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Is it ever common to hear different answers on things like donor density and what not between doctors? I want to preface this by saying I don’t want to just keep consulting until I get the answer I want to hear, I’m just curious if the assessment or methodology can vary between surgeons? i had a consultation recently and was told I have below average donor density. so they want me to wait a year to ensure my hair loss as stabilized before continuing(which I’m fine with waiting but is also extremely disheartening and if I ever needed additional procedures in the future.) only thing I really have going for me I have medium thickness hair and it’s wavy.

How long did it take you to hear back from dr.Nader when you first submitted your request?

Everyone’s hair looks thinner and worse when it’s oily imo. Because the hair will clump together

Just comes off like the mods there do not care about the well being of the people who post there. I mean on some level I get it, we're all strangers to a degree. But they must know that people going to hairmills is rampant(especially among people who post there), poor framed questions, really awful, discouraging answers... etc

That is a stunning result so far. I know that’s not what you’re asking and I’m not qualified to answer but wow

I will try and find him there!

I’ve been on that subreddit for awhile and I feel pretty strongly we should try to steer people to this forum instead. It’s interesting just to browse, I’ve never went there for any other reason though. it’s rampant with bad advice, mentally harmful feedback, and people going to hairmills. Has this forum and it’s members ever attempted to organize and get people here instead? Many of those well meaning people could really benefit from knowing about this forums existence.

@HairTransplantNovice Did you travel from outside Turkey to go to Dr.Bicer's clinic? If so I had a couple of questions 1. Was any language barrier an issue? Not just with Dr.Bicer, but also arrival at the airport, getting to your hotel? etc 2. How receptive was she to what you were asking for? Obviously she wants to design the hairline that will give a good result but how much consideration was given to the shape of your forehead and your pre-recession hairline?

That hairline is insanely natural looking. normally after staring at so many hair transplants on this forum you start to be able to recognize certain things even on amazing ones. But this is one of those examples that had you not told me it was a transplant I wouldn’t know

Thank you, this is definitely important to consider.

Thank you for the reply I appreciate it!

You might want to hold off. The good places in Turkey are likely going to be above 4000 euros depending on how many grafts you need. Alternatively you could look into a 0 interest loan if paid off 6-12 months. But don't do this unless its affordable for you

I am, I was just trying to see if there was a way I could avoid a long plane trip. But that likely isn’t possible for me!

That’s all very useful information thank you! And yeah, I won’t pick a bad/mediocre surgeon just because they’re affordable. I’ve been researching using this form as my primary source for a couple of years now, and I think I have a pretty good idea what to avoid. im trying to find the balance between cost and quality. Which might just mean I have to travel outside of the US.

thank you! I’ll check him out. I’m thinking of going the FUE route purely because if I decide to not have further procedures down the line as my hair loss progresses I won’t be left with the linear scar. But I’m not opposed to FUT. Bloxham though great is definitely outside of my price range. I can’t imagine I need less than 2000 grafts. once I do my consultations I will be making a thread to document the journey. This forum has been very inspiring. The cost of the procedure is really the only thing causing me distress lol.

I haven’t sent any yet, I’m still putting together my list of consultations. But I plan to start setting them up this coming week. Most of which is composed of the top recommendations from this forum! also, thank you to everyone else who replied! I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything before I started planning to travel out of the US for the procedure.

When you look through hair transplant pricing, the US seems to be much more expensive than Europe. Are there any respected surgeons in the US who might have comparable pricing to those in other parts of the world? I understand the word 'affordable' is relative. But when you look at someone like Dr. Christian Bisanga charging 4.50 euro per graft and compare that to Dr.Bloxham who charges 10 dollars per graft(about 9.53 euro) you start to see what I mean. Dr Chistian Bisanga is still cheaper even factoring the VAT tax. They are both great hair transplant surgeons and this is not a dig at anybody. I'm just curious if something comparable is possible at all in the United States. I've started forming my consultation list but many are out of my immediate price range.

Thank you. I guess that’s why I should read more carefully lol

@Melvin- Moderator this might be the wrong thread to ask but given the comparison I want to make I figured it might be ok. So this guy has an excellent result, he got, what looks like to me at least his entire frontal third covered with less than 2000 grafts. how is he able to get such good density while I’ve seen people get 2500+ in just the temples and hairline and have it more or less look like this? They use far more grafts on less area and get the same looking result. is it just down to the density of the donor area? Strategic use of grafts? Something else?

Bicer is the person I’m looking at to do my eventual transplant. Really wish we could get an update!

Because it's a lot more expensive here for comparably similar results. He's likely looking elsewhere for budgetary reasons.

Makes a ton of sense! thank you for the reply!

Yeah I figured once you get to some of the overseas clinics it can start getting sketchy. Once it starts getting too cheap you have to raise an eyebrow really. however while not cheap the FUE procedures in the UK, specifically for this sites recommended clinics are cheaper once you do the currency conversion to US dollar. that being said there’s probably other things to factor into the cost like travel, hotel stay, food etc.

Hi! im someone who’s looking into a procedure within the next couple of years and would like to know what’s going on? FUE procedures(from what I can tell) can range from 2x-3x more expensive in the United States than they do in other countries. You can see this even in this sites recommended clinics. Does the US have a higher caliber of surgeon? Or is it related to demand or just the culture of hair transplantation in the US? Convenience? Going to the UK seems to be the most affordable option that I’m comfortable with... but I also do not want to make the wrong choice.

So your result is excellent! my question is as someone in the US, is there a reason I wouldn’t fly to Instanbul to this clinic as opposed to a top rated US clinic? it’s double the price for more or less the same results from what I can tell