Regular Member Hakuna Posted November 8, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) Background: Im a 29 years old who have been balding for about 7 years. Been using finasteride for about 1 and a half year + minoxidil. It has halted the hairloss but given limited regrowth. A shame i didn't start it earlier. Anyway, i've been thinking about getting a hair transplant to restore my hairline for quite some time. Suddently i had both money and a long vacation (quite the combination) and thought, if not now then when? Choice of doctor I was in contact with quite a few doctors except Pekiner, amongst them Keser, Bisanga, Demirsoy e.t.c. I wanted to find someone that was good with hairline restoration and who did the work themselves. I didn't want to end up in one of those "hairtransplant factories" i've read about. So from the beginning it was clear that a good hairline was going to cost. During my contacts with the different doctors one stood apart however. First off Pekiner was one of them who answered my questions the fastest by mail. But while most doctors just gave a quick graft estimate with a price tag, Pekiner was actually concerned for the status of my donor and was hesistant at first. After sending several pictures and discussing the matter Pekiner decided that surgery was possible. His doubt did however give me more confidence in choosing him, as it was clear from the beginning that he wasn't willing to just do any surgery for money. He also speaks english which for me is a big plus. Ofcourse we shouldn't be blind to the fact that the price had a part in it as well. As an example the price that Bisanga quoted was more than twice as much. After looking through all the reviews i could find on Pekiner i felt confident in choosing him in comparision and booked the surgery. Hotel I stayed in the hotel that Pekiner has an agreement with, the Koru hotel in Cankaya. Price is 25 euros which frankly is a bargain. It's no luxury hotel but has everything you could need after the procedure. Staff is really helpful, ordering kebab when room service was down e.t.c. Internet isn't great though so might be a good idea to download the stuff you need in advance. Luckily enough Netflix works fine. Cankaya is a really nice neighbourhood and i recommend everyone to have a look around when here. Quite posh, lot of embassies and porsches parked on every corner. Price: The price is 2.15 € per graft if you agree to them using your face (blurred) on social media and your help to open a report on one or two hairloss forums, Otherwise it's 2.25 €. Since im writing this i obviously agreed to the 2.15 € per graft deal. 3268 € all in all. Day of surgery In the morning i went with an assistant to a laboratory to get an blood sample. If you have the opportunity to do this at home its better. I ended up paying 100 euros for the sample, probably cheaper back home. After that i was dropped of at Pekiners clinic. The homely atmosphere strikes you immediately. This is a small clinic, nicely decorated and clean. I was served tea and met with Pekiner for the first time. We had discussed two possibilites for the procedure before. One more moderate with 1500 grafts and another alternative with around 2500. I didn't need much convincing to go with the lower number. Pekiner assured me that it would be enough for a good look, and also keeping in mind the future. As he pointed out finasteride is working for me now, but we never know how it's gonna be down the line. Pekiner painted a hairline design which i was happy with and we were ready to go. The surgery took the whole day. There is literaly no pain involved except some of the first anasthesic injections. I ended up sleeping through a lot of the surgery. It was divided in two parts. First Pekiner extracted half of the grafts, we took a short pause, and he inserted them. Then the same procedure all over again. Pekiner did all the extractions and insertions by himself, with his assistans just helping with the work around it. When the surgery was done my head was bandaged and i was taken back to the hotel by Pekiner. Next day i came back to take off the bandage and was given instructions and products for the after-care. Now it just comes down to waiting... Edited November 8, 2019 by Hakuna not finished... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted November 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) I also follow Pekiner on other forums, I can tell you that I haven't seen a single report from some user who has worked with this doctor and gone wrong. If I had the economic possibility I would have chosen him too. You will see that you will have an excellent result. Edited November 10, 2019 by Giastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Uncle drew Posted November 8, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted November 8, 2019 Good choice of Doctor I wish u good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted November 9, 2019 Administrators Share Posted November 9, 2019 I'll be following your results closely. