 1,5 month after my surgery and I’ve healed and grew some hair already so will see 

hope that helped mate 

I really believe dr freitas is one of the best been hitting great results here and there constantly 

2 hours ago, doctoroctopus said:

Hey man, here are some updated photos. I am very very happy. I couldn't have wished for better results! 

 

Happy for you bro u don’t have to think about your hair anymore what a better feeling than this 

8 minutes ago, xadiohead said:

I had mine done at Asmed in March. So far  at 7 months I’m happy though I’m definitely hoping for some improvement the next 5 months.

  Just realize that everybody’s body is different and will react differently to a hair transplant.  Even the best doctors have bad transplants.   It also come down to cost.  If you have a lot of money, then there is no reason to go to a place like ASMED but rather a more high end surgeon that will do most the surgery himself or at least in the room with the technicians for most of it.  But ASMED was less than half than what I would have paid for a top doctor in the US which made it much easier for me to commit   

You have to have realistic expectations and not try to get too aggressive.  

Doing a transplant without committing to taking finasteride for most your life is also a mistake   If you can’t commit to the drug, then I wouldn’t commit to a transplant

 

 

 

 

You didn’t do enough research that’s why u committed to asmed...if u did u could have found other surgeons in Europe doing the whole procedure or most of it themselves with less grafts that u did in asmed preventing your donor area 

Good evening everyone today is 7 week post op and everything going as it planned, redness has gone down, new hair are already popping out and I just live my life as normal just waiting for the results to pick up In the next months...I’ll post some pics and I’ll be glad to hear your opinions 

6 hours ago, JJ1187 said:

Hi everyone!

I have been lurking on the forums for a while and finally decided to create an account. I am planning on having a hair transplant in the future and need some help in choosing which clinic and country the transplant should take place in. I started losing my hair when I was 18, and initially I was only using minoxidil. By the time I was 21, I had my first hair transplant. I will admit, I kind of rushed into surgery without doing much research, which was kind of a mistake on my part. I also choose one of the best clinics in North America (rather not name which one) and was confident I would get good results. At the time, I was a norwood 4 and the plan for the surgery was to get around 4000 grafts, via FUT. Unfortunately, the doctor was only able to obtain about 3200 grafts, and with a large area to cover, the density was going to be about 35 grafts/cm^2. I was not taking propecia as I should have done, and continued to lose hair, however a year after my transplant, I noticed that the density was extremely low and I suspected the yield was about 50%, maybe higher. As most good clinics offer a free touch up, I had the option of a touch-up procedure, which I ended up declining, mainly because I was not happy with the results from the first procedure. I have mainly just wore a hat to cover my head, however if/when needed I was able to use concealers. Over the past two years, I have started looking into hair transplants once again and have had a couple of consultations.. So far I have consulted with H&W in Vancouver, which is close to where I live, as well as Dr Demirsoy, Dr Erdogan, Dr Yaman, Dr Cinik, Dr Civas,Dr Ozgur at the HLC and Dr Pekiner in Turkey. Since the consultation was done via a skype call, Dr Wong was unsure how many grafts could be obtained, as it would depend on the laxity of my scalp. As an estimate, it could be from 2000-3000 grafts, which I felt would not be enough, especially since I would have to undergo another FUT procedure. I started looking into Turkey and have so far gotten estimates from Dr Erdogan (5000 grafts), Dr Yaman(4000), Dr Ozgur(3000) and Dr Cinik(4000+). So far I am unsure which clinic to choose from the four, although I have made a list of pros and cons for each. 

Dr Erdogan

Pros

- Great results on the forums

-High number of grafts will be used

-Quick in response to questions

-Will be able to cover most area

Cons

-Have seen some less than impressive results in the past few months on the forums. Since it is my second transplant procedure, I need it to pretty much be perfect since there is a low likelihood I will have donor hair left for a touch up or repair procedure in the future.

-Highest cost; Just as a side note, the cost is not much of an issue for me, however I did spend close to $16,000 on the first procedure and achieved subpar results. While I am willing to pay more, if for some reason the second procedure fails I will be out almost $32,000 with not much to show for it.

Dr Yaman

-Able to use beard hair in case donor hair is not enough

-Best online consultation; Drew on picture how the grafts will be distributed, which was a nice touch and send pictures of cases similar to mine, without me asking.

-Have seen some amazing results on the forums

-Cost is reasonable for the quality of work

Cons

-Appearance of a thin crown after procedure, unlikely to be able to provide too much density 

-Price seems to good to be true, which is more of a pro than a con, but still has me a bit worried

Dr Cinik

Pros

-Ability to utilize body hair in case donor hair is not enough

-Cheap packages

Cons

-Some reviews have me worried, due to poor results on this and other forums

-Once again, price seems to good to be true

Dr Ozgur at HLC

Pros

-Best use of body hair out of all three that offer it

-Seen some great results, however there isn't many on the forums thus hard to judge

-Doctor in charge of the majority of the surgery

Cons

-Disagreement between doctor and myself on where grafts should be placed. They want to focus on the temple and hairline, whereas I feel due to my pattern of hair loss, the grafts would be better used on the midscalp and crown region, instead of rebuilding the temples. I was told this is something that can be sorted out, however this discussion would have to take place during the pre-surgery consultation, where the distribution of grafts would be decided.

