Stephan2000 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Hi, I want to share my results after undergoing FUE surgery with Dr Erkan Demirsoy, at Armamed clinic in Istanbul. There are already many posts with the reasons why to choose Demirsoy, experiences at the clinic, advices, etc... where I don't have anything new to add. Therefore I will just share the results so far and some observations I have for my case specifically. Before Dr. Demisroy I had had another FUE surgery with approx 3000 grafts some 10 years ago. Dr Demisroy recommended me4000 - 4500 grafts for my HT, but recommendation was to do it in two sessions. The reason was that my donor area was already sparse. I could see that too, that in the donor area I could notice the density of hair was lower (probably because of the previous surgery). To me it also made sense with the two-step approach, as in this case you could see the progress after the first step and then make a more educated decision for the second one. Actually now I'm a bit worried with my donor area which looks sparse and I don't want to make it look even worse. So I've still not decided whether to go with the second step. Will see a bit later how it will look after some more months. Here are the photos taken before the operation taken in the clinic, and up until now. Before shaving: After shaving: After operation: Two weeks post-op: 2 months after surgery: As one can see, now after two months it looks that most or all of the new hair had fallen off. Compared to the pics from two weeks after surgery, the hair has shedded a lot. I'm hoping the new hair should start growing soon. You can also see the donor area looks weaker than before and you can see recognize the extraction area. Probably no surprise having in mind that approx 5500 grafts in total were already extracted from there. Will post later with the new pics. Edited December 28, 2020 by Stephan2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ajamilo Posted December 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2020 Just curious. Did you take medicine such as finasteride and minoxidil? Did you have those 3000 grafs on the mid scalp or hairline? What happend to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan2000 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 3:02 PM, Ajamilo said: Just curious. Did you take medicine such as finasteride and minoxidil? Did you have those 3000 grafs on the mid scalp or hairline? What happend to them? I started taking Biotin and applying minoxidil after this surgery, as advised by the doctor. I've never taken finasteride. The previous 3000 grafts I had on my hairline and a little bit towards mid scalp. They are still there (or mostly there), my hairline had quite a different shape before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted January 1, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2021 It's normal for majority of the newly transplanted hairs to shed. But good news is you already at two months so hopefully in a month or so you should start seeing some growth. Do you have any pics of what your hair looked like prior to trimming bit down? Did you always keep your hair short? You would get a lot more coverage keeping it longer due to a layering effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan2000 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:43 PM, deitel130 said: It's normal for majority of the newly transplanted hairs to shed. But good news is you already at two months so hopefully in a month or so you should start seeing some growth. Do you have any pics of what your hair looked like prior to trimming bit down? Did you always keep your hair short? You would get a lot more coverage keeping it longer due to a layering effect. I've kept my hair just a bit longer compared to just before trimming. One photo attached here. I think there is some layering effect with longer hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted January 5, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2021 The additional 2500 should give you good coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member knight19 Posted January 7, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2021 I think you need 5000 for good coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tsav84 Posted January 11, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted January 11, 2021 What month are you at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan2000 Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 15 hours ago, tsav84 said: What month are you at? Now it's 2,5 months after surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member iamtheone654 Posted February 14, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2021 let us know how it's going brother, update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan2000 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 4 months after surgery... Edited February 17, 2021 by Stephan2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Yiddo Posted February 17, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) You are at the exciting bit now . I went to Dr Demirsoy jan 7th... I had 2000 grafts to thicken things up . great to see it’s starting to kick in now Edited February 17, 2021 by Yiddo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GorillaSquad Posted February 17, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 How are your results so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 18, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 18, 2021 Looking really good for 4 months out ! 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 100Rings Posted February 19, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted February 19, 2021 Does Demirsoy have a whatasapp number? It seems he isn't responding to my emails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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