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They were a bit wispier early on, but for the most part they started out coming through pretty thick (of course at low density to begin with).

The donor scars haven't been very noticeable. I've been able to do a 2 guard on the back and sides without visible scarring. No doubt someone knowing what to look up close could tell, but in day to day life it isn't noticeable even short.

6 month update It's almost six months since the procedure, so I have a good read of how the result will likely play out. I'm pretty happy overall with the result, particularly the yield I've gotten for this point. Density has continued to increase, and the transplanted hair now blends in pretty well with my native hair. While there might be some thickening left to come, even if it stopped at this point I'd be satisfied with the density.

4 month update Now at 4 months, growth has continued to come through. So far what I'm seeing: Density increase has been greatest on the sides, and is beginning to blend in fairly naturally. The left side has progressed the most, and probably has the most natural angulation also There are still areas with low density, particularly in the region behind the middle hairline Donor area remains fine - pretty much no noticeable impact there at this point Overall, things are starting to come through OK - there are things that could be better, of course, but I'm fairly happy for 4 months, and already I no longer feel particularly self-conscious about the procedure. It is still (relatively) early days, but we're starting to see the shape of the final outcome.

He performs one surgery per day, and in some cases splits one individual's surgery over a few days (he tends to do max 650-700 grafts in a single day).

3 month update I'm now at 3 months post-procedure, and some early growth is starting to come through. What I'm seeing so far: Redness has largely gone, and/or has become less visible as early growth of the recipient hairs comes through Donor area remains natural looking, with luckily no shock loss there - even at short length there's no obvious evidence of work being done There are early signs of growth, although it certainly doesn't blend in as entirely natural just yet (particularly at the short length) Density of what's come through so far appears higher at the sides than the front-centre area It's still too early to say how things will pan out at this point. The fact that there's some growth is encouraging, although some parts of the recipient of course look quite sparse at this point. Let's see how it develops over the next couple of months.

It's now 2 months post-procedure. As expected, there's still not much to report: a few hairs remained post-shed, but otherwise it's too soon to see much real growth. There's still a fair amount of redness in the recipient area, but it's gradually diminishing. Donor area hasn't suffered much shock loss, and looks pretty similar to pre-procedure at this point. I'll see if I can get higher quality photos once we get to month 3 and beyond.

I was corresponding with one of his team (Ozgur), who picked up on that email address. You could try messaging him directly too: +61437799111

I'm at 4 weeks post-surgery, so I'm sharing a quick update. Naturally there's not much to report on at this stage, so I'll keep it brief! Shedding has kicked off, with a large amount occurring soon after week 2. A small % of transplanted hairs are yet to shed, but it's mostly thinned out, giving it the ugly ducklig look. The recipient area remains quite red. This is something I expected, but probably the most difficult challenge at the moment. It can be concealed in certain ways, but I expect this to be noticeable for at least another month given the progression. Numbness has diminished, however - there's still a little in the recipient area, but nothing like what it was at week 2. The donor area meanwhile has healed up pretty well. There's no numbness, no noticeable shock loss, and it's blending in OK even on a very short cut. Most likely it'll look pretty similar to this for another couple of months - looking forward to seeing where things go after that!

Good discussion. For what it's worth, as Duckling said, my aim was to create a stable frontal region while retaining enough grafts for future use. It's important to take a fairly conservative view here. Supposedly I have moderate-to-high donor grafts to use: I've had estimates of 7,000 - 9,000, depending on the doctor. But it's best to plan for a more pessimistic outlook: you cannot know up front whether you'll experience reduced donor over time (via donor shock loss, or some donor being susceptible to DHT), and you should plan for the eventuality of growth yields being low in one or more procedures you have. Primarily for this reason, I did not seek out a super-high density outcome for this procedure. It's also one of the reasons I chose Keser, since his growth yields seem to be quite good (which corresponds with the high amount of time allocated to each procedure). I still think the density is pretty good! But clearly there are procedures where doctors will cover a much smaller area with a similar number of grafts, if a patient wants a higher density outcome. I already planned on having multiple procedures, and if grafts make it available there may be options to touch up (if required). But it's not yet clear if there'll be a need for that IMO. I don't personally see low density in the front central region more pronounced than elsewhere: perhaps it comes across that way in some photos since this region is closer to the camera, and may be getting more light on it. When I observe it in person the density is fairly consistent across the frontal area. It's hopefully more than dense enough for coverage IMO, even if procedures can be even denser.

It was €3.5 Euro per graft, so about €8,750 overall.

It's now one week post-surgery, and I'm sharing photos below of how it's going. Not much to report yet, but scabs are mostly off, and the donor and recipient areas seem to be healing OK. I do still have some scalp numbness, but this seems to be fading gradually. Now it's a waiting game for the implanted hairs to start shedding :)

Duration of each day varied somewhat, but was typically 5-6 hours each time. We tended to move from the right side on Day 1, gradually through to the left side. Part of the last day however was final touch-ups to any areas that needed it. I don't have great pics for the 'in progress' period, but below is one - this is from after Day 2. I actually didn't check to confirm 100%, but I'm pretty sure it was still based on high-magnification loupes rather than microscopes. That would be consistent with other recent cases I've seen too.

See below for the immediate post-op photos.

I've just completed a procedure with Dr. Keser in Ankara, Turkey, and I'll provide below some details of how it went as well as updates on progress. Background I'm 36 years old, have been experiencing hair loss for just over 15 years, and at this point have a very receded hairline as well as some crown thinning - a pattern that's remained stable for the last 5 years. This was my first HT, and I was aiming for restoration of the frontal hairline area only. I plan in future to have further procedures for further crown thinning and any mid-section loss I may see in future (if this occurs), but focused only on the frontal region for this procedure. I selected Keser since I've seen consistent results from his clinic, since he tends to get high growth yields from grafts, and since he's particularly effective at hairline/frontal restoration. I also valued the fact that the doctor himself is leading the procedure throughout the process. The procedure We transferred 2,500 grafts in total, over the course of four days. As expected, Dr. Keser was involved throughout the process for extraction and implantation, and at any point in time there's only one patient being treated in the clinic. He gives plenty of time to the process, which means it takes place over several days for anything but a trivial procedure. He does have two technicians supporting, and I found the whole team warm, supportive, and effective. They've worked together for quite some time and clearly work well as a team. We also had a translator throughout the process. I do speak some Turkish and was able to communicate to a basic level with the team, but the translator supported throughout for the detailed communication. The procedure was largely pain free, except for the anaesthetic injections themselves. While doing a procedure over four days in some ways makes it more tiring, no single day was particularly intense - so I didn't experience much pain after any of the days (and still don't). Overall the procedure seemed to go well. My main concern remaining has to do with my donor hair: I have fairly thick donor hair in number of grafts (which is good), but also in terms of graft size, with lots of triple grafts, some double, and relatively few singles (which is a mixed blessing). This graft mix helps the appearance of density, but means there are fewer single hairs to play with for a hairline. That said, the doctor did a good job of using the grafts effectively, and also touched up the hairline further on the final day, which gave me confidence in the results shaping up as well as possible. Overall it was a very good experience, and I felt well taken care of throughout the process. I'll share below pre-op and immediate post-op photos.