Dr. Kul in Istanbul

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Hello Everyone,

 

I just want to give a quick rundown on Dr. Kul in Istanbul and can provide a few pictures. I had my hair transplant done on Friday (right side) and Saturday (left side), and it is now Tuesday morning, so a full 3 days since last hair was transplanted.

 

So far, I can say I am very satisfied with Dr. Kul and his assistant, Layla. They are both very genuine and professional. The doctor takes all the grafts himself, and also puts all graphs in himself.

 

I chose Dr. Kul because I found his price to be very fair, his approach conservative, and he does excellent temple work. When I first contacted him, he suggested that I come and do my front with approx. 2800 graphs and then one year later we can look at healing in the donor area and do 2,000 on the crown.

 

Again, ultimately, it was this conservative approach (and the quality of his work) that attracted me to him. The fact that I must visit twice drives up my costs and makes it comparable to prices of some other doctors that suggested they could do it all in one go, so price was definitely not the deciding factor.

 

Day 1: Arrived at airport and went direct to clinic due to delayed plane. Consulted with doctor at 9 am and was in surgical room at about 10 a.m Extraction of hairs took about 2 hours and insertion took a further 2 hours +/-

 

Day 2: Very much the same as Day 1 but on the left side

 

Day 3: Recuperated in hotel

 

Day 4: Went in at 9 a.m and Layla washed scalp

 

Day 5: Repeat of Day 4.

 

Some main points:

 

(a) The doctor wanted to go a bit more conservative on the hairline and temple area, and I wanted a little more aggressive. In the end, we compromised and went almost exactly in the middle and I am happy with the result. [This doctor is very good with the temple area, IMHO, and not making the most of his skills in this area didn't make sense to me].

 

(b) I had mostly 1-2 hairs in my graphs. I just don't have great donor density, so this will perhaps impact the result, but it is out of the control of both the doctor and myself; we will just have to wait and see...

 

One other point is that I was recommended to stay at Elite World Business hotel and I 100% endorse the recommendation. It is of a good quality and is walking distance to the clinic...and you will probably enjoy the walk. It is greater than 5 and less than 10 minutes away via one overpass, through a park, and up another overpass. Very easy and convenient.

 

I welcome any comments and can answer any questions.