Need some advice regarding evaluation & recommendation from Dr Resul Yaman

[BorisL]

As the title states, I need some advice.

Today I received an evaluation and recommendation from Dr Resul Yaman, which are:

Method: DHI with Yaman Implanter

1. About 4000 grafts required
2. Price $3250, included in this are:

• Pre and post consultations with doctor
• Blood analysis and PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
• DHI Operation
• Post operative control and cure
• Post operative medicines
• Special shampoo and lotion for the first 10 washing
• First washing by a specialist
• 3 nights 5* hotel (double room-breakfast inc.)
• Transfers (airport-hotel-clinic-airport) 
   

Yaman does the incision, consultation, hair analysis & design, local anesthesia and incision steps.
Extraction are performed by his staff. Implantation performed by the implantation team using the Yaman Implanter. Team is educated and trained by Dr.Yaman personally.

 

Now to the questions that I have.

1. Do I need 4000 grafts? - Why I'm asking this is because not long ago I was at Nordic Hair Clinic in Sweden for a consultation. The doctor there gave me an estimate of 2000-2500 grafts in total. As it's been a while I understand if I'd require a bit more, but not double.

2. Would you say the price is cheap, fair or high? - I saw another review from a guy that did 5000 Grafts at Dr.Yaman and paid the same price, and that got me question it a bit.

3. Would you say 4000 grafts in one session is recommended? - From what I've read, I understand that this completely depends from clinic to clinic, and the doctors skills in managing donor area. But most comments I've seen said that one should stay at max 2500 grafts per session. 

4. I've only researched doctors and clinics that focuses on FUE, but I've heard about other methods like FUT and some other which I can not remember the name of.
Do you have any advice regarding the different methods, and which ones would be best suited for my HT?

[jjalay]

Hi, you are a NW-5 so you need about 5000 grafts to achieve full coverage. This price is cheap yes, i am not a big fan of yamans work as he had some dissapointing results lately. Most of the clinics that do megasessions up to 4-5000 grafts are splitting the surgery in 2 or three days doing 1500-2000 grafts per day.

If you dont mind having a linear scar at the back of your head then the best method for such big norwood scales would be the fut procedure. Depending on the elasticity of your scalp it allows to harvest up to 5000 grafts in one session and doesnt cause any thinning at the donor area. But you have to be wise with the choice of doctor who performs such procedures too.

[BorisL]

1 minute ago, jjalay said:

Hi, you are a NW-5 so you need about 5000 grafts to achieve full coverage. This price is cheap yes, i am not a big fan of yamans work as he had some dissapointing results lately. Most of the clinics that do megasessions up to 4-5000 grafts are splitting the surgery in 2 or three days doing 1500-2000 grafts per day.

If you dont mind having a linear scar at the back of your head then the best method for such big norwood scales would be the fut procedure. Depending on the elasticity of your scalp it allows to harvest up to 5000 grafts in one session and doesnt cause any thinning at the donor area. But you have to be wise with the choice of doctor who performs such procedures too.

Just watched this video and he said that you can get more out of the total reserves if you do a large FUT, and then follow it up with an FUE.
Would you say this applies to me as well?

Could you link me to where I can read up on the recent reviews you mentioned?

Regarding being wise about which doctor I chose for such procedure, could you point me in the right direction to start researching?
From what I've found up until now it's all just reviews etc. related to FUE.

 

[jjalay]

33 minutes ago, BorisL said:

Just watched this video and he said that you can get more out of the total reserves if you do a large FUT, and then follow it up with an FUE.
Would you say this applies to me as well?

Could you link me to where I can read up on the recent reviews you mentioned?

Regarding being wise about which doctor I chose for such procedure, could you point me in the right direction to start researching?
From what I've found up until now it's all just reviews etc. related to FUE.

 

If you are looking for fut then Hasson and Wong, Hattingen hair, Laorwong, dr. jery cooley, are great options. For fue megasesions there are doctors like Couto, Pinto, HDC, laorwong, and many others. if i were you i would proceed with an fut with hattingen hair. But before you decide i would recommend you to do a little more research in this forum and learn a little bit more about hairtransplants. Consultation with more than one doctor is also adviceable.

