Regular Member BlondHead Posted January 12, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Id just like to give my review and experience of my HT with Dr Ozlem Bicer. This is my second HT. My first was back in 2011 which i was happy with at the time. But as we all know time moves on and the hair continues to disappear. This time i was looking at improving my hairline, crown and do a bit of FUT scar repair. Prior to the HT I had dealings with both Dr Ozlem Bicer and her assistant Özen. Communication was good. I had been thinking about getting the second HT for a few months so when i contacted Dr Ozlem Bicer there was a waiting list out to about 5 months. I asked to be put on a cancelation list and that i could travel at short notice. Luckily i got a cancelation for the 28th of December so flew out on the 27th, surgery on the 28th, and traveled back on the 29th. I got the VIP package which included airport taxi and hotel that is right next to Dr Bicers office. The hotel was very nice. When i arrived in the surgery in the morning i was met by Ozen. I had to sign and read a lot of paperwork. One bit of advice for them would be to send on the documents prior to the day so you can have some proper time to read them instead of rushing though it on the morning of the surgery. Next i met with Dr Ozlem Bicer. As she states on her site and the forums, I can confirm from my experience she only takes one patient a day which is nice for the patient. We discussed the hairline crown and FUT scar repair. My initial hope was to fully do the crown but after a talk I think it made sense to give more density to the hairline (most people will see the hairline). The crown still received many grafts. Maybe in the future I will have to touch up the crown again. Local anesthetic was applied, this was the only painful part of the process, you get over the pain quick enough. Dr Bicer completed the graft extraction and incisions herself. The assistants did the placement of the grafts. Dr Bicer called in occasionally to supervise the placement. It was a long day for all the staff. Approximately 9am in the morning to 8pm when i left the building. I was in the zone and was on a mission so was ok with the boredom. The next morning they removed the bandage and we reviewed the surgery. I believe everything went well (time will tell). Overall the it was good experience. If I can get the results I have seen from her other patients I have seen on the various forums ill be very happy. The details are Age 39 Total grafts 3780 Holes 3010 Single: 2300 Double: 710 Multiple: 770 Hairline: ~2100 Crown: ~1460FUT Scar repair: ~250 Edited January 12, 2022 by BlondHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted January 12, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 14 days post ops pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted January 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 Wow 🤩 your healing very well ! And your donor is recovering fast 👍🏽 All good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted January 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 interesting the grafts were taken from the nape. Probably was checked for thinning though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 12, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, hairman22 said: interesting the grafts were taken from the nape. Probably was checked for thinning though My hair was taken from the nape, I think it's fine, the hair may thin over time, but if its placed in the hairline and temple points, it will look natural as it thins with age. As long as the patient is aware, I see no issues. 1 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 hairman22 Posted January 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said: My hair was taken from the nape, I think it's fine, the hair may thin over time, but if its placed in the hairline and temple points, it will look natural as it thins with age. As long as the patient is aware, I see no issues. Yeah I agree. My nape is strong as well. i would take the risk too. Good chance it never thins too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BDK081522 Posted January 13, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 My temple points were also reconstructed with nape hair. It's even finer than singles that are higher up. So if used in the correct area it can actually look more natural. Of course the tradeoff is the possibility of thinning over time but I think this is a relatively rare occurrence. Bosley 11-2016 FUE - 1,407 grafts Dr. Diep 09-2017 FUE - 2,024 grafts Dr. Konior 03-2020 FUE - 2,076 grafts Dr. Konior 09-2021 FUE - 697 scalp to scalp, FUE - 716 beard to beard Total scalp FUE - 6,204 grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted January 13, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 Ya hopefully it all works out OK. I will ask the Dr about the nape area and get her opinion. Il keep everyone updated. Not many blond hair transplant results on the forums so hopefully it can help some people. Im glad to answer any questions people may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted January 29, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 month after HT. I hope most of the shedding is done by now. the original hair is starting to grow. Hopefully the next few months start to see some progress 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JDEE0 Posted January 29, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 29, 2022 Looks as expected - you'll probably experience more shedding over the next 2 weeks, and maybe even up until month 2 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted February 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 months down. So hopefully new growth should start to kick in. Nothing exciting to report yet, except the original hair prior to the HT is coming back I think I'm seeing some small hair growth in the crown. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thanks for the update 🙏 Growth will start around month 4 for most 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 1, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 1, 2022 Early days @BlondHead but everything looks good. Thanks for sharing! 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted March 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 months down. I think there is some small growth. The before and after are in different lighting. But hopefully it will start to kick off from now on. Its great when you are back at least where you started so you can start to enjoy new growth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 28, 2022 Administrators Share Posted March 28, 2022 Just now, BlondHead said: 3 months down. I think there is some small growth. The before and after are in different lighting. But hopefully it will start to kick off from now on. Its great when you are back at least where you started so you can start to enjoy new growth. I’m in a similar position just back to baseline. 2 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 Britanium Posted March 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 Definitely kicking off ! 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AlteredEg0l Posted March 29, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 Looking good so far! It seems like you healed quickly and didn't have a lot of shock loss. I'm heavily considering Bicer for my own procedure; looks like we have roughly the same starting point. May I ask, how much it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 29, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 29, 2022 It’s growing time from now on! Donor looks excellent also! 👌 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted March 29, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 13 hours ago, AlteredEg0l said: Looking good so far! It seems like you healed quickly and didn't have a lot of shock loss. I'm heavily considering Bicer for my own procedure; looks like we have roughly the same starting point. May I ask, how much it cost? Thanks. I believe prices have gone up but at the time before Christmas it was €1.5 a graft. i think they are €2 now. I had to pay a few hundred more because i was told doing work on the old FUT scar cost a little more. (i had 200 grafts put into the scar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 29, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 minute ago, BlondHead said: Thanks. I believe prices have gone up but at the time before Christmas it was €1.5 a graft. i think they are €2 now. I had to pay a few hundred more because i was told doing work on the old FUT scar cost a little more. (i had 200 grafts put into the scar) Yes she’s charging €2 per graft now, definitely worth the cost IMO ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted April 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 months down and I'm starting to see some growth. Hope the center of the crown fills out a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member receedinglegend Posted October 4, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted October 4, 2022 any update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member LookMaxx Posted October 6, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 11:14 PM, receedinglegend said: any update? Dr Bicer cases are always like this for some reason, not enough follow up to see end results. Annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BlondHead Posted October 6, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2022 I have been very busy recently, I will take pictures soon and upload them to this page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrmane85 Posted October 8, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted October 8, 2022 How is it going @BlondHead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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