Regular Member Eptesicus Posted December 6, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi Guys I recently (5 – 6th November) underwent a FUE procedure for 3108 grafts with Dr Koray Erdogan at the Asmed clinic in Istanbul. I won’t go into great detail on the experience as many people have documented it in great detail but will concur with the sentiments that the clinic is quite something (new, large, very clean and dedicated to hair transplants) and the staff are all very friendly, professional and the whole experience (barring the flight home) was beyond my expectations and makes me wonder why I felt nervous before hand. My main purpose of providing this account is to help other people when they are considering their options for surgery as I know a few threads on here (Yaz being the main one) helped me make a decision to go with Asmed (along with the high number of documented cases on the web) I have posted 4 pictures (I can’t find the CD with all the clinic taken pictures on so have the ones I took screen shots of) which show pre op, post op placement, 10 days post and where I am now at 1 month. The pre op pictures are wet and I know this is a point of contention sometimes but I understand the reasons why the clinic do it (to show up the thinning areas) and the way I styled my hair before hand (just lying flat) would not have shown much about my level of hair loss. A couple of points to note is that I feel I have suffered some minor shock in the forelock though there was a fair bit of miniaturisation here. The skin is still a bit pink in the recipient area though donor healed very quickly and was back at work 1 week later. I will update this thread every month with my progress and will be happy to answer anyone’s questions if they any. Oh and few technical bits on my surgery Singles: 565 Doubles: 1925 Threes: 592 Fours:26 Average hair per graft: 2.02 Donor density measured at 60/70/80 and my total donor capacity (norwood V in my family) was 7800 grafts. I have been on Propecia for 7 months now. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Squatch Posted December 6, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 That should give nice results. Good luck! I had my HT about the same time. It will be interesting to follow your progress. Dr.Gabel 3972 FUT 11/3/14 Progress/Results Below http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177388-3972-fut-dr-gabel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted December 6, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks Squatch and here's hoping for excellent growth for us both Just got to play the waiting game now. The reason i got it in November was to coincide with winter so no one will question why i'm wearing a hat and as its gotten very cold in the UK at the moment everyone is wearing a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Squatch Posted December 6, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Just got to play the waiting game now. The reason i got it in November was to coincide with winter so no one will question why i'm wearing a hat and as its gotten very cold in the UK at the moment everyone is wearing a hat. Funny I just said the same thing in my post. Dr.Gabel 3972 FUT 11/3/14 Progress/Results Below http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177388-3972-fut-dr-gabel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted December 6, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Congratulations! Look forward to updates! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Yaz89 Posted December 6, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Congrats! The work looks very good and the hair line seems very similar to mine. Our hair loss pattern looks virtually the same. You had more grafts than me and your final result will look great. Just take it easy for the next few months and by April you will have a decent amount of hair! Yaz the original Asmed patient (2013) 2400 FUE grafts October 2013 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/172963-my-journey-hair-transplant-dr-koray-erdogan-2400-grafts-prp-08-10-2013-a.html 2490 grafts April 2016 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/183247-dr-koray-erdogan-asmed-april-13th-2016-2490-grafts-total-4892-grafts.html Propecia since October 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted December 6, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks future and Yaz. I'm am pretty calm about things and well prepared for the various stages. I'm traiaing for a half marathon at present so that and work are keeping me busy. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bahrain Posted December 7, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2014 My procedure is booked for Feb 2015 with Dr. Erdogan. Wishing you a happy growing and all the best. Please keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member NewLook2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2015 Congrats on your HT, Eptesicus! look forward to your updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SunnyCool3 Posted January 28, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 28, 2015 Congrats & Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted January 28, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks Sunny, I'll update at 3 months soon but things are slowly starting to happen now which is exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted February 26, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hi Guys, I've attached a couple of pictures which show the progression from month 3 onwards to now (it's actually 2 weeks before 4 months not 10 days). I apologise that the lighting is not the same but i think the growth is evident. One side is growing faster than the other but hairs that pop out now seems to become visible quicker than the before so starting to see my new hairline! I'll post another update towards April when i'll be approaching 5 months but happy with my progression so far. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KRL Posted February 26, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2015 i think it is going to be a good result.are you taking finestride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted February 26, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hi KRL, Yes i started propecia 6 months before my surgery and working well so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bahrain Posted February 26, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2015 Great results brother so far you are on track please do update your thread once a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wibbles180 Posted April 13, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted April 13, 2015 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted April 14, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi Guys, So its been just over 5 months now and i'm really happy with how things are progressing. The front hairline is still a bit thin but there are a number of finer hairs i can see that will thicken it up nicely once they've matured. The pic i've attached was taken in natural light and with a bit of styling product in it which i must admit is nice to use after so long without it! Overall i'm happy with the progress and looking forward to the summer now with a good head of hair! I'll post another update around 6 months Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted October 21, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thought i'd just give a quick update as it's been almost a year now since i had my fue procedure. I'm really happy with how it's turned out and its nice to not worry about my hair at all (especially in the wind and water). Lots of people i haven't seen for a while don't have a clue and even my new hairdresser didn't know i'd had anything done! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wibbles180 Posted October 21, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2015 Another stunning result , very natural . Please can I ask are you on any hairloss meds and what age are you ? Are you showing any signs of crown loss ? What was the doctors estimation of grafts on your first virtual consultation ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mikeey Posted October 21, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2015 hi great Results Eptesicus , grown in very well , BUT I want to know why is the New hair Wavy / Curly ? did u have wavy hair before the HT , pls let us know , but surely a good result from a great doctor ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eptesicus Posted October 22, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi Wibbles and Mikeey, I have been on Propecia for and year and a half now and did have some minor crown loss which has stabilised and regrown. I'm 28 and have about 4000 fue grafts left for the future. The wave in my hair when it's longer is something that has developed with the transplant but i like it and so does my girlfriend! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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