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Pekiner also requested to take less grafts than I wanted. Honest, passionate and skilled doctor. This will be great, congrats @Vic

We do actually. A few years dependent on your body's reaction to the ink and your sun use. And most SMP places give you a discounted follow up to last even longer.

I think it's a great option

I would highly consider SMP for this.

I have some spots in my donor area that look weak but it honestly doesn't bother me. My crown is still a work in process so I'm gonna wait a few more months to post an update but it's heading in the right direction. I plan on getting SMP done in a few months so I'll post a final round of pictures before I get it done.

7.5 Months

Interesting, he responds immediately when I Whatsapp him. But yes I would probably not continue if that has been your experience. Eugenix, Bisanga, or HLC are also good alternatives.

Have you emailed? I knew I wanted someone affordable and I saw a lot of before/afters that I really liked. If I were to choose another surgeon I'd probably go with Freitas, his results are insane.

Sides are a #3 guard

An extra one from yesterday, styled out in the sun.

Sorry for the delay guys! 6.5 months post op. Overall I'm happy with where I'm at, I wasn't expecting full coverage on the crown but it's definitely improved and I still have a few more months for the final look. The front is filling in well though! My only complaint: hair direction. I'm noticing the implanted hair is not exactly pointing in the same direction as my surrounding native hair, this is primarily for the front. It's long enough that I can style it and hold it down with pomade, but if I don't have any product, it's definitely wild at times. All things considering I'd rate my happiness at an 8.5/10. WORTH IT

What did they quote you. You could easily put 3000 in there, it's nearly slick bald. As to what Lasercaps pointed out, are you on finasteride?

@Colter Any update?

Hey sorry i've been busy. I'll post a full update in 2 weeks once I reach 6 months.

Thanks for the write-up! I'm interested in doing some touch-ups eventually somewhere closer than 14 hours away so nice to know you had a good experience close to California. Definitely following this. Just curious, what was the cost per graft?

No I went to Pekiner in Turkey. My recent transplant: Also in that thread a few replies down is a link to my transplant with Wasserbauer.

Personally, I would avoid her. She's extremely nice and probably very skilled if she was the one doing the full operation. But it's all techs doing the implanting, and I'd say 1/3 or my grafts survived. You can tell from her before/afters that they are just okay, not a lot of home run transformations. H&W is the same price and better results and have an office in San Francisco.

Hey all, I've been busy but wanted to give a 5 month update. I'll do a full update soon, but I'm really happy with the results so far and wanted to share.

I posted some new photos in my HT thread. It's looking still to early to see drastic differences in my mid/crown. I asked my first HT doctor for a prescription and she gave me one with no hesitation. Otherwise I'd buy probably just buy it online, it's like half the price of topical.

Donor photos 3.5 months. It looks a tad thin on the sides but I plan to grow it out a little more (recently got a haircut). Also at ~5 months on oral minoxidil. Expecting things to thicken up soon

Hey everyone. Just hit 3.5 months. The hairline is starting to grow in. Still struggling with density in the mid/crown but I know that can take longer / I didn't put too many grafts in the back.

Looks great Tug!! Very natural

I kept mine in an envelope and in my front pocket. I did have it in my bag at times too though, always by my side or in the hotel safe. I agree though, it's not ideal.

You have to pay in cash. In the beginning I was thinking this was going to be an issue since I was traveling across the globe, but it wasn't too bad.

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