Mr.potato

11 months - I am pretty happy with the results so far. But I feel my crown is still lacking. Also when it comes to the hairline there are plenty of multi grafts present. I’ve decided to booked with Dr, Turan this coming July to help increase density specifically for the front third and crown. - If someone where to ask me if I would recommend Dr, Yaman. My answer would be a yes. I feel for high Norwood patients 4+ he’s really good especially for that price point. His hairline work is lacking, definitely not as refined compared to the likes of top surgeons who are priced at +2 euro per graft. when it comes to the beard- Mustache transplant. I would not recommend it. When looking at the mustache specifically the middle the transplanted hairs look off compared to my native mustach hair (Look at the angles of the hair). so final verdict: hair transplant 8.5/10 beard transplant 6/10

10 days shy of 8 months. I can definitely see improvements from month to month, but I don’t think I will be satisfied by the end result. My hair down the middle is much thinner than the right and left side. And the crown is extremely thin but is not accurately shown due to how I style my hair. Hopefully the density will increase over the last 4 months. I am already thinking of contacting clinics for a third surgery to be done over the summer. Mostly to focus on the crown and just increase the overall density. But I don’t know if my donor area can handle anymore extraction. I think Dr. Yaman and his team are very good in what they do. But I think for my final hair transplant I would want to go to a clinic that’s doctor oriented since my donor area is almost depleted. So I am looking at HDC, HLC, and Dr. Michalis Georgiou clinic to get my third and hopefully final hair transplant.

Necrosis (I think). Hair that was transplanted in that area plus already existing hair will not grow.

Month 4 Feel like my donor area is looking weak. Can definitely see progress now in my recipient area. beard donor looking full, can’t say the same about the recipient area.

Private for me as well

Month 3 Donor area (hair) still quite thin. Hopefully it hasn’t been over harvested and it’s just shock loss. donor area (beard) looks fully recovered from the pictures. I think at this point my recipient area for both my hair and beard have finally stopped shedding. I should start experiencing growth from this point hopefully.

I’ve been to yaman Clinic, he only does incision. Extraction and placement of grafts are all done by technicians.

Can’t evaluate anything when the hair is that short.

Bring with you a good neck pillow, the one the clinic provides you after the surgery is not good (it’s an inflatable one ).

Looks good, can you take a picture showing your hair from a top angle.

Yes bro, at this point your grafts are secured. Best way to remove these grafts is to apply plenty of conditioner on ur recipient area and let it sit on your head for 5–10 min, just wash the hair after. Most of them will fall off, some might need for you to apply pressure with your hand via circular motion. what this video

Graft break down: 980 single grafts 2730 double grafts 1940 multiple grafts Graft to hair ratio assuming that multiple grafts only contained 3 hair follicles is 2.17 hair per graft. 1 month update Medication: - Finasteride (1.25mg) 3 days a week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) - oral minoxidil (5mg) every day • Looking at the pictures below, it seems that a good percentage of my transplanted hair has fallen off. • I am getting plenty amount of pimples on my scalp, this was also the case for my first hair transplant. • Donor area on my scalp and beard is looking extremely thinned out, hopefully it’s due to shock loss. • Hair transplanted to my face (moustache & goatee) feels different than the native beard hair. Pictures below were taken in my room facing direct sunlight.

Yes 5650 grafts were extracted in 2 days. Cost of the procedure; HT: $4850 USD BT: $800 USD also I paid an extra $200 to get 2 extra nights in the hotel.

It’s a different doctor , I can see how you were confused since they got the same first and last name. I linked the clinics website I visited.

