DutaSaveMe

1 hour ago, Idan said:

Looks awesome.
Congrats @DutaSaveMe.

Can you state which of HLC doctors were working on you?

Thanks.

Thanks dude!

Dr Cengiz did like 80% and Dr Umut did the rest. 

7 months update

It's been seven months since my transplantation. I am so happy that I went through with it. Before the transplant I walked past the living room mirror with great frustration, everyday thinking that this will only get worse as time passes by. Now all I feel is relief. 

I was fortunate to not shed all of the transplanted hairs after the procedure, and I reckon all my transplanted hairs had sprouted after five months. The last two months I have not seen any new growth, only maturing. Less curly and increasing diameter.

Here are some pictures of the results. Before on the left, and after on the right:

                                                      BEFORE                                                                                                                                                   AFTER

                                                                        BEFORE                                                                                                                                           AFTER

How do you think the result looks?

P.S. The redness is caused by seborrheic dermatitis, which I've been struggling with for years...

On 9/24/2022 at 1:11 AM, Xanadu said:

YEs, 4000 for that limited need seems very exaggerated.

You two might be right, but I feel my forelock area was in worse condition than the pre-op photos show. You can see this in the next picture. This is taken close to four months after the operation. You can also see some scarring after I removed a lipoma the month before the hair transplant. The HT docs were a bit concerned that any hair would grow there, but it turned out very nicely!

The line that is drawn on my head in the first picture is something my sister did before I left for Turkey. Not done by any doctors lol.

3 months in one week:

Preop vs now:

The comeback is real! Can’t wait to see what happens in the coming months.

56 minutes ago, Vann said:

That’s not bad man. The redness looks worse in photos im guessing? 
 

overall for 2 months it looks pretty good. Hopefully by month 4 everything fills in for you. 

Yeah, the redness doesnt look that bad, but had to use blitz to get a clearer pic. 
 

no blitz:

8 minutes ago, tyleribrahim said:

Following!!!What about price ?

2.5 euro per graft, so 10k euro, plus 150 euro for accomodation, breakfast, lunch and transport from/to the airport!

2 months, 7 days post-op:

Been shedding for the past month, but luckier than most I guess. Seems like shedding is mostly done, and what is still there has grown a lot. Also noticing new hair sprouting in the recipient zone. Still some redness going on in the recipient zone, but that was expected since my scalp is very sensitive and I've had some trouble with seborrheic dermatitis earlier.

Got a prescription for oral minoxidil last week and will take a dose of 2,5mg (eventually 5mg) ED. Hopefully it will boost the growth on other areas that are thin. (crown, mid-scalp and temple points).

On 7/15/2022 at 10:50 PM, Fmulder said:

What is the density they implaned in this area 50 grafts per cm2 or more?

50 across most of it. A small are at the middle scalp got 30. 

28 minutes ago, Let me botch you said:

Wow looks good so far. No shedding so far  

How did you remove the scabs without removing the hair shafts ? 

The scabs pretty much came off by themselves. I was spraying a lot of saline solution om the grafts every day. After taking a shower i gently moved my hand over the transplanted hair and the scabs came off quite easily. 

30 minutes ago, Vann said:

Wow this looks really clean. Not to raise any alarms but there seems to be some thinner spots perhaps those were native hairs that faced shock loss or that might be the shedding that has started?

Thanks! What area are you refering to? Definitely have thinning behind the transplant zone, but it doesn’t look to bad when my hair is longer. 

Day 16:

Have not noticed any shedding yet! Still pretty red, but getting better day by day. The pictures look worse than it does in the mirror tbh.

29 minutes ago, Vann said:

I too just recently got my HT done at HLC. I might have just missed you. Nonetheless, I am similar as I was quoted less and on the consultation got a larger number. 

Do you have any photos of the breakdown between the density they sketched out?

Also congrats and thanks for sharing best wishes in your hair growth journey.

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the density they sketched out. The only picture I've got is this one:

Sorry for making you tilt your head. Can't seem to flip it the right direction lol. Area 1 is 50 per cm2 and area 2 is 30 per cm2. Area 2 is symmetrical on the other side aswell.

