Regular Member MC117 Posted March 26, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 8:20 PM, Min12 said: Just contacted them and they are only doing in person consultations from next year. Did you book a consultation then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 26, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 5/4/2021 at 1:20 AM, HugoX said: Hi guys, Here is my journey so far with Dr. Zarev from Bulgaria. I am Norwood 6-7 (or was, not any more ) , plan was to do 6000 grafts over 2 days, in the end we(he) did 7000 grafts , 3 500 grafts each day. Day 1 consultation I landed Monday night (January 4), first consultation Tuesday, the clinic is in a small hospital that seemed to be primarily a childens hospital, Dr. Zarev had a floor to himself (at the top), clinical and clean, He mentioned that he bought an entire building that will be just their clinic, should be ready by the end of 2021). The consultation takes about 1.5-2 hours, Dr.Zarev takes pictures with a micro camera,, measures the hair thickness and how many hairs I have on average per 1 cm2. From our initial conversations over email after he had seen my good quality picutres we decided on 6000 grafts, I had thought that we could place the 6000 grafts at the front and middle of the scalp as I prefer to see that I get a good front and middle part for framing the face, I was ok with if it is bald around the crown, but Dr. Zarev explained that it is not a good idea as so many grafts placed on that small area would affect the blood supply to the hair follicles and thus affect the survival% of the grafts. It is better to distribute them in a homogeneous way over the whole head where I have lost (which is all since I am Norwood 6-7). You always have communication with Dr. Zarev himself, no patient coordinator named "Bruce" or "Gina", I asked him why he does not have a patient coordinator and he explained that for him the patient - doctor relationship is important, he is not looking to do many surgeries per week just to for money, he prefers to do one or two a week and put all his time and focus on these. The week I was there I was the only patient all week, i was a 2 day job ad they had just opened after the new years holidays and I was the first patient for the year. I had a direct number to him that I could basically call at any time. He would have preferred to see me stay in Bulgaria until Monday, but I went home on Friday, surgery was Wednesday and Thursday, first wash on Friday morning, flight home on Friday afternoon. I think 90% of his customers are from Bulgaria so not many international customers. Operating days 1 and 2 Day1 starts at 09:00, first about 2 hour to plan, design, take pictures, measure head, hair shaft size etc. to get exact figures Dr. Zarev needs to plan surgery. While he is sitting and planning after drawing on my head and taking pictures, I go out where blood is to be taken before PRP. NOBODY touched my head except Dr.Zarev, every step of the operation is done by him, no one touched my head except him, from taking pictures, shaving, to washing, to anesthesia, PRP, extracting, implanting, the assistants only prepared the grafts, and this was something I was looking for, I want to pay for the surgeon's knowledge and experience not a lot of untrained assistants. Surgery started at 11:30 and finished around 23:00 (both day 1 & 2), a 30-40 min break around 17:00, so about 10 hours of surgery, Dr.Zarev is a MACHINE, I do not know how he can stay focused for so long. Day 2 was similar to day one, around 10 hours of surgery time Pictures you see are before surgery (obviously) and at day 90, I will be taking new pictures this Saturday for day 120, the yellow background that you see was provided by Dr. Zarev for me to take home and hang up when taking pictures at home as he uses a yellow background. Also, at the 90 days I wanted to try and see how I would look like with skin fade on the sides/back after 7000 grafts, I must say, for 7000 grafts......not bad, (a trained eye might see something) Before: After 10 days: After 90 days: I will try and update for you guys as time goes. BR Hugo. You got 7k grafts from head? I thought most donor sites could only handle 5-6k max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 26, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, JoDimaggio22 said: You got 7k grafts from head? I thought most donor sites could only handle 5-6k max? First session was 7070 grafts, second was 3613 grafts, so a total of 10 683 grafts all from head. Everybody have different donor capacity, but important thing is that you choose a doctor that can manage your donor and extract maximum without leaving you botched. I also have around 1500 grafts for the future all still head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBAthensBio Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 6:20 PM, HugoX said: There is a waiting list, but first you need to have done a consultation with him, now getting a consultation is another story 😅. Have you sent in a inquiry? You can PM me (if you have sent him an inquiry already) your name and email and I can try to get him to have a look, I am contacting him next week, time for 6 months update 💪🏻 I DM'd you, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 26, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 26, 2022 42 minutes ago, HugoX said: First session was 7070 grafts, second was 3613 grafts, so a total of 10 683 grafts all from head. Everybody have different donor capacity, but important thing is that you choose a doctor that can manage your donor and extract maximum without leaving you botched. I also have around 1500 grafts for the future all still head. Insane man 10,000 wow. Has the scarring looked bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 27, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 7 hours ago, JoDimaggio22 said: Insane man 10,000 wow. Has the scarring looked bad? You tell me, I have a lot of pictures in my thread, does it look like my donor is ruined? Of course donor is more thinned out compared to before any surgery, but it's done in a way that it doesn't show and if I were to shave my donor to zero obviously you would see the effect of 10000+ grafts missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 27, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 @HugoXYour donor area looks amazing for having had all those grafts removed. Dr Zarev has managed it particularly well, I have been really impressed from what I have seen so far from him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 27, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 5 months after second session and 14 months from first session. