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It’s been 9 months, not 4, and I understand what you’re saying but I haven’t had any work done on my crown where I want my next HT, I’m more than fine with how my first HT has gone, I’m not looking for more work in that area. I went into it knowing I’d always need two, one for the hairline, one for the crown, so was just curious if anyone had any experience in how long is recommended between procedures.

Hi everyone, Here to share my experience and results after my HT with Dr Bicer. I've been balding/receeding since my late teens so I've been super self conscious about my hair loss ever since, to say it's affected my young adult years is an understatement. I hopped on finasteride and minoxidil in my early twenties but it was probably too late, I'd tried topical versions of both, oral versions of both and while they most definitely helped, it wasn't enough so I decided to take the plunge and look into getting a HT. It was a pretty tough process trying to find a suitable clinic being from Australia, but an unrelated overseas trip last year gave me the opportunity to look at better options. I had a few clinics tell me I wasn't a suitable canditate at first due to my hair loss pattern, my donor pattern, and minaturisation of hairs above my ears + nape, and it was pretty late notice for when I would've been travelling, but I finally settled on Dr Bicer in Turkey after messaging and a video consultation; as well as seeing a lot of positive reviews. Due to the extent of my hair loss, I knew I likely would need two HTs to get my desired result, so with this first one, we decided to focus on my hairline and ignore the crown, for now. The planning and the procedure itself went extremely smoothly (although it was probably the longest day of my life), originally planned for 3000 grafts but were able to squeeze out another 500 during extraction; I also paid the extra costs to stay in the same building as the clinic which I would highly recommend for anyone thinking of going to Dr Bicer. I'll post some photos below of 4 months before the procedure, straight after, two weeks after, and right now, in that order. I'm extremely happy with the results, and since the procedure, I've also added Nizoral to my process, aswell as swapped from finasteride to dutasteride, which I feel has helped the overall health of my hair, the back looks noticably better imo. Now, as you can see, my crown area needs some work still, and I'd like to add a little bit more to my hairline along my temples too. If I could have another HT tomorrow I would but I'm not sure if there's a recommended wait time between procedures so would love if anyone has any insight, thanks!

Thanks for your honesty Mike

Honestly at this point I’m totally okay with my crown being ignored for the time being, ideally that would be through FUE and just getting the most amount of grafts as possible to fill in the front and middle. Would Dr Bicer be a good option? Currently have the offer from them.

Currently planning on a video consult with them, face to face isn’t possible unfortunately. I am hesitant to do FUT based on what people are saying though.

Also rejected, they were also the ones who said FUT was only option

Oops, apologies, I should’ve posted that in OP. Yes, I’m on minoxidil + finasteride, have been for two years+ now and I have improved dramatically in that time. Dr. Bisanga was one that rejected me completely.

Hello everyone, I've posted previously in August last year about wanting to travel to get a hair transplant, but only recently have I started putting proper research into it due to an upcoming holiday where I was hoping to get it done in Europe. I've spoken with multiple clinics which are part of the recommended forum surgeons and so far I've had multiple different opinions 1. Not a suitable canditate with the minaturising of hair above my ears and on my nape = not enough donor area with an estimation of 5000~ grafts needed 2. FUT is only possible option for me 3. An estimation ~4000-5000 grafts, and while they didn't think there was enough donor area, due to same reasons as above, for that amount, still willing to do the surgery if we only focused on the frontal region first and may need to ignore crown 4. An estimation of 2500-3000 grafts with an FUE operation, no issues with donor area Now I understand and see the minaturising of hair above my ears + on my nape, but when I compare my photos to others, the estimation of 4000~+ feels excessive but I could be wrong which is why I'm here. I don't want to have surgery at a clinic that doesn't have my best interests and only wants my money which I'm worried could be the case with the clinic(s)' estimations being only ~3000 compared to others. The clinic who has quoted me the ~3000 does have amazing reviews and seems to be one of the more recommended ones so that does keep my mind a little at ease but I am still quite worried about my situation. I'll post some current photos for reference. Feel free to look at my previous topic to compare differences in ~6 months. Is there any clinics or doctors in Europe that specialise in high norwood levels like mine? I know some people don't recommend FUT but if it is my only option, does anyone know of any recommended doctors for that procedure in Europe as well? Thanks.

Hello, thanks for your reply I've uploaded a few more photos in my message above this if you wanted to have a look, I'd love a one on one doctor session as well as more information about cost etc, hopefully the photos help with the latter, feel free to DM me

Thankyou for your very detailed reply, I really do appreciate it. I must say I wasn't expecting anywhere near that amount of grafts but I know that was only off the one photo, so I've taken a few more as you've requested, keep in mind these were taken in extremely harsh lighting (also that dead bit of hair on the back of my head I've always had)

From the looks of the replies in here, maybe my 10k estimate was a little naive, I have the money to extend my budget a bit further, that was just a rough number. Any idea of what number I'd be looking at including everything?

From what I've read the quality is still high in those countries, specifically India, correct?

Hey everyone, I'm a 24 year old male from Australia interested in getting a HT done, I've been on Minoxidil and Finasteride for about two years now and while I've seen definite improvement, there's still more room for it. I know getting the procedure done in Australia is nowhere near the quality as it would be travelling overseas, not to mention the price, so that's what I'm willing to do, but I'm feeling extremely overwhelmed seeing all the recommended options from India to Turkey to Belgium. I'm hoping someone can give me a bit of guidance, money isn't a huge issue but I wouldn't want to be spending more than 10k and even that's a stretch, maybe I'm too optimistic. I've attatched a photo of how my hair currently looks so you can get a gauge on my NW scale and how many grafts you may think I need (I believe my donor area is quite strong also). Thanks everyone! 😊