Combined FUT / FUE Hair Transplant, Istanbul with Dr Ilker Apaydin, 4950 Grafts, 30 Y

[fbacker]

It's been a year since I had my hair transplant in Istanbul with Dr Ilker. I was given the option of a straight-forward FUE procedure, but the surgeon recommended combining an FUT (strip) and FUE procedure in one day. It took about 10 hours in total, but the result was almost 5000 grafts!

 

Dr Ilker Apaydın transplanted from the front back into the crown, but didn't cover all of it. The front is looking great, but the back still needs time to thicken up. Crown hairs apparently grow slower due to reduced blood-flow there.

 

Overall very pleased I went through this (even though it's been a long year!) My experience at New Age has been great, with much more personal attention paid to each patient than many other Turkish clinics I visited.

Edited August 25, 2016 by fbacker

[mosd]

Looks good!

 

Some questions :

 

1 how many hairs was that?

 

2 any grafts left?

 

3 can you take more pictures at hairline and from above?

[fbacker]

1 hair - 790 grafts (790 hair)

 

2 hair - 1280 grafts (2560 hair)

 

3 hair - 2880 grafts (8640 hair)

 

Total = 4950 grafts (11990 hair)

[mosd]

1 hair - 790 grafts (790 hair)

 

2 hair - 1280 grafts (2560 hair)

 

3 hair - 2880 grafts (8640 hair)

 

Total = 4950 grafts (11990 hair)

 

 

Happy with the result?

[fbacker]

So far, so good

[WAGuy98056]

For 5000 grafts, I would have expected a way better result. But if you're happy, no judgment.

[Spidey]

I agree with WA. Any reputable Dr would have been able to harvest 5000 with just fut or just fue. Don't know why you had to to a combination unless you had scalp laxity issues. For 5000 o would have expected better. But your satisfaction is what is most important.

[fbacker]

Bad result

Edited August 14, 2018 by fbacker