Glad to see other people going to HLC. I checked out your thread. Looking good! Best of luck ❤️

Just now, Hope everything is nova said:

Waw ! Over 4000 grafts for someone who is relatively young and Norwood 2 with minimal loss ? 

Well I mean okay it's not like you're 20 without being on medication.

You are 29 and your miniaturization seems to be stabilized thanks to the use of finasteride so you are an okay candidate  but still the fact they did 4000 grafts only for a Norwood 2.5 hairline to me seems way exagerated....

Reminds me of this case and the result was subpar. 

Did you ask specifically to get 4000 grafts ? Or was it the clinic's suggestion ? 

Did they elaborate a long term strategy and how about your total donor capacity ? 

Anyways I wish you a happy recovery ! All the best

 

I agree it seems a lot. In the online consultation I was quoted 2800-3200. While drawing the hair line they gave me a couple of options. To reduce the number of grafts I could have left the forelock alone, or chosen not to fill in the area at the back. That would probably have reduced the number by 1000 grafts. I do have a rather large head, so that may have upped the requirement for grafts.

The total donor capacity was 8000-8500, so I still have 50% left. I also started dutasteride in January and I've seen some improvement compared to finasteride, so hopefully I don't need to do anything more in the coming years. When I'm 40 years old I don't care if my crown is bald

Thanks for the well wishes!

1 week update: 

Scabs are starting to come off. Donor is still red, but it seems like they used a very small punch size, so hopefully minimal scarring!

Age: 29

Been on finasteride for 8 years. During the last couple of years an island started to develop in the front (I'm an island boy ♫). Decided it was time for a hair transplant to fix the receding hairline and add density to the frontal half. After a lot of research I ended up going to HLC Ankara. Great experience! The operation was done over two days. No pain, slept through most of it. If you want more information, just ask and I'll answer

Here is an overview of the grafts transplanted. This was done over two days. 

This is a form which shows the graft distribution. Shamelessly stolen from @MachoVato. HLC only shows grafts with more than 2 hair follicles as multiples. When calculating the average hair per graft in a multiple I used the number 3. This means the average hairs per graft is higher than 2.6 shown in the form.

Pre-op vs. post-op pictures:

Thanks again! Will make a review thread when the time comes 👍

9 minutes ago, J.A.C said:

Not a typical diffuse pattern, much more seen with typical MPB. Yeh PRP is 99% a cash grab a lot of the time. When I see your pics it looks like a advancing Norwood 3 as we can also see some crown loss. 

Thanks a lot man. Already made me wiser

9 minutes ago, J.A.C said:

Good choice 👍🏽 I don’t see diffuse thinning, just heading down the usual Norwood levels… stay consistent on Fin/Minox going forward and you should hopefully retain your native hair. You may or may not see some temporary shock loss. 

Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty sure some diffuse thinning is going on in this area on the left. Seems better in the picture on the right though, about one month after starting dutasteride as well. And stopping PRP (which seems like a slight scam)

2 minutes ago, J.A.C said:

Please can you say who the clinic/Dr is ? Thanks 🙏 

The clinic is HLC. They recommended 2800-3200 to rebuild the hairline, close the temples and provide density to the frontal half.

Hello!

I'm 29 years old and I've been using finasteride for 7-8 years. Minoxidil on and off, but recently started getting consistent with it again. After seeing increased diffuse thinning the last couple of years, I've decided to add dutasteride 2x week, with finasteride rest of the week.

After doing lots of research I've decided that I would like to go through with a hair transplant. I've sent pictures to numerous clinics and I've picked one in Turkey (not a hair mill) to do the surgery in June. 

I have a couple of questions, where I hope some of you could provide some insight. Thanks!

1. How many grafts do I need to reconstruct the hairline and provide density to the frontal half? I've been quoted in the range of 2800-4000 from different clinics.
2. What will happen to the diffuse thinning hair in my forelock?
3. How sketchy is it to do some work on the temples? I like to keep my hair short, and my temples are pretty diffuse, so I find it hard to believe a natural result can be achieved.

Here are some pictures, last picture with longer hair, looking pretty shabby.