[A_4_Archan]

I would agree with @jjalay on this. If you're considering a hairstyle where you want to keep the hair on the back longer, opting for FUT is a suitable choice. But if you prefer a very short back, like a fade cut, then FUE is your primary option.

Some skilled doctors offer giga sessions, and if that's your interest, I suggest looking into Dr. Pittela and Dr. Zarev, as they consistently achieve favorable outcomes, particularly for high Norwood cases.And if you are not going with them or someone who is consistently doing successful giga session than a two phases approach would be wise.

If you're not currently on medication, I recommend consulting a good doctor who has more experience with hairs,preferably a hair transplant surgeon ,to explore the possibility of starting a hair loss medication regimen. Your existing hair on top can be preserved, and with a positive response to medication, some regrowth may even be attainable. Notably, there is noticeable thinning on your crown, and medication can help stabilize it and potentially yield improvements.

Imho, it's wise not to rush into surgery. Invest more time in researching and educating yourself before making a final decision.

I hope this helps you.

[Gramatik]

12 hours ago, BorisL said:

As the title states, I need some advice.

Today I received an evaluation and recommendation from Dr Resul Yaman, which are:

Method: DHI with Yaman Implanter

1. About 4000 grafts required
2. Price $3250, included in this are:

• Pre and post consultations with doctor
• Blood analysis and PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
• DHI Operation
• Post operative control and cure
• Post operative medicines
• Special shampoo and lotion for the first 10 washing
• First washing by a specialist
• 3 nights 5* hotel (double room-breakfast inc.)
• Transfers (airport-hotel-clinic-airport) 
   

Yaman does the incision, consultation, hair analysis & design, local anesthesia and incision steps.
Extraction are performed by his staff. Implantation performed by the implantation team using the Yaman Implanter. Team is educated and trained by Dr.Yaman personally.

 

Now to the questions that I have.

1. Do I need 4000 grafts? - Why I'm asking this is because not long ago I was at Nordic Hair Clinic in Sweden for a consultation. The doctor there gave me an estimate of 2000-2500 grafts in total. As it's been a while I understand if I'd require a bit more, but not double.

2. Would you say the price is cheap, fair or high? - I saw another review from a guy that did 5000 Grafts at Dr.Yaman and paid the same price, and that got me question it a bit.

3. Would you say 4000 grafts in one session is recommended? - From what I've read, I understand that this completely depends from clinic to clinic, and the doctors skills in managing donor area. But most comments I've seen said that one should stay at max 2500 grafts per session. 

4. I've only researched doctors and clinics that focuses on FUE, but I've heard about other methods like FUT and some other which I can not remember the name of.
Do you have any advice regarding the different methods, and which ones would be best suited for my HT?

4000 grafts is a good graft number for your case. Dr yaman is a great doctor in a fair price and he has great and natural results. In your case i would proceed with Dr yaman with FUe and avoid FUT since it can give you a nasty scar.

[mr_peanutbutter]

what you need the most is medical therapy, when i look at your back i can actually see the crown dipping and a notwood 6 pattern forming..

[BorisL]

12 hours ago, A_4_Archan said:

I would agree with @jjalay on this. If you're considering a hairstyle where you want to keep the hair on the back longer, opting for FUT is a suitable choice. But if you prefer a very short back, like a fade cut, then FUE is your primary option.

Some skilled doctors offer giga sessions, and if that's your interest, I suggest looking into Dr. Pittela and Dr. Zarev, as they consistently achieve favorable outcomes, particularly for high Norwood cases.And if you are not going with them or someone who is consistently doing successful giga session than a two phases approach would be wise.

If you're not currently on medication, I recommend consulting a good doctor who has more experience with hairs,preferably a hair transplant surgeon ,to explore the possibility of starting a hair loss medication regimen. Your existing hair on top can be preserved, and with a positive response to medication, some regrowth may even be attainable. Notably, there is noticeable thinning on your crown, and medication can help stabilize it and potentially yield improvements.