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Guano Posted November 9, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted November 9, 2019 Hey man wish you luck on your journey. I'm finalising everything with him & looking to do it in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted November 10, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) Thanks for all the kind words! Day +6 So healing is moving on. Still scabs/crusts. Have had quite a bit of itching but it has eased up since i was allowed to wash my hair. Woke up one morning by me scratching the hair half asleep. Naturally i panicked, but no damage was done. Puh... As well as itchiness i've suffered from swelling, and quite a bit of it as well. During these last days I went from looking like one of those vampires from Buffy the vampire slayer show (if you remember), to someone that just got beat up with a baseball bat... Luckily enought, the swelling has pretty much subsided completely now. Now just waiting for these damm scabs to come of! Edited November 10, 2019 by Hakuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Guano Posted November 24, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted November 24, 2019 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted December 6, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2019 how is it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted December 10, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 month, 2 days Pictures from 1 month and 2 day mark. As you can see a a bit of hair has fallen out. Crusts came of around the 12th day or so if i remember correctly. There is still some redness in receipient, which isnt really visible in this lighting. No-one has commented or seemed to really noticed the redness though. Basically as soon as the crusts were off around 12 days post op i could pass as normal. Without any kind of comments, whether that was due to kindness or ignorance i do not know... Either way, waiting game it is then. Ill try to upload a photo of how the hair looked before shedding as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted December 10, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 23 days mark So this is about the time i think the shedding started. Sorry for bad photo quality. Hopefully gives a picture of the future result. Edited December 10, 2019 by Hakuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted December 10, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 1 month 6 days was really hoping to be one of those not shedding that much. Well i wasn't. Most of the new hair has fallen out, and seems to maybe have been some shockloss as well? Anyway ugly duckling it is. Looks more or less worse than before. Picture taken with flash, without it the redness is less visible. Edited December 10, 2019 by Hakuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Uncle drew Posted December 11, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted December 11, 2019 U should Expect a great result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted December 11, 2019 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Uncle drew said: U should Expect a great result Thank you! Waiting is tougher than expected though..😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjusthair Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 thank you Hakuna really looking forward to seeing the great results! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldblonde Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 are you from America? also considering Pekiner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted March 3, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 3, 2020 19 february. ( 3 months and 15 days.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted March 3, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 3, 2020 25 March ( 3 months + 20) The hair is styled in the photos obviously... I got some powder supposed to add volume and wax. The powder is not the toppik kind of powder just some random white one, which gives a bit of thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted March 3, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 March. (more or less 4 months, surgery done on 4 November). Photos with wet hair straight from the shower. Any thoughts are appreciated. Had hoped it would be thicker by now. Also seems/feels like there is a lot more growth on one of the temple sides. Anyway. What do you think guys ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted March 3, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 7:02 AM, baldblonde said: are you from America? also considering Pekiner No i am European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi28 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 You already have so much growth at 4 months, your hair already looks good man, it will only get better from here, Pekiner is one of the best no doubt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Portugal25 Posted March 3, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 3, 2020 @Hakuna wow that’s a really great result for only 4 months! I hope to also have that awesome result when I get to 4 months. Dr. Rahal 28/3/2008 (3425 Grafts / 7035 Hairs) https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/17877-dr-rahal-3425-grafts-28032008-18-months-update/ Dr. Kaan Pekiner 26-28/12/2019 -3895 grafts (2007 FUE + 1888 BHT https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55853-dr-kaan-pekiner-fuebht-3895-2007-fue-1888-bht-28122019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sam818 Posted March 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2020 This looks great they’re growing in fine and you’re scalp had no issues healing. Those hairs are gonna thicken up like crazy in the next two months also. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hakuna Posted April 28, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 28, 2020 Alright another update! Now it has been more or less 6 months! Here are some photos with semi wet hair taken after a shower. Let me now what you think! Feels like it has thickened up quite a bit. Always hoping for more though, ofcourse. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted April 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted April 28, 2020 Excellent, but you were already starting from a more than good situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Uncle drew Posted April 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted April 28, 2020 Another natural looking hairline from Dr. Kaan pekiner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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