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Month 3 update Lots of new hair growing on both sides of the hairline although one side appears to be growing alot faster than the other one. Is this normal? The shockloss which I experienced on the back/side in month 2 no longer appears to be there although these pictures are after I got a to trim the sides to size 2. Crown growth is still quite slow, not sure if I will get much coverage in that area

Taking fin every other day

Looking good. Very similar to my procedure and my before situation was quite similar to yours. Looking forward to following your progress

2 month update Truly in the ugly duckling phase. I think I shed most of the transplanted hair. On the bright side, I do see a lot of baby hairs coming out in the bald spots. Still concerned about the shock loss patch on the back/side of the donor area. Doesn't seem to be improving but I guess will need to wait it out. One side of the hairline is growing much slower than the other one. Is this normal?

I am documenting my progress in my thread. Coming up on 2 months soon. The actual operation/accommodation was all great and Dr. Yaman and team were great, now just hoping for a great result which is really what matters.

Great progress! I have my 2 months coming up after HT with Dr. Yaman, I'd say my shedding was probably more aggressive than yours. Hoping I can have something similar to yours in a few weeks.

1 month update Lots of shedding over the past few days. I am a bit concerned about that patch developing on the side donor area (see picture with the red circle). I have been told by some on the forum that this is just shockloss and should recover so hopefully that's the case. Looks like I will be trapped in the ugly duckling phase over the next few months.

I'll provide a full 1 month update in a few days however wanted some views on this patch developing on the donor area. Rest of the donor is healing reasonably well. Is this patch a sign of overharvesting or something else?

Day 10 Update (post scabs off) Would appreciate your thoughts on density in the hairline and on the crown. I am guessing I will need another procedure to add density to the crown at some point (understand its still very early days to tell)?

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Can't remember the numbers now but obviously alot more grafts for the front vs. the back. He gave me a full overview at the clinic at how much density will be at the front, middle and back. As you go from front to back, the density decreases. One great thing I found about the doctor was his ability to explain everything simply and show me all the calculations. He measured my donor hair thickness and showed me on a predetermined table that my measurement was on the high end. This of course gave me alot of confidence. Also, while he initially quoted me 4000 grafts, after the consultation he said we can do 5000 which was great. Hopefully my donor heals soon as I am a bit worried about being over harvested.

Hi All, I've benefitted immensely from this forum so wanted to document my journey for others. I won't go into details on the full experience as it was quite consistent with what others have posted over the past few months about Dr. Yaman. Overall, the level of service, accommodation, communication and care was top notch and I highly recommend the clinic (of course hoping the results will be great too but will need to wait a while for that). A couple points I wanted to note which aren't perhaps covered as frequently and/or are just my observations and opinions as I went through the surgery and early post-op experience: HT is a highly manual and labor intensive process. My surgery took 10 hours (~5000 grafts). I hear a lot of debate about doctors vs. technicians doing the work. There is no way I would want 1 person (doctor or otherwise) working 8-10 hours alone as they will definitely lose focus. I think any clinic you chose should have experienced technicians who do this work frequently. Of course certain parts of the surgery should be performed by the doctor (e.g. hairline design and incisions). Others may argue that the extraction and implantation should also be done by the doctor; that is fine but it should be at least 2-3 people and if all of them are doctors I suspect the cost will be a lot higher. You need a REALLY good neck pillow as its tough to sleep for the few days post surgery without one. There were a couple other people who were getting their wash done at the same time as me and they were complaining about the quality of the neck pillow provided by the clinic. I was recommended the Cabeau neck pillow by someone and thought it was fantastic. Now onto the pictures. I will post more as time goes by. Would appreciate your comments and thoughts. Before pics (few months before surgery) Before pics (day before surgery) Surgery and wash day pics

He's quoted 4000. Here's my thread

Did the clinic tell you ahead of time that they would be extracting from the beard or was that a decision made when you got there?

looks great

Looking forward to seeing progress. I have Dr. Yaman booked in Jan

I consulted with more than 15 clinics including most of the recommended ones on this forum. Out of all of them, Dr. Gur is the only one who said I have weak donor area. Most other clinics actually said I have very strong donor area. I also thought their response time was extremely slow and I was the one chasing them.

Following your journey as i've booked Yaman in late Jan 2024. Great results thus far. Hope to see your donor area recover soon!

Great results! I have booked Dr. Yaman for end of Jan 2024. Anyone else looking to go around that date?

Thanks all for your replies, very helpful!

Sorry I am new to this forum. How do I find this list?

Thoughts on Yaman? I am considering him. Bicer has been very slow to respond to me.

Just read your thread. Amazing results! If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost at the clinic you went to?

Thanks for your reply. Which clinics are you considering? Would be great to connect and get your experience given we are in the same boat