JamesNYC Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I cannot speak more highly about my experience with Ozlem Bicer and her clinic for my FUE hair transplant ~ 6 weeks ago. As is common knowledge, researching and finding the right doctor for this procedure (that you definitely DON’T want to mess up) from a foreign country can be extremely overwhelming. During the process of searching, I spoke to probably 15 clinics, many of which came to a lower price point than Ozlem Bicer. There are two very important things to consider during this search: (1) Do not be swayed by clinics with hundreds of positive reviews. There is a lot of online noise that can mislead in this competitive space. And (2) Always ask the clinic how many operations a day they perform and who is performing it. Many clinics had a doctors name on it but admitted to having 7 - 16 operations PER day with technicians handling the whole operation. Ozlem Bicer does just 1 operation a day. The whole staff are working for you for that whole day. This operation that is so important to get right is being handled with utmost care and you have a highly personable and experienced doctor leading and handling it. It’s also incredibly helpful that she speaks great English. Beyond that, the 5 star hotel is directly across the street from the clinic and the coordinator that handled all the booking, the airport transportation and any questions was exceptional, available at almost any time of day. Dr Bicer, herself, even agreed to a video call with me during the evaluation process. What’s been most amazing for me is that they are answering every question I have after I’m back home in London (I live in NYC usually in case you're wondering about my username!) — so there’s a continued support and care. It is clear that they genuinely care about my wellbeing and the result rather than having me on a customer conveyor belt and saying goodbye to me once I fly away. The operation itself is very long. I highly recommend you bring wireless earbuds to entertain yourself. The only uncomfortable bit is the anaesthesia although it helped that Dr. Bicer held my hand during this process! So so appreciate the service and experience Dr. Bicer and team! I know I was in the best of hands and will be recommending this clinic to every man I know that is considering a hair transplant, too. And I’m very excited for my result! What's been exciting to hear so far is 2 hairdressers have told me it's the best job they've ever seen. Usually doctors take the grafts from the donor area from one area so it's very obvious. With my head, you can't see any difference in the donor area! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 How do you know that is the BEST clinic you could choose in Turkey? Do you have any other experience? Do you work in this field? Are you a doctor? Or you are giving them an advertise for free? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesNYC Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Oh for god’s sake, Ducahine. I’m not a doctor and I don’t know if it’s the BEST doctor in the world but she made me feel like it was the best decision I could have made because of how professional it was and how they answered everything and are still in touch with me checking on my result. I leave this experience feeling beyond confident. Do with this review as you wish. Yes, this is out of my own good will and am not being paid to write a review... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 26, 2020 Administrators Share Posted January 26, 2020 I agree with Duchaine, Be careful calling surgeons the "best" if you don't know the results. In 12 months you could be saying that clinic is the worst. I suggest changing the title to "best experience" because that is all you can go by right now. 4 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 Medina Posted January 26, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2020 16 hours ago, JamesNYC said: but she made me feel like it was the best Explains everything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Portugal25 Posted January 26, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) @JamesNYC I have to agree with @duchaine and @Melvin-Moderatorbecause not even the Turkish forum has patients posting results from this Doctors and the only real 12 month patient result I could find on this Doctor was at the Italian forum and it’s really bad! Granted that even the best Doc in world can have a bad result but this Doctor only has 1 bad result and 4 others patients posting that had surgery less than 3 months ago (too soon to tell) at a forum that is known for censoring patients posting bad results. Unlike Keser, Pekiner and HLC that have dozens if not hundreds of patients posting their great results on online forums. Keep posting every month and in 12 months let’s compare your results with the current best in Turkey: Keser, Pekiner and HLC. Also, you gave almost zero information regarding your hair transplant like the technique used for extraction and implantation, the punch size, manual or motorized, maximum grafts per day, use of technicians or Doctor doing the whole surgery, surgery timetable, price per graft, etc. I sincerely hope your results can match the great experience you had during surgery and hope you can provide more information on said experience. Edited January 27, 2020 by Portugal25 3 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 Britanium Posted October 19, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 Do you have any further updates for us? I see all these Dr Bicer threads but they are not being updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesNYC Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Sure! Here are a few quick shots for you right now. I'm very happy with the results and it will continue getting better through December (1 year) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted October 19, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thank you! Good to hear your happy with your results so far. Yes you still have some more months of growth/maturing to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted October 19, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 Looks good bro. I had a good customer service experience with Bicer myself. How many grafts did you get and can you show us a pic of yoir hair before it was ever transplanted? