fafa1001 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hello everyone. I'm a 34 year old male, living in Manchester, UK. I have been losing my very hair gradually since I turned 18, way back in 1996. It started in the crown and now has progressed enough to warrant a hair transplant. And that is what I'm considering now! Over the years, the only real topical treatment that has made a noticeable difference has been Regaine/Rogaine. And I have used this off and on. I am actually booked for a HT in Istanbul via Beauty Travels 24 in Feb 2013. I chose this because a neighbor has used them last year and the experience was good with excellent results. Take a look at my pics below. Based on these pics, Beauty Travels 24 has recommended two sessions for a total of about 6000 grafts. The first sessions should yield about 3500. And I'll wait to assess results before making a decision for session 2! I've joined HRN to document my hair restoration journey. I would love to share my experience and hopefully help others in similar situations. Any encouraging words are well appreciated! What do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I have never heard of Beauty Travel 24. Sound interesting. I am curious if you are having FUT or FUE? Also, did they tell you that all of your thinning/balding areas would be addressed with the 6000 grafts or are they recommending only having work done in the frontal and mid scalp areas? Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafa1001 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi, I didn't hear of Beauty Travel 24 before my neighbor had it done either. It's actually a German based clinic and hospital established in Istanbul. Their entire admin/support staff is German. They even take payment in Euros rather than Turkish currency. The only Turkish staff they have are the clinical staff, ie doctors and techs. The lead surgeon is Prof. Dr. Ismail Ermis, along with two other staff surgeons are OP. Dr. Selahattin Tulunay and OP. Dr. Mbaraka Abdallah LJOHIY . The reason why they aren't as visible as other clinics/doctors are because they are regulated by German standards, they must adhere to very a strict advertising code. At least that's what I've been told. But I'm reassured by a real person who has had his procedure done at this place and is totally satisfied...so hoping everything will go well for me too! During the course of my research, I have learned that to achieve total desired coverage and density for me, I must look for about 8-10k grafts. So in the first session I hope to achieve the hairline with some top coverage along with some density. The second session will be aimed more at crown. The place only deals in FUE. Because I wear my hair short often, FUT was not desireable. I hope that answers your questions. Thanks for your interest! Wish me luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danca Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi, Is beauty travel 24 the same as Medical Travel Global Co? Dr Tulunay is in Medical Travel as well. Any other cases of people having it done in Turkey? I plan on going there but not sure due to lack of personal cases knowledge. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ClemensWeber Posted February 18, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi, I don?t think that it will be possible to extract 6000 grafts from this donor! The safe zone is very small. I wish you all the best anyway. Regards, Health Travels - Hair Transplants Turkey Representative for Dr. Erkan Demirsoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member james84 Posted February 18, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 18, 2013 My honest opinion and it is just my opinion...i dont think you have sufficient donor for a procedure. My advice would be to get more opinions from Drs on this forum and see what they say, because if you aim to get 6000 grafts then i think you maybe found wanting. I see Dr Charles has commented on this thread so maybe he could give you some advice. Very ethical and good Doctor:) Wish you well with whatever you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNX1 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I wud say do more homework. clinics that no one has heard of shud be avoided like the plague imo but its ur head and ur money..... ur on ur way to being a solid NW7 and you do not have enough donor hair in the donor zone. ur hair is already thinning in ur donor zone and ur scar will be very noticable. ur gonna have to look into a doctor that performs FUE so u can extract beard and body hairs if u want 6000 grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member lorenzo Posted February 19, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 19, 2013 Firstly I want to wish you the best on your hair transplant journey. Secondly I have to agree with GNX1 and CW I dont know how you are going to get 6000 grafts with the donor pictures you have shown. Representative for Hasson & Wong. Dr. Victor Hasson and Dr. Jerry Wong are esteemed members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. My opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hasson & Wong. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Hasson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted February 19, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted February 19, 2013 Any updates? 