alexdft

3 hours ago, AJ_HT said:

 

Something really strange is happening here now.

I've shared the details of that document with Melvin via DM, assuming he will speak to the clinic. However, now, I am unable to message him, or anybody else, and it says that my messenger has been disabled!

May be I'm being paranoid here, but why would this happen suddenly after I share some sensitive details with the moderator?

Any way, now since there are so many questions on the document, I will talk about the story behind it.

I had gone to Eugenix because I had seen a lot of videos and reviews, but more importantly, because I had seen the videos of a patient like me, who had undergone a failed transplant. He went to Eugenix and was very happy. I spoke to him at length and then decided to opt for Eugenix.

Now, after 7 months, since I was not happy with my results, and Dr Priyadarshini just kept asking me to wait for the mid-scalp to get better, I reached out to this individual again and told him that I am not happy with the result, and that maybe he should not recommend all packages of Eugenix, because I have not been happy with the base package.

Now, if I have gone to a clinic via someone's reference and am not happy with what they recommended, I don't see anything wrong in going back to that person and telling them that I'm unhappy. Because it was on his recommendation that I went to Eugenix in the first place. However, the fact that I reached out to him was probably not taken well by the clinic, and before my touch-up, I was asked to sign the document which said that I am happy with my first transplant, and will restrain myself from putting up any pictures on social media which could damage the reputation of Eugenix. I truly believe that irrespective of how the results are, we should be able to share anything (that is not confidential) on any platform, as long as it is true. Hence I did not sign that document because it seemed to restrict me to upload any pictures.

I didn't even want to bring up the point about this document, until Melvin spoke about the consent form which I didn't sign. I had actually signed everything I was asked to sign, except this document. (Honestly, I didn't even know that anything like this is frowned upon and not encouraged by the community here)

So why am I talking about this now? So that the members here know exactly what had happened, and there is no twisting of the facts. And because suddenly I'm being restricted on this forum to send any messages, for reasons I don't know.

I know that Eugenix is a highly recommended clinic here, but I don't think I'm doing anything wrong or illegal by posting my honest review on this forum with pictures - something that this platform is meant for.

Welcome to advertising forum.

After reading the whole topic it feels like there was some bad communication/assessment by the clinic. I hope your results improve or, if you go for another surgery, it will be an absolute blast, man. And you definitely shouldn't question your initial expectations, because there was nothing wrong with them. Result is not dense enough compared to what doctors were promising.

On 2/25/2022 at 4:17 PM, Zinedine said:

 

Hello alexdft,

Your case looks challenging for sure but I am sure you will have a great result. And the good news is that you have another 8000-9000? Or that was your total?

The design looks awesome and your donor post-operation looks really clean. Keep those update coming, please! And thanks for sharing!

Hey, thank you very very much and sorry for the late reply!

Nope, unfortunately it's around 8000-8500 total. So I guess I have 4k something left. Still enough to have a decent crown coverage as I was told, so I'm okay with it. I will definitely keep updating, thanks!

And yeah, I didn't know about it but post op kit is indeed included in surgery package. It was very convenient though, so I would strongly recommend everyone to use it. Apart from somewhat average food (in my opinion), everything else was great: cool driver, nice room, a ton of medications, etc.

Hey guys, glad to hear that this work looks good!😄

6 hours ago, Hairyypotter said:

Hi there I'm going to HLC in April, 2600 grafts quoted. Did the doctors extract your follicles manually or with a motorized machine ?

Also I'm wondering if i should have a pre-transplant kit I should bring from Canada like medication, vitamins or creams that cant be found in turkey. 

Hi! Manually.

They'll tell you everything that you should bring which is honestly not much (one the most important thing is probably neck pillow). All needed medication and creams are provided by HLC. Honestly, I thought there were so much of them that I personally would not think about taking more. Partly because you never know how medications interact with each other, so it fees like a better idea to leave this all to doctors.

Edit: Come to think of it, I actually came in with vitamin d, omega-3 and fin which I use on a constant basis nowadays, so I didn't want to break the process. But that's about it.

1 hour ago, MachoVato said:

Looks like impeccable work. Very similar to my procedure. 

I'm glad you didn't try to get your whole head treated in one procedure. You're doing it the right way. Best of luck!

Thanks a lot, MachoVato! Very nice to hear that.

I've actually read through your journey while checking patients' stories on this forum. I'm sure you already know that, but your results indeed look absolutely fantastic.

1 minute ago, hairlossman1 said:

Did they say what the grafts per cm2 were for your procedure? 

Thanks!

I knew I've forgot something. It was split in two halves, 50 g/cm2 for the front half and 40 g/cm2 for the middle.

Hi guys! I've been lurking here for a few months, but didn't really bother to sign up until after the surgery, since I didn't know what to write about.

Well, now I've undergone the procedure, so at least here's my story. Short background:
1. I started to get bald at around 19 years old, but didn't really care about it until 24 yo or so (I'm 26 now), when I've got almost completely bald (see my before photos for reference).
2. I've been using topical minoxidil for about 2 years (which surprisingly helped quite a lot, balding almost stopped, as I can judge by my old photos). I started to use fin pills around a month ago without noticeable side effects, so I guess I'll continute it for as long as I find it meaningful. I've also got Xpecia vitamins from HLC, just started taking them as well.
3. My father was balding a lot at an early age as well, so I guess that's where it all comes from.

The surgery was conducted by dr. Elif (extractions) and dr. Bekir (implantations), as well as 3 or 4 nurses. They all were very professional, helpful and nice to talk to. Overall I felt that HLC takes their cases fairly smoothly, guys definitely mastered the whole process after thousands of procedures. I have nothing more to say though, I will judge their work by the result.

That being said, I don't have any huge expectations for several reasons: my head is pretty big, so area to cover is higher than for the most people. Apart from that, I started to deal with the problem way too late, so it's only natural that results won't be perfect.
But I also should say that I expect considerable improvement from such a highly regarded clinic and fairly high amount of grafts taken. I mean, if situation won't really change much, I will be dissapointed.

Oh, by the way, they said I have around 8000-8500 grafts available in my donor area. So if result will be satisfactory, I will most likely come for the second procedure.

Okay, now I think I've told everything important. I will try to update photos every month. I will also be extremely thankful for any opinions regarding post op photos, since I can't judge them by myself due to lack of experience.