Ocean999 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone, Over the last few years, this forum has been a wonderful source of info as I researched having a hair transplant. I can honestly claim that if it wasn't for this forum and the input shared by members, i might not have had the will to go through the procedure myself. The stories shared by patients such as @lukeyb1687helped me decide on going with Dr. Cinik. As such, to give back to the forum, i will share my own experience below. My contact in Dr. Ciniks office (Funda) was amazing, very responsive and assisted with all the bookings. I flew in from San Francisco and was picked by the driver from the clinic who dropped me at the hotel. On the day of the surgery, they picked me up from the hotel and i arrived in the office around 9: 30 AM. After doing some tests, Dr. Cinik inspected my hair and suggested that I would need between 3700-4200 grafts. I did request for the maximum grafts possible. He was very nice about it and said they would try the best possible solution for my hairline. I opted for the painless needless and went for the exclusive package (Dr. Cinik opening the channels). Although i felt the pain from the needles initially, the staff were very kind and kept asking if i felt pain. The surgery was quite smooth and to be honest i was asleep through most of it. I did wake up a couple of times to go to the restroom (someone held my hand and guided me all the way to the door) and back. I was provided a light lunch (sandwich, dessert, apple juice). After the surgery i was provided the medications etc and i was happy to know that they had transplanted about 5000 grafts (3500= back of the head, 900= chest, 600= beard). I was then dropped back to the hotel. The next morning i had breakfast on the 18th floor of the hotel (with 360 degree views of Istanbul). I was picked after breakfast and taken to the clinic, where they removed the bandage and provided information (medicine etc). I went back to the hotel and slept through most of the day. I had my flight back to San Francisco at 1 PM. They picked me from the hotel at 8 AM and took me to the clinic, where i had my first wash. They provided the shampoo and foam as well as a Aloe vera paste. I also got 1 biotin and 1 saw palmetto from the clinic. At the airport, i bought another pillow, which helped on the flight back. All in all i have to say that I have been very impressed with the service that i received right from the beginning to the end. The hotel was great, the drivers etc. were extremely kind. The clinic staff were extremely nice and did their best to answer any questions as well as in making me comfortable throughout the process. Thanks to Funda (from the clinic) again for everything she did. I am posting a couple of images. One is from the day of the surgery. The other one is after the eight wash where i removed all the scabs etc. I will keep this forum posted in the months ahead. Thank you to this forum and all the members once again. Edited September 15, 2020 by Ocean999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted September 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hi @Ocean999 and good luck for the post surgery. Do you have any Pics of the pre? You said Dr. Cinik inspected your hair, could you tell how he inspected it? Did he only limit himself to lifting the hair of your donor area with a ruler or pen or did he do something else, for example using some computerized microscope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 14, 2020 Wow that’s a awful lot of grafts to get it one session. Wonder why they took more from your chest than beard? As beard is much more likely to grow. Wish you well and happy growing. Please keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Egy said: Hi @Ocean999 and good luck for the post surgery. Do you have any Pics of the pre? You said Dr. Cinik inspected your hair, could you tell how he inspected it? Did he only limit himself to lifting the hair of your donor area with a ruler or pen or did he do something else, for example using some computerized microscope? Thank you, Egy. Unfortunately, I recently deleted a lot of photos (after my trip). However i found a couple of images of how my hairline was, prior to the surgery (below). Hope it's clear enough. Dr. Cinik inspected with the ruler and pen like you mentioned. He said i have good quality donor and that I can look forward to a good result. He didn't inspect it through the microscope etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Wow that’s a awful lot of grafts to get it one session. Wonder why they took more from your chest than beard? As beard is much more likely to grow. Wish you well and happy growing. Please keep us updated. Thank you John. Yeah, they did and I am actually happy about that. I do know that i would probably need one more transplant (hopefully in a year) to cover more of the crown. I might have got that one the other way round. I did still feel a bit drowsy when they were explaining. It might have actually been 900 beard, 600 chest lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Ocean999 said: Thank you John. Yeah, they did and I am actually happy about that. I do know that i would probably need one more transplant (hopefully in a year) to cover more of the crown. I might have got that one the other way round. I did still feel a bit drowsy when they were explaining. It might have actually been 900 beard, 600 chest lol. Yes that would be more likely 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Baboon Posted September 16, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2020 Congrats, will be interesting to follow your progress😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member slim999 Posted September 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hi, Thank you for posting this. I am thinking of getting a FUE from Dr. Cinik. I have a few questions, if you can answer: 1. Would they give you a covering for the head after the surgery. I am curious to know if I can wear something like that during my return flight 2. Do they ask you to take Finasteride after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 11:01 AM, Baboon said: Congrats, will be interesting to follow your progress😊 Thank you Baboon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) On 9/24/2020 at 10:25 AM, slim999 said: Hi, Thank you for posting this. I am thinking of getting a FUE from Dr. Cinik. I have a few questions, if you can answer: 1. Would they give you a covering for the head after the surgery. I am curious to know if I can wear something like that during my return flight 2. Do they ask you to take Finasteride after? Hi @slim999 1. Yes they do give you a black hat to wear up-to a month to protect from the sun. I didn't wear it on the return flight, was too afraid to harm the hair follicles, even though the hat seems pretty safe. 2. No they didn't mention Finasteride. I am taking biotin, saw palmetto. fish oil capsules and multivitamins. Good luck on your FUE and don't hesitate to ask if you have any further questions. Edited September 26, 2020 by Ocean999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) Thought I would post a 20 day update as well as pre-op pics. Pre OP Pictures Post-Op Picture Day 10 Picture: Day 20 Pictures: Edited September 26, 2020 by Ocean999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 26, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 26, 2020 All looking totally on track 🤛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean999 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: All looking totally on track 🤛 Thanks, @JohnAC71. I am very excited these days, keep checking my hairline like 40 times a day lol Edited September 26, 2020 by Ocean999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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