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 27, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 Insane result already, this is just pure perfection… I really hope you’re not going for anymore 🤣😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 27, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 5 hours ago, J.A.C said: Insane result already, this is just pure perfection… I really hope you’re not going for anymore 🤣😂 🤔 I don't know... No, I'm done 🙂 ( for now) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrmane85 Posted March 27, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 Donor looks untouched. Design is great, density is even greater. Congratulations mate and thanks for sharing your results of this excellent Dr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 27, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 27, 2022 9 hours ago, HugoX said: 5 months after second session and 14 months from first session. Wow I may have to hit up Dr. Zarev. Impeccable work. Donor looks amazing. What is the lowest guard you would say you can go before it may be seen somewhat? You also must heal/grow very well because it looks so natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted March 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 Does Dr. Z use some magical serum or something? lol like it is crazy you had no bleeding and grew so quickly. Maybe you are just a rare case but his approach seems universal atleast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 28, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JoDimaggio22 said: Does Dr. Z use some magical serum or something? lol like it is crazy you had no bleeding and grew so quickly. Maybe you are just a rare case but his approach seems universal atleast. I don't think I am anything out of the ordinary from Dr Zarevs patients, from what I have seen, pictures from his Web page, Instagram and pictures that he showed me that are not available online there were no bleeding when looking at imidiate post up pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, HugoX said: I don't think I am anything out of the ordinary from Dr Zarevs patients, from what I have seen, pictures from his Web page, Instagram and pictures that he showed me that are not available online there were no bleeding when looking at imidiate post up pictures. Just insane considering how many giga sessions he has done. I’m curious about meeting with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MC117 Posted March 28, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 hours ago, JoDimaggio22 said: Does Dr. Z use some magical serum or something? lol like it is crazy you had no bleeding and grew so quickly. Maybe you are just a rare case but his approach seems universal atleast. I understand what you mean, that's how everyone feels when stumbling upon Dr Zarev but I've reviewed all his cases (publicly available) and the little blood post-op and the quick regrowth (at M+5) happen every single time !! For me he is the best, period !! No cap haha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted March 29, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, MC117 said: I understand what you mean, that's how everyone feels when stumbling upon Dr Zarev but I've reviewed all his cases (publicly available) and the little blood post-op and the quick regrowth (at M+5) happen every single time !! For me he is the best, period !! No cap haha Really wow I will contact him, does his donor areas always look this good? Edited March 29, 2022 by JoDimaggio22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted March 29, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 I would LOVE to see at least one result from Dr. Zarev with someone without super strong hair characteristics and donor. No doubt, he is OUTSTANDING, but have yet to see him transform someone who everyone else may have counted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 3:57 AM, JoDimaggio22 said: Really wow I will contact him, does his donor areas always look this good? FYI, I think I have mentioned this somewhere in in the thread , but after surgery Dr Zarev does not use bandages, at all. There is need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 12:27 AM, MC117 said: I understand what you mean, that's how everyone feels when stumbling upon Dr Zarev but I've reviewed all his cases (publicly available) and the little blood post-op and the quick regrowth (at M+5) happen every single time !! For me he is the best, period !! No cap haha This was the growth after 3 months from first 7k grafts. And one picture from day after surgery flying home from first session , don't think I have shared it before, no bandages, no bleeding, I had some... (Don't know the correct word for it) oozing from some areas but that stopped when I landed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Min12 Posted March 30, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 hours ago, HugoX said: This was the growth after 3 months from first 7k grafts. And one picture from day after surgery flying home from first session , don't think I have shared it before, no bandages, no bleeding, I had some... (Don't know the correct word for it) oozing from some areas but that stopped when I landed. These look great! Night and day transformation and I bet you feel a lot younger. By the way manage to get into contact with Zarev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MC117 Posted March 31, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 31, 2022 17 hours ago, HugoX said: This was the growth after 3 months from first 7k grafts. And one picture from day after surgery flying home from first session , don't think I have shared it before, no bandages, no bleeding, I had some... (Don't know the correct word for it) oozing from some areas but that stopped when I landed. Yes that's awesome man, you made the right choice ! Draws less attention with no bandages use too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member graft81 Posted April 23, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 5/4/2021 at 11:06 AM, HugoX said: No medication exept minoxidil mixed with 0.1 finasteride ( I guess that is some sort of medication) Is this still your current regime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HugoX Posted April 23, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 7 hours ago, graft81 said: Is this still your current regime? Yes 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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