Jackdaniels

I’m sorry to hear about your bad experience with dr couto.
I think it’s totally unacceptable to pay so much money for a surgeon who does multiple surgeries per day and he doesn’t even do the implantation by himself but he uses another doctor to do it. You paid for dr couto doing the whole implantation but he did only the front line. This is red flag 🚩 I think you should ask half of your money back because he didnt do what you paid for.

Also it’s unethical to charge the patient 2 times for a graft which is splitted into 2 grafts. An ethical clinic charges the patient based on the number of grafts extracted, and it doesn’t split the grafts to charge the patient more money.  This is another red flag from dr couto 🚩 

It’s completely safe to go to Turkey. Thousands of people have been there with not any problem at all.
In reality there’s not any safety issue in Turkey that doesn’t exist in other countries. 

8 hours ago, Rider said:

So if not Eugenix, and cannot wait for a year, second best is HDC cyprus? They are a bit expensive around 2.4 euro per graft. 

I would avoid HDC.  Eugenix is much better option than HDC in higher Norwood patients like you and Eugenix has much more patients cases posted on this forum. Also you could select either dr Gur or dr turan from @FUECAPILAR   They are both great options. Have you talked with fuecapilar?

finally except of laorwong there is another doctor in absolute hair clinic which is called dr RATCHATHORN. She is great doctor too like laorwong. 
 

Dr bekir bek is also a great option and he charges 1.7€/graft.  

Happy growing. You are an interesting case with a huge area to cover. Eugenix clinic is one the best choices for cases like yours, so you should get a good first result. You will need another one hair transplant though. 

There are some good results from this clinic on this forum. 
here is a detailed review of a procedure from dr karadeniz. 

Massive before after change and natural looking result !

Great results ! 

26 minutes ago, SeanT1 said:

Thank you sir, yes; it was a lot of pressure in the moment to decide between shaven or not.  I chose non-shaven ultimately to stick with the original plan since I have some events coming up in a few months and I need to look my best for. 

You're absolutely right about graft preservation, especially at the age of 28. 
This is one benefit from the reduction of grafts.

For reference, here is another screenshot showing the agreed amount of 1500-2000 grafts for a non-shaven procedure;

Sometimes it is difficult to predict the amount of grafts from the photos.  Might look worse from photos and in person to look more full. So less grafts might be needed during consultation. The non shaven procedure takes important role too.  

I will tag @FUECAPILAR to give us an explanation. 

In most cases at 6 months patients see the most growth, but there are some cases with later growth too. There is indeed luck of density so far but you should wait a a few more months to judge for sure.If this doesn’t improve until month 10, then it means you have lower yield and many grafts dis not survive. 

I’m sorry for this mate. This does look like a bad result. You paid $22k for that result and it’s totally unacceptable. The doctor did only the incisions and he did not even supervise the techs during the implantation and extraction stages. That’s totally unacceptable and you should ask a big amount of your money back. 

Looking very good. Contacts to dr somesh 👏

33 minutes ago, ABG said:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. How long it takes to know if fin and min has sides or not? I have never taken them yet and if I use both then how would I know which one has sides on me?

 

Minoxidil doesn’t have side effects. Finasteride also has small chance for sides. You can take finatseride every other day and not every day if you worry about sides. 

Happy growing. The plan and distribution of grafts along the recipient area looks really good. You will get a nice result 👍 you should also start oral finatseride 1mg per day and topical minoxidil 2 times per day for 7 months after 15 days from your procedure.  Good luck 🤞

The result looks “ok” and you will get even more coverage in the next months. You could always do a touch of to add some grafts to get higher density.

HLC offered you a free touch up, so you could book it from now. 

Happy growing. Dr Yaman is  a great surgeon and hopefully you will be satisfied with your final result 👍

On 2/7/2024 at 7:29 PM, Felipe Pianzoli said:

Photos taken 1 year after surgery.

The result looks good considering your pre op photos but these photos are a bit dark and we can’t see details.
 

Can you post photos with more light for example photos outside wth natural lighting or sun? Thanks 🙏🏻 

In most clinics doctor doesn’t do the whole procedure by himself but he uses techs to help him. So as soon as dr yaman participated in the procedure and he does supervision it’s fine. 
 

You still have lots of time mate. You don’t have to worry. Dr yaman is a good surgeon and he has many good results on this forum. 

2 hours ago, Vamdev said:

I wish I had lots of money to seek Dr.Sethi.

I am thinking between Comphrensive to Premium package as the viable options as per my budget.

So which Doctor do you think I should be talking to?

What do you mean by 2 sessions pls?

IDr Sethi is indeed too expensive and most people can’t afford. Well you select either the comprehensive package ( dr vinita) or the exclusive package (dr soumesh). These packages should be fine too and would save you a lot money. All doctors of Eugenix are trained with the same way and their techs at the same. So you don’t have to worry. 

On 2/8/2024 at 6:43 PM, FaganBecker said:

So I am now 10 days off 7 months. There has been a little improvement, but the growth is still poor on the left side and the hairline does, to my eyes and my girlfriends, look pretty odd. Obviously, will be returning to HLC to take them up on their free touch up, but probably not anytime soon having just started a new job. 

Here are a few progress pics in various lightings. 

 

The fact that HLC already offered you a free touch up, before the 12 month mark, shows that HLC is an ethical clinic, which cares about its patients. If I was in your case I would definitely go back to HLC for the free touch up, since it would do everything to satisfy you. Also Their doctors have the experience and expertise to make your hairline look perfect…

Another one might think that even gym can accelerate hair loss since it increases your testosterone when you lift weights. So what would you do ? Would you stop gym?
A man needs testosterone to be healthy and have a normal sexual life. With low testosterone you will feel sick and impotent  

The density on hairline looks fine. On the crown it’s a bit low since you had a large area to cover so it’s logical. For the crown yes you will need another one procedure. 

46 minutes ago, jjalay said:

He only has fine singles on the haiirline. Dont get the purpose of this post.

Anyone can see the doubles in the hairline which should be removed and replaced with single grafts.

A proper hairline should have single hairs in the front.

 
In the photos below we can see the doubles in the hairline. 
 

Nice progress. You are not Norwood 7 though. You are probably Norwood 6.  

Also what I can see is that your hairline is a bit too straight and there are many doubles in your hairline which should be single grafts.
With a third surgery you should remove the doubles from your hairline and  replace them with single grafts in order your hairline to look natural. 

Very detailed write up which will help other members that are thinking to select this clinic.
 The work looks great. I wish you all the best ! 

Happy growing. You selected a good surgeon and I believe you will be satisfied with your final result. Looking forward to see your new updates 😃👌