Imho, it's wise not to rush into surgery. Invest more time in researching and educating yourself before making a final decision.

I hope this helps you.

 

I'm not a fan of medications such as finasteride or minoxidil and honestly do not even want to just "test" it, as I am very confident that it's not something I would want to continue taking for the rest of my life. However I would absolutely want to try an PRP treatment, and I've seen most HT clinics offering 1-3 PRPs included in the HT.

Do you think a suitable option for me would be to do FUE at the very front part of my head (hairline) and then do a couple of PRP treatments for 1-2 years after the HT surgery to see the results of that?

24 minutes ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

what you need the most is medical therapy, when i look at your back i can actually see the crown dipping and a notwood 6 pattern forming..

With medical therapy, do you mean taking medications or also PRP treatments? If so, please read my response to the comment above where I explain my thoughts about taking medications such as finasteride/minoxidil.

[A_4_Archan]

@BorisL

If not medication than you can try prp as well...few doctors are doing dutasteride mesotherapy and getting good results from this so you can ask your doctor regarding this.

Yeh you can go for a hairline work with fue at the moment and than after 2-3 years you can reassess your situation and can plan accordingly.

[BorisL]

13 minutes ago, A_4_Archan said:

@BorisL

If not medication than you can try prp as well...few doctors are doing dutasteride mesotherapy and getting good results from this so you can ask your doctor regarding this.

Yeh you can go for a hairline work with fue at the moment and than after 2-3 years you can reassess your situation and can plan accordingly.

You recommended me Dr. Pittela and Dr. Zarev for giga sessions. Do you have any doctor you'd recommend for FUE hairline work only?

And regarding medical treatments, do you think it's best to follow the recommendations from the same doctor that I might chose for the HT too? Or doesn't it matter?
Do you have any doctors you can recommend regarding medical treatments?

[BackFromTheBrink]

Have you considered the possibility of shaving your head and avoiding surgery?

A budget of 3k rules out pretty much all of the top doctors mentioned in this thread. For example, Zarev would charge €20,000 for 4k grafts.

Without medication you will lose all of the hair on the top of your head (Norwood 6 pattern) within 10 years. How old are you now?

If you have FUT that will limit where your shaving options in the future.

In your position and if I definitely wanted a procedure, i'd have to accept that I would need future operations as I lost more hair and could commit spend on that.

For now, I'd go with a very conservative hairline and ensure I had a long term plan, which would include understanding the capacity of my donor area and making good use for it over time. 

[BorisL]

1 hour ago, BackFromTheBrink said:

Have you considered the possibility of shaving your head and avoiding surgery?

A budget of 3k rules out pretty much all of the top doctors mentioned in this thread. For example, Zarev would charge €20,000 for 4k grafts.

Without medication you will lose all of the hair on the top of your head (Norwood 6 pattern) within 10 years. How old are you now?

If you have FUT that will limit where your shaving options in the future.

In your position and if I definitely wanted a procedure, i'd have to accept that I would need future operations as I lost more hair and could commit spend on that.

For now, I'd go with a very conservative hairline and ensure I had a long term plan, which would include understanding the capacity of my donor area and making good use for it over time. 

Yeah I actually shaved my head shortly after taking those photos back in February. It's a lot of maintenance keeping it shaved to look good. After just 4-5 days it looks bad, and the maximum I've gone since then without shaving it is 10 days. It looked very bad.

I also wouldn't say that my max budget is 3k. It's just what Dr.Yaman quoted me based on his evaluation.

I'm 29 years old now, and yeah I'm actually considering starting some kind of medical treatment regarding scalp/crown, and then do HT FUE for hairline only for now.

 

[BackFromTheBrink]

Limiting grafts used would be a sensible option.

However, it needs be part of a long term plan. I'm skeptical as to how effective PRP is generally and especially when trying to regrow hair.

If you're absolutely against hair loss medication such as finesteride then it's going to be difficult given your age and where you're headed naturally.

Have you had your donor assessed, and do you know how many lifetime grafts you have?