Regular Member Steverino80 Posted January 24 Regular Member Share Posted January 24 4400 Grafts Resul Yaman - End of Dec 23 Apologies if this is too long..... I'm longtime lurker of this forum, joined in 2011, and finally had the knowledge, courage and funds to go through with it. This forum was been an incredible resource in making my decision. Now a month in, finally have time to add my review and share my ongoing progress. My hair loss has been gradual, but I didn’t realise how bad it was until I sent the pre consultation photos. I feel I have realistic hopes for this transplant, and am aware it takes upto a year. After contacting four different locations, they all responded with their consultations over WhatsApp or email. I did have a videochat with one also. Eventually I whittled it down to two and decided on Resul Yaman. My decision was based on two things. Due to my work I only have a small window where I can have some downtime, so availability was key. The other factor was the method, I was swayed by the manual implanter being used instead of a micrometer. I am not an expert in these techniques, I just felt more comfortable with the first. One location did offer a two day implant, fully manual extraction and implant. This would have been my choice but unfortunately, no availability. After booking, a few WhatsApp messages were exchanged, with regards to Transportation and hotels etc. Very simple, then a countdown to the day. I arrived in Turkey and stopped in the Movenpick, which was a very nice hotel and the room had a living space. Room service was decent and not too expensive. Not being able to drink whilst away was difficult On the day of the operation I was picked up from the Hotel and taken to the surgery. Very busy place. It has a resident cat. This helped with my anxiety a little Dr Yaman is on the top floor. Met Dogs and Dr Yaman and had a chat about hairline. We decided to go slightly higher than my natural hairline due to my age and the amount required to cover. Other surgeries mentioned doing the front bit first, then returning a year later to do the crown. I preferred to have full coverage in one visit. After consolation with Dr Yaman I was taken to get my head shaved. I felt a slight panic, this was eased by Xanax. Which I was very glad of. I was then taken to separate transplant room and met the technicians, there was three of them. The anaesthetic was the first process. A lot has been written about these, and I was dreading them. Whilst they did hurt, they are more uncomfortable than painful, and the feeling after complete was very strange. Dr Yaman then came in and did the incisions before Extractions took place. During the whole process, I would recommend getting some noise cancelling earphones for this bit, I put Netflix or Spotify on my phone and just tried to forget where I was. Its a long time to be lay down on a bed. I wasn’t paying attention to times I know I was there fro 9am to 7pm, with a break halfway through for food. With regards to the process. Because the incisions were done first, it meant I had to have another load of injections in the frontal part of my head. This was not ideal. Nice Lunch Once finished I was given the instructions for the evening, I was also given painkillers, these helped when the Anaesthetic wore off. I did notice during the implantation process one technician was a lot more forceful than the other two. This side of my head was where the pain was after the anaesthetic wore off. The soreness on this side lasted for a week. The journey back to the hotel was with three other people. This did not include the guy I had lunch with, so on the day there was five of us. On that night I slept on the sofa with a neck pillow and wedged myself to 45 degrees. Next day, was back to clinic, first wash, products for the following ten days. These include Antibiotics, saline fluid and washing foam and lotion. I also received the breakdown of Grafts and Guarantee(which I have misplaced🤦♂️). I flew back the same day and have fingers crossed for the next year.............. Night after transplant (apologies for the image quality😬) Day After 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jackdaniels Posted January 24 Regular Member Share Posted January 24 Happy growing. You selected a good surgeon and I believe you will be satisfied with your final result. Looking forward to see your new updates 😃👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Thoro Posted January 24 Regular Member Share Posted January 24 Nice review Steverino80 and hope the end result will be great. How are you getting on a month later - any shockloss? What does your donor area look like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member wembley Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 happy growing..I will be following your journey ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chka Posted January 26 Regular Member Share Posted January 26 I had mine done same Dr on Monday, I feel tight on the scalp and donor areas and get tingly feeling around hairline,like the grafts are coming apart type of feeling but not seen any actually fallen out, is this all normal? Also my top jaw has gone funny soft can't bite, will that be to do with the swelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steverino80 Posted January 31 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 31 One month update. I found my follicle details. My amount was 4760. I don’t know if there’s a way to edit original title I appear to have shedded all transplanted hair. Feels like stubble on top. There is still a strange numb sensation in the recipient area. It is lessening over time Pics of my donor. Thankfully the itching has finally stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steverino80 Posted January 31 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 31 On 1/26/2024 at 6:17 PM, Chka said: I had mine done same Dr on Monday, I feel tight on the scalp and donor areas and get tingly feeling around hairline,like the grafts are coming apart type of feeling but not seen any actually fallen out, is this all normal? Also my top jaw has gone funny soft can't bite, will that be to do with the swelling? The only issue I had after, was numbness to recipient area and itching in donor area. Hopefully it’s sorted itself out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Thoro Posted January 31 Regular Member Share Posted January 31 Did Dr Yaman use a 3D scanner to assess your donor area before the procedure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steverino80 Posted January 31 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 31 He didn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steverino80 Posted March 30 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30 3 Month update. Pretty pleased with it. Wearing hats a lot now due to the patchiness of it. Seem to be itching a lot on the transplanted area, trying not to scratch it. Is there something I can put on it to stop the itching that won’t affect it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fred2023 Posted April 13 Regular Member Share Posted April 13 Taking an antihistamine may help (it did for me). Combined FUT/FUE, Norwood 6 Diffuse,4,244 Grafts, https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/71646-4244-grafts-9601-hairs-january-2024-norwood-56-diffuse-aek-clinic-istanbul-dr-ali-emre-karadeniz-aka-dr-k/#comment-757553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steverino80 Posted April 13 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, Fred2023 said: Taking an antihistamine may help (it did for me). Will try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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