Regular Member JDilla Posted March 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) In Jan 2023 I went to Dr. Bicer after several years of considering a hair transplant and getting overwhelmed many times by the research needed. This Forum helped me a lot in finding the right surgeon. I’m not going into detail about the procedure, since it has been written about many times. Bottom line I felt very reassured by Dr. Bicer and her translator Aydin. They were both there for several consultations before I traveled to Turkey and calmed me down the day of. also now after the operation, whenever I had a question they quickly answered or jumped on a video call with me. I’m really excited for the next weeks & months to come to see some progress. Right now I’m in week 9 and hope that I can start seeing some first hair soon. Date: 21.01.2023 Duration: ca. 11h incl break 3800 FUE grafts micromotor ca. 1600 Crown ca. 2200 Hairline Medication: Finasterid 0.5mg daily (started 1.5 month before HT) Minoxidil 5% twice a day (started 1 month after HT) before directly after the Transplant 1 Week 2 weeks 1 Month 2 Months It seems like I definitely need a haircut soon, I’m trying to wait until month 3 though. Let me know what you think! Edited March 23, 2023 by Melvin- Moderator Removed photos per request 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted March 23, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 23, 2023 U have chosen a good doctor ..she is very caring by nature.... Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jackdaniels Posted March 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2023 Good luck. Bicer is a good doctor in Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 24, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 24, 2023 You have gone to the best (and not just in Turkey) IMHO. She recently had a patient who was sick from a virus or bug. She ended up having him stay at her home with her and her family than risk being sick in a hotel. You are in the best hands. I look forward to following your results. Thanks for sharing! 2 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CharlesBarkley Posted March 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Gatsby said: You have gone to the best (and not just in Turkey) IMHO. She recently had a patient who was sick from a virus or bug. She ended up having him stay at her home with her and her family than risk being sick in a hotel. You are in the best hands. I look forward to following your results. Thanks for sharing! Wow. This is quite a story. Thanks for letting us know about this which sometimes we forget that some doctors really care for their patients. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CharlesBarkley Posted March 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2023 15 hours ago, JDilla said: In Jan 2023 I went to Dr. Bicer after several years of considering a hair transplant and getting overwhelmed many times by the research needed. This Forum helped me a lot in finding the right surgeon. I’m not going into detail about the procedure, since it has been written about many times. Bottom line I felt very reassured by Dr. Bicer and her translator Aydin. They were both there for several consultations before I traveled to Turkey and calmed me down the day of. also now after the operation, whenever I had a question they quickly answered or jumped on a video call with me. I’m really excited for the next weeks & months to come to see some progress. Right now I’m in week 9 and hope that I can start seeing some first hair soon. Date: 21.01.2023 Duration: ca. 11h incl break 3800 FUE grafts micromotor ca. 1600 Crown ca. 2200 Hairline Medication: Finasterid 0.5mg daily (started 1.5 month before HT) Minoxidil 5% twice a day (started 1 month after HT) before directly after the Transplant 1 Week 2 weeks 1 Month 2 Months It seems like I definitely need a haircut soon, I’m trying to wait until month 3 though. Let me know what you think! Looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member receedinglegend Posted March 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2023 Did she say why she didn't want to operate on the mid scalp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted March 24, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, receedinglegend said: Did she say why she didn't want to operate on the mid scalp? Honesty, I didn’t really notice with the crown & temples that were so far along. Those areas were really my focus. We also went pretty much to the limit of grafts she felt comfortable transplanting in one session. During the online consultations she even said I will need two sessions for crown & temples, but once she saw me in person she said that one session will be enough. I think with the density in the hairline the thinning midscalp won’t be noticeable. Apparently I still have about 2-3k grafts in my donor left so I have some backup for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted March 25, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 25, 2023 Good luck pal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted March 29, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2023 This is the 2.5 month update. The growth in the crown seems to have really started. The temples are slowly starting to grow from back inwards. I’m using Minoxidil 2x per day in all transplanted areas. I’m super happy with the result at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member receedinglegend Posted March 29, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) wow Crown is looking great already. Can't wait to see the result in a few months. Do you have any photos of the hairline around day 10 once the scabs came off but before the shed started? Edited March 29, 2023 by receedinglegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted March 30, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2023 This is 10 days after the transplant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted April 23, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 This is the three month mark. Still very happy with the progress and excited for month 4. Hoping for some serious growth now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted April 23, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 Grow grow grow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaalan Posted April 23, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 Good luck! Can you share pics and update on temple work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 25, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 25, 2023 I missed this post, everything looks right on track, thanks for sharing your dell detailed review 🙏 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...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted April 26, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted April 26, 2023 This looks excellent alright! 👌 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 JDilla Posted April 26, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/23/2023 at 2:00 PM, aaalan said: Good luck! Can you share pics and update on temple work? You mean like this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaalan Posted April 27, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 27, 2023 15 hours ago, JDilla said: You mean like this? Yes great going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Henry Posted April 27, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 27, 2023 How old are you my man? Or are you not comfortable sharing that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted April 27, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Henry said: How old are you my man? Or are you not comfortable sharing that info. Mid 30s Edited April 27, 2023 by JDilla Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted May 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) So this is the month 4 update. Looking at the previous pictures there has been a good jump in the temples, crown seems to have slowed down. But it really depends on the angle and lightning. My right temple is also growing slower than the left one, so I changed my hairstyle to temporarily ‚cover‘ this up. I also believe that the minoxidil (which I only started after the procedure) has a positive impact on the midscalp which hasn‘t gotten any work. Compared to the pre-OP pictures it looks much denser even with a short cut. Bottom line: For 4 month I got a solid result and it feels already much better! Edited May 20, 2023 by JDilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted May 20, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted May 20, 2023 For only four months that's a great result! 💯👌 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted May 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 You dont look on track at all man. You look far ahead from it! If only I can regain as much in just 4 months for my next surgery I will be over the moon. 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ScottishGuy21 Posted May 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 Bloody hell for 4 months that’s amazing. This is going to look fantastic once you hit the 7 months nevermind the usual 1 year mark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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