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segmag Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi, how did your procedure go as I've been looking into this company and the clinics they recommend in Istanbul. Did you have the procedure at the camlica hospital? Be good to get some reviews of this company and its surgeons Thanks Hello everyone. I'm a 34 year old male, living in Manchester, UK. I have been losing my very hair gradually since I turned 18, way back in 1996. It started in the crown and now has progressed enough to warrant a hair transplant. And that is what I'm considering now! Over the years, the only real topical treatment that has made a noticeable difference has been Regaine/Rogaine. And I have used this off and on. I am actually booked for a HT in Istanbul via Beauty Travels 24 in Feb 2013. I chose this because a neighbor has used them last year and the experience was good with excellent results. Take a look at my pics below. Based on these pics, Beauty Travels 24 has recommended two sessions for a total of about 6000 grafts. The first sessions should yield about 3500. And I'll wait to assess results before making a decision for session 2! I've joined HRN to document my hair restoration journey. I would love to share my experience and hopefully help others in similar situations. Any encouraging words are well appreciated! What do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkhan79 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 any updates on this clinic as i have been considering them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iosef1989 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hi There! I am planning on going through beautytravels24 as well (in turkey) Has any of you has any luck with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted May 5, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 5, 2015 My first post on here, I hope it is of use? I booked my travel and FUE technique program with Beauty travels in Feb 2015, for a procedure in May 2015. I've been losing my hair since my late 30's and am now 55, I have been using Dutasteride and Rogaine foam daily for the past 5 years. I arrived in Istanbul at 6.30pm on Sunday to be met by the Beauty24 driver exactly as promised in the literature I received by e-mail when making my booking. I should say here that I'm a seasoned traveller on business and used to meeting people with little or no English at foreign airports, others used to package travel might find this daunting. We drove from the airport directly to the clinic, a journey of nearly an hour through Istanbul traffic. En-route I received a call from my nurse a Tunisian with good English amongst her 6 languages explaining that after dinner in my 8th floor room at the clinic I should get a good nights sleep and rest as tomorrow would be very busy. Dinner was perfectly good and on a standard with pre-Jamie Oliver school dinners. The room and clinic are modern, air conditioned, clean and the food is good if a little basic.There is free and fast wifi and a TV, with limited English language stations, I'm currently watching Game of Thrones with Turkish sub-titles. I'm awoken on Monday morning at 7am by my nurse complete a breakfast tray. After breakfast I go to the ground floor for a blood test which will determine that I'm suitable for surgery that day, the first of many needles that day! After the blood test confirms all is well I go for a consultation with the surgeon, who examines my scalp and donor regions and explains the FUE procedure in detail, 3000 grafts and two procedures at that level required for full coverage. I sign the consent forms and pay my EUR2350 including board and accomodation I don a surgical gown and slippers and have my head shaved in a small ante-room. In the operating room I'm asked to lie on my stomach and told that they will numb the back of my head with local anaesthetic, the table is like one used for a massage with a hole for your face to fit in and allow you to breathe whilst face down. My English speaking nurse is present and reassures me that after the first few injections which are unpleasant (and they are) I will feel no pain, should I experience any I should simply say so and they will numb that area further, this occurs only once. In all I felt 3 or 4 injections, the rest were then numbed by the local anaesthesia. You are aware of the activity taking place on the back of your head, but there is little sensation and no pain, do remember though, someone is punching thousands of holes in your scalp, you will have a headache after the anaesthetic wears off. The surgeons work on you as a pair and the conversation is all in Turkish, soccer, politics etc The only other noise is the soft whirr of the punch and some Turkish music playing in the background. Your head is repositioned a number of times during the harvesting procedure. It takes a good few hours, there is frequent mopping of blood and use of dressings and petri dishes. Once harvesting from the donor sites on either side of your head, behind your ears is complete (a number of hours) you sit up and your wound is dressed heavily. The your surgeon draws on your head the various implantation areas and densities of grafts and your new hairline. After checking in a mirror I agree that this is acceptable and sign a further consent at this point. I'm asked to lie back down, this time face up. The numbing procedure on my forehead takes place and as before it is uncomfortable, but not really painful. This is so that the surgeon can make incisions for the grafts to be placed, he explains again the densities of incisions he is making. The incisions can be felt as pressure and you can hear the noise of a blade slicing through your flesh in thousands of micro cuts. There is little other sensation and this part is over more quickly than the harvesting. Your wounds are dressed, you have a hair net over your head and you return to your room for lunch. After this my nurse returns with a light sedative and some water, she explains this