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Second this. Would be very interested in seeing photos of the hairline before surgery.

Hey, Gook! By chance, did the Dr. give a break down of the 1’s, 2’s, 3’s and 4’s for your HT? If you don’t mind sharing, did you have many 3’s and 4’s in your donor? We have a very similar hair type and hair loss pattern. I just did a consultation with a different Dr. here in the U.S. and was informed my donor consists of mostly singles and doubles. The Dr. I just saw seemed a bit hesitant about my donor having so many singles and doubles. Definitely staying posted to your results with Demirsoy! It’s looking great so far and very clean work.

Looks good! Look forward to the updates and happy growing to you!

Awesome, thanks! Were you able to get a note from a Dermatologist? Your 4 month results are looking great, man! Looking forward to seeing your 6 month results. I’m a NW3 too. I’ll start a thread here on the forums when I begin my HT journey with Dr. B.

Hi, andrewfaliro! Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m looking into seeing Bisanga as well. I’ll be traveling from the U.S. to Belgium for HT. Did you go to a general practitioner Dr or a Dermatologist for the note? I see that you mentioned a note was given to the clinic, but did a note have to be supplied to customs as well or just the clinic?

Nice, he is a great doctor. Look forward to your future updates. Good luck with the healing process!

Hi @Gook! Thanks for posting your experiences with contacting these doctors. Have you made a final decision on what doctor you will be going to for your HT? I have similar hair type to yours! Blonde/fine/straight. I’ve been seeking a HT to cosmetically correct my hereditary “M” hairline to close the temples (hair has never previously grown hair in this area) and thicken the density to the center island of hair, which has had a thinned/diffused look in density since I’ve been a teenager. Thankfully, my hair loss has been isolated to that area and has only shown an extremely minimal amount of thinning over the past 30 years. Fortunately, I have not experienced any noticeable hair loss as of yet on my sides, crown, back of head/donor, etc. I’ve personally never been on any oral HL medications, as the minimal amount of thinning I’ve experienced to the center island of hair over the past few decades has not been a concerning difference for me to consider oral medications. I previously used topical Minoxidil for the forelock island of hair as an experiment for a period of time, but did not see any difference, so I discontinued it. I, too, had a similar experience contacting Pekiner for HT. After a long wait (40+ days), I had yet to receive a reply to the pictures I sent for evaluation to Pekiner’s assistant, Alex, so I wrote him again to follow up and promptly received this same kind of rejection copy and paste email. Only with my Norwood adjusted to a personalized 3 to 4 in the description. Other than that, it’s pretty much word for word. Likewise, I was surprised with the rejection from Pekiner. In obtaining many evaluations & quotes from various doctors, he is the only so far that has rejected my case and made a requirement of being on *both* oral Finasteride and oral Minoxidil to be even be considered for a HT. His assistant said I could be “revaluated” after 6 to 8 months, only if I agree to go on both medications and the results are deemed satisfactory for Pekiner. Have you received this similar prerequisite from any other doctors? So far, Pekiner is the only one I’ve encountered this issue with. I know many users on this forum that take oral Finasteride with safe results (which is great!) but I also know a handful along with several friends who have experienced awful side effects taking oral Finasteride. From E.D. to depression. I’m not willing to take the risk of going on a medication I do not believe I require at this stage of my journey (or will yield much of a result, as hair loss is not the issue, in my particular case). The risk seems to outweigh the theoretical reward. I asked his assistant if it would be satisfactory to Dr. Pekiner if I took just oral Minoxidil and Biotin supplements for further consideration, given the circumstances. He replied back stating that, no, I would have to agree to take both oral Finasteride and oral Minoxidil. No thanks! Obviously, I declined to agree to those terms and will continue to search for a surgeon who is more suitable for what I’m looking for. Who have you been most impressed with in your search for hairline construction?

Thanks for the heads up, much appreciated! Did you eventually reach Dr. Pekiner through his assistant Alex on Google as OP did or elsewhere?

Result is looking great so far at 7 months! I’m sure when you get to 12 months it will really shine and continue to build some nice density. Did you successfully book Dr. Pekiner through the Neohead website? I tried to obtain a quote a few days ago but the email addy listed on their webpage bounced back. Definitely considering him for my HT.