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesNYC Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Hey -- 3500 grafts. Here are pics from 11 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted October 19, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 Nice difference in the crown area. Can see the difference in the front too, good density. 👌 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted October 19, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) First time seeing your thread, thanks for sharing. Thought it was a bit funny when you said she held your hand during the anesthesia needling, had to do a quick image search. And I must say my old fart doctor couldn't say he ever looked quite this nice. Edited October 19, 2020 by ciaus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted October 20, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2020 The result is good. 3,500 is quite a lot. The surgeons I've contacted have estimated that I'll need 1,800 to 2,800 grafts, most of them seem to say I'll need 2,300 or so. However Dr Bice's assistant gave a provisional estimate of 3,000 which I thought was high, although this still hasn't been clarified and I'm still waiting to hear back from Bice personally. Concerning the above comment - lol she's a bit of a dream alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchred Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 9:37 PM, JamesNYC said: Sure! Here are a few quick shots for you right now. I'm very happy with the results and it will continue getting better through December (1 year) Hey man, it looks quite good! Can you please take a much more clear picture of your hairline? (closeup). Are you satisfied with your hairline? How "Natural" is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted December 3, 2020 Administrators Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hairline looks good you must be thrilled. 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...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted December 3, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) On 10/19/2020 at 8:02 PM, Rossybop said: The result is good. 3,500 is quite a lot. The surgeons I've contacted have estimated that I'll need 1,800 to 2,800 grafts, most of them seem to say I'll need 2,300 or so. However Dr Bice's assistant gave a provisional estimate of 3,000 which I thought was high, although this still hasn't been clarified and I'm still waiting to hear back from Bice personally. Concerning the above comment - lol she's a bit of a dream alright Taking a quick glance at her results it seems like a higher graft count and a more aggressive approach is somewhat common. That's not intended to be a knock, as other highly regarded surgeons like Dr. Hasson are also known to do so if donor allows, just an observation. The results seem to have good volume and density, so it's not like the grafts are going to waste, but I understand wanting to be more conservative. @JamesNYC any idea what the graft distribution was? Looks generally like an emphasis on the frontal third with a smaller amount for improved crown coverage. Edited December 3, 2020 by Mycroft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 3, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, Mycroft said: Taking a quick glance at her results it seems like a higher graft count and a more aggressive approach is somewhat common. That's not intended to be a knock, as other highly regarded surgeons like Dr. Hasson are also known to do so if donor allows, just an observation. The results seem to have good volume and density, so it's not like the grafts are going to waste, but I understand wanting to be more conservative. @JamesNYC any idea what the graft distribution was? Looks generally like an emphasis on the frontal third with a smaller amount for improved crown coverage. The different approach that surgeons take astounds me. Bicer said I'd need 3,000+ grafts now and another touch up 12 months down the line for a satisfying result. That's twice as aggressive as what other surgeons have estimated. Its a huge difference. Her work seems good though, so I'm not saying she's bad, but I do wonder why so many surgeons suggest other perspectives. It can leave you feeling as if you don't know who's right and who's wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted December 3, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Rossybop said: The different approach that surgeons take astounds me. Bicer said I'd need 3,000+ grafts now and another touch up 12 months down the line for a satisfying result. That's twice as aggressive as what other surgeons have estimated. Its a huge difference. Her work seems good though, so I'm not saying she's bad, but I do wonder why so many surgeons suggest other perspectives. It can leave you feeling as if you don't know who's right and who's wrong. There's obviously not a bunch of regulation or standardization in the industry, but then again they are functionally artists. The individual approach and techniques of doctors is part of what should draw you to them in the first place. It's a very individualistic thing. I would say there are a number of able doctors out there, but of those doctors there may be only a few that can best help you achieve your goals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rossybop Posted December 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 4, 2020 That's an interesting perspective! I never approached it from that angle. You're right though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sitries1 Posted January 16, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 16, 2021 Results look great. Pekiner was my first pic with HLC my second but I will def take a look at her work after seeing this. Lease update at the 12 month mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 13, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 13, 2021 @touchred hey 👋 any updates for us ? 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 13, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 13, 2021 Would love to see an update. 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...
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