is to help sleep through the implant phase as it is the best way, it is quite time consuming. So on to the afternoon session, I'm lying on my back with a light gauze protecting my eyes from the bright lights. The first few implants are a little uncomfortable as the follicles are placed in the incisions, but as the sedative takes effect I quickly nod off, I'm awoken by the clinic principal checking the work and presented with a mirror to see that all 3000 grafts have been completed. After my head is dressed I return to my room and notice it is early evening and my dinner is on my table. My nurse presents me with a goody bag of anti-inflamatory drugs, antibiotics and interestingly no pain relief. Where did that time go today? So, it is a day long procedure that is uncomfortable rather than painful and the team were professional to a standard you would expect in the UK or the US. I will be more than happy to update with photos as time goes along. I do hope this wasn't too long and boring to read, I wanted to get the points down whilst they were fresh in my head along with 3000 re-positioned hairs!! :-) I'm happy to answer any questions if you want to PM me? 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Regular Member Dog Posted May 5, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 5, 2015 Good luck mate. Looks good thus far. I'm 10 months post procedure and you can see my story here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/175992-fue-my-experience-date-3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted May 14, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 14, 2015 Exactly one week after transplant, the itchy parts are the back of the head where the grafts were taken, the top of my head is still a little numb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted May 19, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 19, 2015 2 weeks post operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member optimist800 Posted June 25, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 25, 2015 It's looking good. I can't see any redness. I hope it's healing well. How about an update? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member arussell Posted June 25, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 25, 2015 I have to agree that your donor area seems a little small. But most people have at least 6000 grafts in the donor area that can be harvested if done with discretion and good planning. There are some questions such as how old were you when your loss began and are you on medication to inhibit future loss? A lot of this depends on your ultimate goal. If you will be happy restoring the front and having the crown as it is that should be a doable transplant and one that can be very rejuvenating. But remember, the transplant doesn't stop loss and it appears you have some miniaturized hair as well, Please do lots of research! Good luck! Ailene Russell, NCMA Clinical Supervisor for Dr. Jerry Cooley Carolina Dermatology Haircenter Charlotte, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted June 29, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2015 It's looking good. I can't see any redness. I hope it's healing well. How about an update? Thanks. The op was 2 months ago today, it's that period when there's not much to see, but here's an updated photo. The donor area is still itchy, I'm trying not to touch that and the recipient area has lost most of it's hair as was explained to me. I'm looking forward to a couple of months time when I should expect to see some growth coming through. I'll continue the updates each month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted June 29, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2015 I have to agree that your donor area seems a little small. But most people have at least 6000 grafts in the donor area that can be harvested if done with discretion and good planning. There are some questions such as how old were you when your loss began and are you on medication to inhibit future loss? A lot of this depends on your ultimate goal. If you will be happy restoring the front and having the crown as it is that should be a doable transplant and one that can be very rejuvenating. But remember, the transplant doesn't stop loss and it appears you have some miniaturized hair as well, Please do lots of research! Good luck! Ailene, just to check was your message in response to fafa1001's original post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member arussell Posted June 29, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2015 Ailene, just to check was your message in response to fafa1001's original post? Yes, Muyor it was. Ailene Russell, NCMA Clinical Supervisor for Dr. Jerry Cooley Carolina Dermatology Haircenter Charlotte, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted August 4, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) My Op was 3 months ago this week. Although it doesn't look much changed from above the hair from in front is visible on top of my head. Still a long way to go. Edited August 4, 2015 by Muyor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell86 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 any new pics mate im thinking of using beauty travels as well thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Muyor Posted September 4, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted September 4, 2015 4 months today since my op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell86 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 would you recommend bt24 im thinking of using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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