Dr. Pekiner Trip Report from June 2021

[Athensr]

Hi All,

Apologies for waiting so long to post after my hair transplant. I didn't want to provide a review prior to seeing my actual results. Its been approximately 4 1/2 months since I had a hair transplant with Dr. Pekiner and honestly it was probably the best purchase I've made in a long time. 

I had diffuse thinning in the mid-scalp and crown area. I have been on dutasteride for ~10 years and I've still been experiencing some hair loss but it was slowed dramatically. Over the pandemic it just seemed to get to a point where I felt I should do something about it. I have a list of Pros and Cons I made on my trip that I've got to find (there were some significant drawbacks to traveling abroad for a HT) but I wanted to post the actual photos of the results so far. I'm about 4 1/2 months in so there is still some growing left to happen, especially as this is the crown area procedure. But I must say, its really nice to wake up in the morning and not worry about my hair anymore. If anyone was considering it and has a similar hair loss pattern, go for it. It truly is life changing (my wife did not think I needed it, but after she saw the results she's pretty happy I went as well.)

I'll provide further comments on my experience when I get a chance, particularly about the things I really didn't like when I have a chance this weekend. Photos of Pre/post transplant and the current results below:

 

May 28th, 2021: 

June 7th, 2021: 

June 8th-10th 2021 (The Procedure): 

June 22nd, 2021: 

June 27th, 2021: 

July 13th, 2021: 

 

July 27th, 2021: 

August 3rd, 2021: 

August 15th, 2021: 

September 3rd, 2021: 

September 11th, 2021: 

September 17th, 2021: 

September 24th, 2021: 

October 4th, 2021: 

October 9th, 2021: 

October 15th, 2021: 

October 21, 2021: 

[Curious25]

Looks great, well done - you have great hair calibre also. 

Dutasteride for 10 years ! Hows that been ? 

[Athensr]

7 hours ago, Curious25 said:

Looks great, well done - you have great hair calibre also. 

Dutasteride for 10 years ! Hows that been ? 

The dutasteride has been good overall. I responded really well in my mid 20s and had significant regrowth to the point where people couldn’t really tell I was losing my hair. I stopped taking it for about a year at the end of my 20s because we were trying for a kid and had significant hair loss; restarting helped but I probably never should have stopped. Hair loss was still progressive on dutasteride but it was very slow, I really didnt notice much loss until I hit around 34-35. I’m just really surprised by how well this HT is growing in. There were alot of things I didn’t like about going to Turkey and having this done; but I can’t really fault the results. I made a list when I was in Turkey; I’ll try and post a much more thorough review over the weekend if I can get to it.

 

Attached are another couple of photos from this evening. I tried to get a more top view of my hair with the flash on. I think the fact that it grows forward helps coverage, but it looks really nice from the front too which i’m happy about. Overall I’m really glad I went. If it is gonna get thicker than this then I’ll be good for a while I think.

[Gasthoerer]

Looking great for the short time, especially for a crown translant. At this stage my crown was significantly below baseline. 

[vanilia]

One question. I see this doctor is doing transplant not in one day, but 2 or 3. Does this mean you get every day same amount of those horrible injections before OP?

[andrus]

On 12/3/2021 at 7:21 PM, vanilia said:

One question. I see this doctor is doing transplant not in one day, but 2 or 3. Does this mean you get every day same amount of those horrible injections before OP?

I would like to know this as well! 

[Britanium]

@AthensrBe nice to have a update on this 👍🏽 Hope all is well 👌

Edited January 14, 2022 by JC71

[Vann]

I too am in the same boat of wanting to know how many injections you receive per day - per treatment

Edited January 24, 2022 by Vann
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[fatalist]

Looks awesome mate. I have a very similar hir loss pattern. Have had already 2 procedures but look like I need one more to get the desired density. 

[Athensr]

On 12/3/2021 at 7:21 PM, vanilia said:

One question. I see this doctor is doing transplant not in one day, but 2 or 3. Does this mean you get every day same amount of those horrible injections before OP?

Yes, the injections were painful and it took 3 days. He said he was happy to work with me because I didn’t complain much (high pain threshold); but really that must mean others complain. I’m not at all surprised given how they felt.

[Athensr]

On 1/14/2022 at 3:27 PM, J.A.C said:

@AthensrBe nice to have a update on this 👍🏽 Hope all is well 👌

I need a haircut and then I’ll take some photos. I never really had a chance to provide an update with all the cons. I’m still really happy I went though if you are looking for the short answer.

[Min12]

Update?

[Athensr]

A bit late to reply but my hair still looks good and I am really happy with the results. Probably some of the best money I've ever spent on myself. Based on my research and experiences no hair transplant is perfect but Dr. Pekiner did one hell of a job. I will say though, other than checking on me the first month after the procedure I never heard from the clinic again. I'd still do it again though and would probably choose the same surgeon if I ever decide to do it again.