-Least amount of coverage. Other doctors think I have enough hair in donor region for 4000+ grafts, but the HLC does not think this is the case. Could be a pro, since they are making sure not to overharvest the donor area, however it would require at least two procedures, a year apart

So far, I am leaning towards Dr Erdogan, however I do keep changing my mind, which is why I am unsure about who I should chose. If anyone could give their pros and cons, or if anyone has had surgery with any of the doctors I mentioned above, please let me know! 

I’d consider mostly HLC they are very ethical u can tell by just telling you to use the least grafts than all the other clinics 

6 hours ago, miko said:

Thanks for your opinions, guys. When I started to look for a HT surgeon in 2016, it was hard to find bad review of Asmed. Now is not problem to find bad reviews and there are more and more others. In 2017 there were 2 guys with me and both have great results of their hair. I don´t know why my result is so weak. First problem is the result. But the second problem is the clinic's approach to the result. I expected them to invite me to fix the result for free with maybe 800 - 1000 grafts (after seeing the result) and I was suprised when they wrote me, that I need another 2500 grafts for 6.250,- Eur. Can you advise me some good surgeon for dense packing? Thank you for every opinion and advice. 

There are a few doctors in Europe who produce great results with consistency such as Lorenzo,Freitas,couto,keser ,kaan pekiner,hlc and they all do most of work themselves 

I’m so sorry that’s a terrible result using so many grafts just trying to make as much money as possible that’s why they always put more grafts than other clinics...they have an amazing marketing team behind it and they really sell it very well until now I think more and more bad results come out people will wake up...just do your research and find a doctor who does all the work himself 

17 minutes ago, miko said:

Hello,

I had my HT at Asmed clinic in January 2017, 4500 grafts in hairline and vertex. I am not quite satisfied with density of my hair, and also with my hairline. I have sent a few of pictures to Asmed after 6 months, after 11 months and after 12 months, always with question, why my density is weaker. I always got the answear, that my density will increase and I have to wait to the end of 18 months period. After 18 months I have sent them pictures of final result with the question, why my density is weak, and I got the answear, that I need another HT, approximately 2500 grafts. My donor area is about 8500 grafts, and 4500 were used. With the number of 2500 grafts, it will be 7000 grafts, and I am afraid, that 1500 grafts are not enough to cover potential next hairloss. Here are some pictures of my HT, and result. I don´t know what to do, if I have to undergo 2nd HT at Asmed, or if I should try another HT surgeon, or if I should leave it that way? Thank you for every opinion. And sorry about my weaker english. 

 

Can u post some pics ?

In a couple of weeks u will start seeing the magic...I’m 6 weeks post op with him and I checked my scalp yesterday and already seeing hair coming out 

Almost 6 weeks today I’m doing pretty good there is a bit of redness but not much the only thing u can tell I had hair transplant is the different texture and thickness of my native hair to the transplanted ones

This is just world class result mate...confidence must be sky high right now

Erdogan always uses more grafts than needed and always says u have over 8000 donor to use which it doesn’t stand most of the times...I just seen in the Italian forum that he used 8000 grafts on a person and the donor area from his last surgery is terrible and he doesn’t know what to do now 

Which clinic is that? Have u got any pics?

I hope you do the right thing...in these forums not many people would say to you what I said cuz most of the people in here they try to suggest you surgeons that they work with them and stuff like that they are not honest...

From what I’ve seen over the years asmed is so overrated and a lot of marketing going on...they are not bad but they are not as great as it come across...also there are out there so many great surgeons producing results with consistency and nobody talks about them that much in forums...that’s shows what marketing does and what just leave my work speak for itself 

1 hour ago, Garysayshi said:

 

Why do you say that uncle drew?

 

Sorry mate just being honest...is a very large area to cover it looks like you are nowrword 6 it’s very hard to have a decent result...most likely u might have a hair transplant and u will not have the result expected and then u won’t be able to shave your head cuz of the scars and then u will be trapped for the rest of your life 

1 hour ago, Ayşe said:

Hello,

I can recommend two excellent clinics in Istanbul with each more than 15 years of experience and accredited by the Turkish ministry of health. One of the clinics also has branches in the Netherlands for people who prefer not to fly over to Turkey....

A lot of my relatives and friends have had great results there.

If you're interested, you can contact me for more information 

Cheers

Ayşe

Stop fishing for patients 

Natural af

Don’t have a hair transplant u are not the right candidate...just focus on other things in life !!

No prob take your time and when u decide open a thread here so we can see your journey 

best of luck !!

Kaan pekiner and kesser then...please don’t make a mistake and ruin your head by going in a bad clinic with technicians at the age of 21 u will hate yourself forever