ht_trustworthy Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Hi, I am new to this forum and would like to get honest advice/help here. I have done my hair transplant once in India - FUE. The results weren't as good as I expected. Now my hair is thinning and I need to get my second hair transplant. I am thinking of getting it in Turkey. I came to know about the famous clinics (Hermest, Cosmedica, Dr. Cinik, HLC, EsteNove, etc.) but after reading reviews here I am re-evaluating my options about the right place to do in Turkey. I still feel it would be best to do in Turkey because it seems to be quite advanced for hair restoration. After reaching out to clinics, I am getting mixed reviews - some suggesting FUE whereas others suggesting DHI. Note that in my case, I already have some hair in crown and hair needs to be planted in between. Attaching photos for reference. Any comments/feedback would be much appreciated for the following 1. FUE vs DHI 2. Authentic doctors/clinics in Turkey where doctor actually does some parts of hair transplant surgery (price is not a barrier for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Berba11 Posted July 29, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 29, 2023 57 minutes ago, ht_trustworthy said: I still feel it would be best to do in Turkey because it seems to be quite advanced for hair restoration Turkey is pound for pound the worst place on earth to go for a HT. There's more terrible clinics in Turkey than any other country in the world. "Quite advanced" in what way? None of the best clinics in the world are in Turkey. 58 minutes ago, ht_trustworthy said: FUE vs DHI What do you understand the difference to be? 59 minutes ago, ht_trustworthy said: 2. Authentic doctors/clinics in Turkey where doctor actually does some parts of hair transplant surgery (price is not a barrier for me) If price is not barrier for you, scrub any clinic in Turkey off your list and go to one of the elite surgeons in Europe. And if you're in India, then you have Eugenix on your doorstep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 30, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 30, 2023 A Country doesn't perform surgery but an excellent surgeon can. Forget about DHI vs FUE as it's all just jargon and marketing. Spend a year here on the forum and ask lots of questions doing your research before having surgery. Are you taking medication for your hair loss? You are a Norwood 6 going on Norwood 7 potentially in the future. You need surgeons who specialize in this kind of hair loss otherwise you will only be throwing more money down the drain on another failed surgery due to not educating yourself. Doctors who specialize in advanced hair loss are Dr Dr Sethi, Dr Pittella, Dr Zarev, etc. Take your time and all the best! 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht_trustworthy Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 @Gatsby Thanks a lot for your comment!! I have been reading a lot on this forum since few days and now re-evaluting my options. It has also highlighted the things going on in Turkey HT industry. I would like to get the surgery done as soon as possible to be honest. Someone suggested DHI to be better because they said that incisions for channel opening in FUE could damage my existing hair. Is that true? And in my case hair needs to be planted between my existing hair. This got me confused. Any more doctor recommendations in Turkey or India for my case? Should I still find someone in India as it will be easier for me logistically? I just felt Turkey to be advanced with the Sapphire FUE techniques and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 30, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, ht_trustworthy said: I just felt Turkey to be advanced with the Sapphire FUE techniques and all. This is another marketing gimmick. Don't make the mistakes I did by jumping out of the pan and into the fire. Spend at least a year researching on this forum. Look at patients who have the same hair loss as yours with results you are after. You have already lost finite, valuable grafts from your previous procedure. Without medication the hair on top will eventually go and your sides have dropped. As you have stated if price is not a barrier then look at doctors who specialize in Norwood 6/7 results. You will have to wait anyway because any good surgeon will be booked out months ahead. There is a reason for this! All the best! 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted July 30, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 30, 2023 @ht_trustworthy Fue vs Dhi is just a marketing thing.....so don't fall for that trap..just look at the end results of the doctors you have shortlisted and take your decision based on it rather thn this marketing tactics....you wanna rush for a HT which is not advisable ...actually you still don't have enough knowledge to go for a surgery ...get yourself educated first which will help you very much...understand how HT works and get knowledge about factors affecting in getting a successful surgery... The first and most important thing is to preserve your existing hairs and for that you need to consult a doctor and get on to medication which will help you with that...be religiously on medication for 10-12 months and till thn you can get more knowledge about HT by being active on the forum and also can search a good doctor for you...i know this is a boring advice bt trust me it will help you immensely...i hope this helps you ...Best of luck... 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...
KingArchiever Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 In my opinion, instead of asking which clinic, you need to ask which surgeon. It's important to know the name of the surgeon rather than the clinic name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht_trustworthy Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 @KingArchiever Then please suggest the surgeons for my case. But please note that I don't want cost to be exorbitantly high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArchiever Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 1 hour ago, ht_trustworthy said: @KingArchiever Then please suggest the surgeons for my case. But please note that I don't want cost to be exorbitantly high. Are you looking for a surgeon in Turkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Turkhair Posted July 31, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2023 Man you’ve Eugenix right near you. Why are you even bothering elsewhere. Clearly you’ve the money. Get one of those expensive packages of Eugenix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 31, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 31, 2023 19 minutes ago, Turkhair said: Man you’ve Eugenix right near you. Why are you even bothering elsewhere. Clearly you’ve the money. Get one of those expensive packages of Eugenix. This ^ GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Berba11 Posted July 31, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 3:16 AM, ht_trustworthy said: @Gatsby Thanks a lot for your comment!! I have been reading a lot on this forum since few days and now re-evaluting my options. It has also highlighted the things going on in Turkey HT industry. I would like to get the surgery done as soon as possible to be honest. Someone suggested DHI to be better because they said that incisions for channel opening in FUE could damage my existing hair. Is that true? And in my case hair needs to be planted between my existing hair. This got me confused. Any more doctor recommendations in Turkey or India for my case? Should I still find someone in India as it will be easier for me logistically? I just felt Turkey to be advanced with the Sapphire FUE techniques and all. Your DHI/FUE thing makes no sense. An incision is an incision. If there's space between the hairs to safely make an incision, a good surgeon will be able to go it. DHI vs FUE (there's no difference by the way) is therefore completely irrelevant. "Sapphire FUE" is not a technique. Sapphire is the material of the blade used to make incisions. There's no benefits to using a sapphire blade verses using a steel blade. Both work absolutely fine, but the hand that uses either is vastly more important. You haven't done any research otherwise you'd know this stuff already, so to be frank with you, you're not ready for surgery. No sane person should be getting a permanent surgery on their head without first understanding everything about the process, the jargon, best practice and so on. As Gatsby said - take your time. Don't blunder into a surgery before you've developed a fundamental framework of understanding about the surgery. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht_trustworthy Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 Unfortunately, Eugenix and Dr. Zarev are out of my list because they are too expensive. Need to find other surgeons with more reasonable costing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted August 2, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 8:36 AM, ht_trustworthy said: (price is not a barrier for me) No offense but if you can't afford the above then you really need to do more research about hair restoration because it's obvious that you haven't (again no offense implied). Without the right knowledge you run a very high and real risk of losing all of your donor with very little to show for it. You have already had one surgery so your donor is already compromised. Your parietal humps are dropping so as a Norwood 7 patient you really need to specialize in only a few surgeons who do brilliant work on these cases. If they are too expensive then I really feel surgery would be a mistake and you would only regret it for a second time. All the best! 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 mr_peanutbutter Posted August 2, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 2, 2023 16 hours ago, ht_trustworthy said: Unfortunately, Eugenix and Dr. Zarev are out of my list because they are too expensive. Need to find other surgeons with more reasonable costing. eugenix has different packages..if you cant afford the cheapest version id advice you against doing ht right now because you wont find a good surgeon for cheap money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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