I thought about doing my second Ht around the end of December, approximately 6 months after my first HT. Reason why because I thought my HT was a fail. But after doing some “research” through YouTube and forums, I realized that’s impossible to get good coverage and density being a high Norwood with only one hair transplant. I came across Yaman clinic after seeing a post on this forum about someone who did 6400 grafts across 2 days. I contacted Dr. Yaman clinic around mid February. Sent in my pictures and told time I already had a previous transplant. They came back quoting me 4500 grafts over 1 day. But I responded saying my hair looks a lot more dense through pictures and if it was possible to do the maximum number of grafts across a 2 day surgery, and if they do beard transplants as well. They came back to me saying they could do that, and we finalized my booking after sending in a confirmation of my flight. I was told to come to turkey one day before my surgery. Once I landed I went to the meeting point, but the driver wasn’t there. I was delayed when going through security, I simply called Ihsan (clinic English translator) and he took care of it, 5min later I met with the driver and he took me to my hotel. Unlike Brazil I really enjoyed the package deal, a lot less worrying. And miscommunication was not an issue since they have an English translator (Ihsan). At the hotel Ihsan told me I would be picked up 9am tomorrow and to have breakfast. surgery day (May 10), I was picked up and driven to the hospital, Dr. yaman clinic is located on the third floor. After waiting in the lobby for 10 min, I finally met with Ihsan he was very polite and friendly. I followed him downstairs for my blood test, they also drew blood for PRP that would be given to me later. He then took me upstairs to Dr. Yaman clinic. We went into Dr. Yaman office and I spoke to Ihsan untill Dr. Yaman arrived. Dr. Yaman was very friendly and the consultation was a lot more in depth than the one given to me during my first hair transplant. He asked me what my goal was for this hair transplant, I responded that I just wanted more density and that my hairline was not natural looking due to double and triple grafts. He then examined my donor and recipient area, he would talk in Turkish to Ihsan and Ihsan would translate what he was saying to me, and vice versa. He said my donator area was good, and said the density of recipient area from the first hair transplant was 25 grafts per cm. I was really surprised by that, he said he the plan is to increase the density of the; hairline to 45 graft per cm, and behind the hairline to 40 graft per cm midscscalp to 35 graft per cm crown to 30 graft per cm he said he would use my donair hair for front and midsclalp, and for the crown he would use my beard hair. Also for the beard transplant he would only use beard hair. also for the first day they would focus on the hairline and do 1/3 of my recipient area. Second day would do 2/3 of my head and do my beard. I say beard but I only just wanted to get my mustach and goatee area thicker. It was a very small beard transplant procedure. I asked if it was possible to get better density for my midsclalp and crown, he said he couldn’t. I appreciated the honesty, I was a bit disappointed but I agreed to the surgery plan. ihsan led me to pre-operation room, they shaved my head after taking pictures and put on my gown. Was led to the operation room. the room had 2 people, it was Darya and Sheida. I think someone else would come in once in a while to help out. The needles hurt, and this time around I wasn’t given Xanax and I was awake the whole time. They didn’t know much English the technicians, they had some music playing in the background. I think we started around 11am they extracted grafts from the right side of my donor area. Stopped for lunch after extraction. Dr. Yaman took ever than, he administered the local anesthetic. Honestly from a pain scale it was 6-7/10 some area felt more painful than others the donor region was a 6 but the recipient area especially in the hairline was a 7. Dr. Yaman proceeded to administer PRP and to do the incisions. It was quick, the technicians came back. From what I remember Sheda was doing the extractions and Darya would just collect the grafts and put them in the holding solution. some times someone else would help Darya collect the grafts. But for implanting the grafts Sheda and Darya would both do it simultaneously. we were done around 5:30pm and we only did 2300 grafts. So in approximately 6 hours (taking away time from lunch) 2300 grafts were extracted and implanted unlike my first hair transplant where in 7:30 hours 6200 grafts were extracted and implanted. After the first day, Ihsan led me to the the car and I was driven back to the hotel. second day I was picked up 9am, no pre-operative procedures were required. We went straight to the operation room. This time it was the left side of my head they extracted 2060 grafts from my scalp. Then they moved on to my beard donor area. The anesthesia pain level here was a solid 8/10. They extracted 1290 grafts from the beard. Stopped for lunch, and Dr. Yaman took over. Here was the most painful part of the procedure, when Dr. Yaman was administering the local anesthesia to my beard recipient area I asked for something to squeeze on. The pain level was at lest 10/10, my eyes were watering from the pain. Once yaman was done doing the incision for both my scalp and beard the technicians came back. This time around a third technician was present, but I didn’t catch her name. We were done by 6:30, Ihsan came by and once again led me to the driver. One thing, Dr. Yaman clinic is definitely primarily run by technicians. But they’re very experienced, I never once felt that the person working on me was out of their depth. In the first day I remember yaman came by at least 3x to check up on me. The second day of surgery I had a hard time falling asleep the night before, so I wasn’t fully aware of what was going during extraction phase. I think they woke me up one time to change positions, so I don’t know how many times he came by to look at me. Also the clinic only does max 2 ppl pep day, so you’re def well looked after. Third day, I arrived to the clinic around 11am for my washing. When I came upstairs Dr. Yaman was there talking to potential patients I think, they were speaking in Turkish. He was showing them my hair transplant. He was very happy about the work and said I would get a good result. But it’s not like he was gonna tell me otherwise. Ihsan then showed up and took me to the washing area, this was the same room as where they cut my hair. It was challenge to wash my beard donor site. After the washing we took post operative pictures as shown above. Ihsan then led me to main floor to do oxygen therapy I think. I just sat in a chair where they hooked up an IV. They explained it to me but I wasn’t really paying attention, I think they take blood and run it in a machine to oxygenate the blood even more, and than the oxygenated blood would flow back into my body. The whole point of it is to increase the survival rate of the grafts. Also during the first and second day of HT procedure they hooked up an iV of antibiotics. I was than taken back to my hotel. fouth day was a Saturday, prior to booking my HT procedure I requested additional days to be booked for the hotel as I didn’t wanna travel right away after my operation. So yeah, they knew I was staying additional days in turkey so they asked me to come in the fourth day for washing. Ihsan wasn’t there that day, but they still took care of me. I waited extra for my washing because the two patients were getting it done before me. This isn’t a knock to the clinic, but it’s a review so I have to keep it honest. I told Ihsan I was leaving May 15 and I needed a pick up for 5am in the morning. He confirmed my pick up time. But once 5am came around the driver wasn’t there. I waited for 10 min, but they never showed up. The hotel staff got me a cab and I caught my flight with plenty of time. I was not pressed for time. They messaged me before boarding my connecting flight apologizing. At that time election day was happening in turkey and something happen and they couldn’t pick me up. Again, I was really taken care of and I don’t hold anything against them. The staff was very friendly and the clinic was clean. It’s nice that the clinic is located with a hospital so if anything goes wrong you can get medical help. I will keep this updated on my progression. I removed the scalp 10 days after my surgery. I never experienced any pain or itchiness after my hair transplant. I can’t really recommend Dr. Yaman until I see the results of the procedure. medications I am on are Finastride (1mg/3days a week) oral minoxidil (5mg/day)