Regular Member Matth Posted June 26, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 26, 2023 Hello ! I can not believe I actually did it, but I finally went through hair transplant surgery ! Here is my experience. Brief presentation : I am a 30 years old french man and started loosing my hair very early (when I was 16 years old) but quite slowly. I was desperate at the time but did not think it was possible to do anything at the time so I just did nothing (especially no meds) except use hair fiber until recently. I saw hope when I started reading experiences on different hairloss forums and decided to take my chance with hairtransplant ! Why did I choose doing it in Turkey with Dr Ozlem Bicer :I first looked in France but there were no French clinics or doctors in the top rankings hair transplant teams so I chose to go to Turkey. I (obviously) looked for a surgeon with excellent reputation (saw multiple different results on here website, on Instagram and on forums) but as I myself am a medical doctor, the most important thing for me was to find a surgeon that performs only one surgery / one patient a day, which is the case with Dr Bicer. I booked my hair transplant appointment last July, almost 1 year in advance. This long lead time was actually quite reassuring, as proof of high demand (in fact, several other clinics offered me appointments much earlier, which paradoxically seemed worrying for me). Nice to notice : her team was very reactive on whatsapp the entire year before my transplantation (especially when I had questions). Trip :I took my plane on Sunday the 11th of June 2023, arrived at my hotel (which wasn’t the hotel that Dr Bicer’s team recommend / work with as there was no room available because I took care of the organisation part too late :p) at 18:00. I went through surgery on Monday the 12th of June 2023 and then stayed at my hotel until Wednesday the 14th of June, day of my return journey to France.The D-Day : - 9 o’clock : arrival at the clinic, very nicely received, medical and administrative questions - 10 o'clock : medical check-up with blood-pressure and heart rate measurement, electrocardiogram, blood sampling and test with one of the nurses (once again, very important part for me as I am a doctor and see hairtransplant not only as an aesthetic procedure but also a medical procedure which needs to be carefully monitored) - follicular extraction in the morning (anesthesia was a bit painful but this part only lasted something like 15 minutes so nothing unbearable), then no pain or discomfort - follicular implantation in the afternoon (no pain or discomfort during the whole process), approximatively 3800 grafts, covering front and mid scalp (for me, the most important thing was to cover front +++ and mid scalp, I will maybe go through another transplant for crown but I want to wait for the potential effects of meds)Surgery lasted about 8 hours I think, I then went back to my hotel (Dr Bicer and her team helped me look for a taxi and later personally drove me back to my hotel as no taxi was available (very touched by the gesture).The next day and after…: I had an appointment with Dr Bicer at 9 o’clock the following day to make sure everything went okay, and to give me all the information I needed for the next 10 days (meds, cream, shampoo, advices). I then went home but I think it is important to note that I can easily reach Dr Bicer and her team for any question of advice until the healing process is complete (which means a year). Until now (15th day post surgery), no problem occurred ! 😊I will be starting meds (topical minoxidil and fin) about a month from the surgery.To summarize, I am very happy with my experience with Dr Bicer and her team : - as a patient, that was really well taken care of - as a doctor, with high medical standards expectations 😉Here are the photos :Pre-transplant photos :Post-transplant photos : The day of transplant : The day following the transplant : 15 days after transplant : I will update everything here ! See you ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted June 26, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 26, 2023 what kind of meds are you taking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted June 26, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 26, 2023 I actually always refused to take meds but i changed my mind and I will be starting meds (topical minoxidil and fin) about a month from the surgery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted June 26, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 26, 2023 Nice write up, work looks good 👍🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted June 26, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted June 26, 2023 Welcome to the 1 year waiting club my friend 😅 Work looks good and good that you are on topical medication which will help you...happy growing and keep updating .. 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 Belve Posted June 26, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 26, 2023 Happy growing the work looks clean. So now you covered frontal part and midscalp…how many grafts did dr bicer told you that you need in total to cover the crown ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted June 27, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 27, 2023 16 hours ago, A_4_Archan said: Welcome to the 1 year waiting club my friend 😅 Work looks good and good that you are on topical medication which will help you...happy growing and keep updating .. Thank you mate, would like to hibernate for 1 year 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted June 27, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted June 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Matth said: Thank you mate, would like to hibernate for 1 year 🤣 🤣🤣 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...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted June 27, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 27, 2023 Ohh ouii! Misseur! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 27, 2023 Administrators Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 1:44 AM, Matth said: I actually always refused to take meds but i changed my mind and I will be starting meds (topical minoxidil and fin) about a month from the surgery. Good decision, you want to treat hair loss at the root cause. 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...
Regular Member Matth Posted July 19, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2023 Hello everyone ! Short message short news : so transplant was 1 month and 9 days ago. Everything went well. Curently struggling with pimples aspecially on donor area but nothing worrying. currently experiencing shock loss,ugly ducking phase Dr Bicer was very (very) reactive each Time i had question (answers in 30 minutes, even less sometimes!!), which is si appreciable ++++ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted August 24, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2023 Hello ! HT was 2 month and 12 days ago. Started topical fin+min (2 Times every day) exactly 1 month after the procedure. experiencing less pimples every day. Scalp still red. Still in ugly ducking phase but not particularly worried about that. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted August 24, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 24, 2023 @Matth You will come out of the shedding phase around 3 months and the redness can take more time to fade away.. 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 Matth Posted September 12, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 12, 2023 Hi everyone ! 3 month mark today ! and 2 month topical min + topical fin see you soon matth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted September 12, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 12, 2023 For only three months you have some great growth already! Thanks for sharing @Matth. 💯👌 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Turkhair Posted September 12, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted September 12, 2023 Coming along nicely Happy growing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted September 12, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 12, 2023 @Matth You will start your growth phase from now onwards....the real game begins now ... 1 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 Matth Posted September 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) Hi guys little update : not about the transplant zone but about the vertex zone. i have used topical fin + min for 2 months and 7 days Edited September 20, 2023 by Matth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted October 16, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2023 Hi everyone ! 4 month mark ! Gonna let grow from now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bru Posted October 17, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2023 Looks amazing so far great progress. I reckon it's gona be a good one. Looking forward to following your progress congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted October 17, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted October 17, 2023 @Matth this looks great for only four months. Can't wait to see the future updates! 💯👌 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 DavidSheer Posted October 18, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted October 18, 2023 excellent for only 4 months, this should turn out really good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DavidSheer Posted October 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2023 ive been looking into dr bicer and heading to turkey, pumping out some great results of late 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted November 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2023 Hi everyone ! 5 month mark. First photo = front view second photo = upper view with maximum light Cant wait to see what is going to happen in the next 2 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Matth Posted November 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) Crown (no hair transplanted on crown) is better than it was before fin and min i think ! ps : just applied minox on the photos, thats why my hair looks greasy Edited November 15, 2023 by Matth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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