Senior Member cloudy Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 I have an offer at a good Turkish clinic (well know on forum) to transplant 3500 grafts in one session. Do you think that's a lot, I am a bit concerned about grafts-survival rate etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member s2thoudriver Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 Yes, no problem. 4,500-5000 is the absolute top number in 1 day and rarely done. Usually they stop at 4,000. As long as they have a big team and get the grafts back in quickly, it's no issue. Which clinic is this? 2800 FUE, Istanbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spanker Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 I like to think of the things in small time increments for what you are taking about surgery. 3500 grafts at 5 seconds per follicle for harvesting and one person extracting, which should be the doctor, is almost 5 continuous hours of harvesting. The doesn't include incisions to be made. I prefer about 2000 tops in one day if I were the pt. I am an online representative for Dr. Raymond Konior who is an elite member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. View Dr. Konior's Website View Spanker's Website I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 3500 in two days is usually the norm. Ive no idea how Turkish clincs operate but from my experience clinics will rarely go above 3000 in a day but some inevitably will. Interestingly.....Dr Feriduni in the past few months did close to 3,300 FUE in one day on a UK patient who documented here recently. I think that came down to his scalp condition allowing for easier extraction or something along those lines. I'm assuming a 3500 FUE day would be close to a 12 hour session? Long day regardless! 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hsrp10 Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 Never underestimate the downtime involved with a HT procedure. If you can get 3,500 grafts in one shot by a recommended and qualified surgeon, I think it would be better than doing it in two sessions of 2,000 and 1,500 for example. But the more grafts also puts more stress on the scalp though. go dense or go home Unbiased advice and opinions based on 25 plus years of researching and actual experience with hair loss, hair restoration via both FUT & FUE, SMP, scalp issues including scalp eczema & seborrheic dermatitis and many others HSRP10's favorite FUT surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr Hasson, Dr. Rahal HSRP10's favorite FUE surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Erdogan, Dr. Couto (*indicates actual experience with doctor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted August 28, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 I'm right at the start of HT downtime!!! I got 2,200 FUE last week. Two days were split in 1,279 grafts in day 1 and 921 in day 2. In comparison, 3,500 seems seriously big for one day. There are lots of variables at play, and all these have to be considered when saying what is better. Some clinics are set up to operate in such a way, others prefer to spread things out a bit. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member cloudy Posted August 28, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 It's a good team of Dr. Demirsoy, as according to Clemens Weber, he said it's a perfectly normal for Dr. Demirsoy and the team to do such a big procedure per day. I am a bit confused since I saw his works of, let say, 3300 grafts or more, usually done in two days. A bit worried for grafts survive rate for such a long period of time if done in one day... Nevertheless his works are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member cloudy Posted August 28, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 28, 2013 Do you think I should 'demand' this procedure in two days or it could really be done in one day? I see that opinions are different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cliff72 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 2 weeks ago I had a fue hair transplant at the Medical Park Hospital in Istanbul. A small team using the motorized system transplanted 4000 grafts and the operation took about 10 hours in total. I am delighted with their work, lovely people, very professional and the price was fantastic. Highly recommended. Very well looked after, oh yes and Turkish airlines were excellent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member cloudy Posted August 31, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Thanks Cliff! I see that you are categorized as a N-VII? Seems a lot judging your photos. Your sides are pretty high which is good. Have any photos after the surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cliff72 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hi Cloudy, just uploaded some photos. It's difficult to see much progress after only 2 weeks but I am really happy so far. Photos are not the best due to the flash, but watch this space, as you know the progress takes months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted September 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 hi cliff, work looks really good, this should yield a nice result. cloudy, i think 3500 is alot for 1 day, but if the dr has a good team and uses motorized punch then it is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted September 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 hi cliff, 1 question, how many fue grafts did the doctor say you have left in donor area for a future procedure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cliff72 Posted September 1, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hi stinger99, I never asked and I wasn't told but I would hope that perhaps I could return in the future for a small number. The honest answer though is that I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MAGNUMpi Posted September 1, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 Dr Feriduni is able to do large FUE sessions in a day since there is often two people extracting- the Dr and a technician. Yes, but is that a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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