Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) I started to lose my in my mid 20’s and actually thought about a hair transplant almost 10 years ago with Alvi Armani in Toronto with no research or any real understanding of the procedure, I can’t even remember if I asked about the number of grafts or anything all I remember it was pricy. At the last moment I backed out, just a gut feel it wasn’t right or perhaps the right time and I’m glad I did, over the years I’ve come to this forum to read and educate myself on the procedures available, the process, and more importantly peoples experiences. I flipped flop over the years to undertake a HT my main concern being the immediate short-medium term physical wounds (not great for work), I looked at a number of surgeons including Dr. Humayun Mohmand, being of Pakistan descent I didn’t have an issue traveling there. However the vast majority of the cases Dr. Humayun had were FUT and I was interested in FUE. So I looked closer to home, Turkey came up a number times with some notable surgeons, I finally decided to go with Dr Erkan Demirsoy after seeing some very positive results. All arrangements were handled by Health Travels including pickup from airport, hotel, and clinic overall a positive experience. 17th June I had my consultation Dr Erkan Demirsoy in the morning and agreed on a the number of grafts and process best suited to what I wanted. Around 4500 grafts was the number Dr Demirsoy felt could be harvested maybe more maybe less a frank conversation the way I prefer it. First day extraction was 2547 I was very happy with the number, but let me be clear the anaesthesia injections hurt like hell if you don’t like needles you need to prepare yourself for it. Luckily my friend Hairlosstfa had is op a couple days before me and had warned me… it didn’t help. Second day extraction was 1630 a little disappointed but I was told that second day extraction does not necessarily mean a replication of first day numbers. Anaesthesia injections wise I super pumped myself to suppress the pain an kept telling myself to suck it up it’s the last day of this… it didn’t help. Third day was head wash and goodbyes to Dr Erkan Demirsoy and his team who were great, especially the translator / driver who picked us from the hotel and clinic everyday. Pre-HT Pictures Edited October 6, 2013 by rxkhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Day 1 Consultation output Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Day 1 Post Surgery 2547 grafts implanted, nightmares all night of the nurse saying “Anaesthesia” then stabbing me with a needle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Day 2 Post Surgery 1630 grafts implanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 It was good to get the bandage off and have head washed. These pictures were taken by Dr Erkan Demirsoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 The front view picture is 2 days after head wash my head is totally covered in scabs. Other pictures are over the following few days back of the head cleared up last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Around 2 weeks after head wash, all scabs are gone and I'm pretty happy with the coverage, not looking forward to the shedding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Noodles123 Posted October 6, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Looks like you were smart to follow your intuition, and potentially dodged a bullet. From my cursory research, seems like Armani developed a pretty bad reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 About 4 week after Surgery shedding of tranplanted hair in full effect, things look scruffy I think I had a "blade2" hair cut a week or two later to balance things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Looks like you were smart to follow your intuition, and potentially dodged a bullet. From my cursory research, seems like Armani developed a pretty bad reputation. Yeah looking back at it now I too found some not so positive information regarding Arman, at the time they were giving free flights and hotel stay but like so many poeple say on this forum do your research ... I wonder if this forum was around then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 7, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 This is exactly 3 months after HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaddyTad77 Posted October 7, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 Regarding FUE does the choi implanter pen result in scarring where the grafts are inserted? If manual punches extracting grafts causes micro-scars, wouldn't be the same for the top of the head? A little off topic, I'm sorry, but some of the top FUE surgeons are using some variation of the choi implanter pen. If it caused unsightly scarring I doubt it would be used much, Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaddyTad77 Posted October 7, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 anybody know anything about the choi impanter pen? Does it cause scaring where the grafts are inserted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 7, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 Regarding FUE does the choi implanter pen result in scarring where the grafts are inserted?If manual punches extracting grafts causes micro-scars, wouldn't be the same for the top of the head? A little off topic, I'm sorry, but some of the top FUE surgeons are using some variation of the choi implanter pen. If it caused unsightly scarring I doubt it would be used much, Thanks. I can tell based on my personal experience that there is no scaring that I can see especially the front of the head, I've posted pics which are pretty close up of the top of my head again nothing really visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hairlosstfa Posted October 7, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 Looking Good my Friend. Lets see who wins the race for full coverage. 3 days ahaed of you. You definitely have shown good progress and coverage for 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Going2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2013 Day 1 Post Surgery 2547 grafts implanted, nightmares all night of the nurse saying “Anaesthesia” then stabbing me with a needle. Loool exactly ....that was the worst part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member B-KW Posted October 12, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2013 Day 1 Post Surgery 2547 grafts implanted, nightmares all night of the nurse saying “Anaesthesia” then stabbing me with a needle. Loool exactly ....that was the worst part Ahahahaha "Pain?" "F!@# YES PAIN STAAAAHP IT!" Congrats to both of you on the procedure. Happy growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member imnothere Posted October 12, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2013 Oh thanks! I was blissfully unaware its was THAT painfull.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member B-KW Posted October 12, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2013 In all honesty though i would much rather have the tech poking me with a needle for testing rather than Demirsoy with a blade or even worse the drill lol. IMO she was very caring and professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member wolfsatplay Posted October 16, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2013 Great write-up. Looking good so far. Thanks for posting. Dr Demisroy is not too well known on this forum by some, so it's good to see posts with his work. Keep those updates coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member wolfsatplay Posted October 16, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2013 I mean Demirsoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member cloudy Posted October 22, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any update considering your progress? I would love to see some new photos since I am going to Demirsoy in a couple of weeks. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 24, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi Cloudy, I had another "blade2" hair cut about 2 weeks ago to balance out my hair, I'll take some new picks of the weekend and post them. Good luck with your HT mate just be prepared for the Anaesthesia! RXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rxkhan Posted October 27, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 27, 2013 This is after my third "blade 2" haircut, pretty happy with progress but you get a better view of progress by comparing to original situation I've added a couple of "before" pictures. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member imnothere Posted October 27, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 27, 2013 looks good. How many months is this? Do you plan on getting the crown done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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