Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 10, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Hello everyone, I have finally decided to undergone the surgery after doing several years of research and decided to go with Dr. Dogan Turan, Istanbul. This forum helped me tremendously within the past few years and that is why I want to share my experience with the ones who need it. I am 36 years old, started loosing my hair when I was 21, slowly and steady, in my opinion. The surgery was conducted on December 7, year 2022, 3512 grafts were extracted in total in the following manner : - 2000 grafts were implanted in the frontal third - 500 grafts were implanted in the middle scalp - 1000 were implanted in the crown Average hairs per graft 2.34. The whole team acted very professionally at each stage of the surgery, so I didn't fell any kind of discomfort, the whole process went very well. I will upload some before and after photos, so guys please let me know what you think. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Here are some photos taken 3 days after the surgery, more will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jackdaniels Posted December 10, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Happy growing. Dr turan is an excellent choice in Turkey. I will be following your journey ! What was the price of your hair transplant ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thank you ! At the point I made reservation ( July ), the price was 3.250 EUR. I believe now they charge 3.500 EUR up to 3.000 grafts. I was first calculated for 3.000 approx., and during the procedure 500 more grafts were added, as Dr. Turan estimated that such amount would be sufficient to cover the planned area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ryan Daniel Posted December 10, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Hi John, Your hair characteristics are a great help for a good result and your donor area is perfect I wish you a happy growth for the coming months. It's good to see that there is at least one or two good clinics in Turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thank you Ryan very much for your comment. I hope I made the right choice, time will tell for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted December 10, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 I think you did, I looked at this clinic as well and felt very positive about what I saw in patient results and experiences. Looks like you're well on your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thank you ray35 ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gramatik Posted December 11, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 11, 2022 Happy growing...You are in safe hands with Dr turan. Was it 1 or 2 day procedure ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 11, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2022 Thanks Gramatik ! It was one day procedure since 3.000 grafts were initially estimated for total transplantation area. However, during the procedure, 500 more grafts were added, as Dr. Turan evaluated that such amount is required in order to cover the entire planned area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2022 Day 10. It seems as some scabs are still there. I suppose those will fall off very soon. Nothing special to report, guess the waiting game is on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jackdaniels Posted December 17, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, JOHN86 said: Day 10. It seems as some scabs are still there. I suppose those will fall off very soon. Nothing special to report, guess the waiting game is on. Yes a few scabs are still there. They should be removed then next days. Overall it looks very clean work. Waiting for your future updates ! Edited December 17, 2022 by Jackdaniels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2022 Thanks Jackdaniels ! Today, I realized I am progressing towards higher norwood scale, as you can conclude based on the photo below. Marked part was excluded from the HT, and it is thinning obviously as well. I have started using again finasteride 0.5 mg ( since I had side effects and stopped last year while using 1 g ) saw palmetto, biotin.. I will post 1 month update photos next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted January 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2023 Here are day 31 photos. It looks as I am experiencing donor area shock loss. Is there anything that I can do, or should I just wait for things to settle. For the next two months, it would be better not to look myself in the mirror I will post month 2 photos next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 months post op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pahey345 Posted February 14, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 How’s the shock loss progressing? I have a surgery coming up with Dr. Turan on March 1st. Shock loss always looks scary, but it seems to recover slowly by surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 I believe my donor area is recovering from shock loss pretty well, here are the photos. I am really satisfied with procedure so far. I will post month 3 photos next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 12, 2023 Here is month 3 result. I will post more detailed photos on month 4 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted March 13, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 Wow that's growing nicely already! Has your donor area fully recovered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 44 minutes ago, kiwik said: Wow that's growing nicely already! Has your donor area fully recovered? Thanks for the comment ! Donor is getting better, it hasn't recovered yet in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member saulgoodbruv Posted June 11, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 11, 2023 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JOHN86 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 14, 2023 Hi guys, here are 6 months photos. I am really satisfied with the HT and the outcome so far. It has changed my appearance pretty much, I would recommend it to anyone, it exceeded my expectations. I no longer use finasteride due to the side effects, I only use minoxidil 5 % once a day, before going to bed. I believe that my donor has recovered from shock loss. Please tell me what you think. I will post 9 moths photos next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MPBdestroyer Posted June 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2023 Wow this is a real good result, especially with them only using 3500 grafts, Dr Turan really gets alot of mileage out of those grafts. And the donor recovery is pretty nice too. Good to see since Turan is one of the docs I'm considering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted June 21, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2023 @john86 consider topical finasteride 0,025% or topical dut eitherf from pharmacy parati (if you live in europe) or h&w (if you live in north america) all the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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