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Morning after thoughts: 1. We lose a LOT of blood as part of this procedure. And that's BEFORE the hair gets planted in. 2. It's HOURS of pain in the chair and then HOURS more in bed (and not the good kind of pain either that we associate with "in bed"). It demands a lot of our backs. 3. Do NOT travel for this with your mom! Mom things will happen whereby she worries as if the healing process is directly proportional to her worrying. Worse if she also gets sick at that time. Also, the look after is far more scary for moms. 4. Travel with someone for that damn pillow. You need someone to inflate that pillow which is so bloody hard to do as a patient. Or better yet, pack one of those donut pillows that you find ppl wearing in planes to keep their necks straight. 5. Have a place to write down your thoughts, like this forum. I'd be an anxious mess if I hadn't found this site. Btw, here's what I saw in Dr Yaman's office. Look for a name that appears TWICE!!! 😅

I agree. It took around 11 hours to get done. I was expecting I'd be done in 6 or 8 max. This pic was just an hour after the procedure. I have a follow up the next day...ie. today in 10 hours. The bandage is coming of and the blood has stopped n scabbed (a word I just made up).

...aaaaand here it is 😬 4986 (I think, too tired to walk to the print out n confirm) grafts. Is it me or is it just more BLOODY than most 🤣

ALRIGHT!!! So today is THE DAY!!! Got picked up, taken to the clinic, registered REMEMBER: Wear something loose with a wide wide collar or a button up shirt. Something that won't brush past ur head when u need to take it off. Take ur photo ID and/or passport with you for authentication. Got my blood sample taken for tests. Before pics taken. Waiting for the FIRST SHAVE!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Thank you so much, Melvin. The replies have been mostly positive n with this forum as my resource along with all the reviews n testimonials, I'm confident that I couldn't have made a better choice given my budget.

Thank you so much! This is really encouraging when someone from a different country, a practitioner in the same field no less, testifies positively for another professional. Love the support.

Hello everyone First of all, I'd like to express my IMMENSE gratitude to the moderators and owners of this forum - Melvin(?) - for creating this space for everyone to come to and consult rather than get carried away and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of positive reviews on Google and Yelp and various published articles singing the praises of every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Hair Restoration Business. Okay, I came in hot! Simmer down! Thanks to this site and the information herein I was able to narrow down my search from no-name hair mills to legit practitioners. What started off as a wish fulfillment trip for my mother - she's wanted to see Aya Sofiya and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul for over 5 years. I was just happy for the timing of it all that I got to know of Turkey being a leading hair restoration centre. Instead of spending $25,000 on a single procedure I can actually spend that amount (should I choose to) on THREE procedures in Turkey (including airfare). So after 3 anxious days of research (8 if you don't count the blind search) I finally decided to go with ... drumroll please... DR. RESUL YAMAN I wasn't so sure at first but the recommendations on this site plus another one that only lists Dr Bicer and Dr Yaman, I figured it must be meant to be. Plus I have seen how subtle the results are and not SEVERE at all! He seems to have good luck with his work...most of the time, barring the overharvesting. Also, being a student of Indian classical music, one of my favourite raags (chords) goes by the name of Yaman. It is a name and technique imported into Indian Classical Music from Turkey. So... Wish me luck! My appointment is on the 18th, surgery on the 19th, wash and dressing on the 20th and then I return to Canada on the 21st. I shall share my journey here as it happens Thanks again to EVERYONE who took the time to post pictures, testimonials, advice, admonishments even lol! Time to have 3500 grafts done!!!