Regular Member Martador Posted February 7 Regular Member Share Posted February 7 (edited) Hello dear HNR community, today is the day and I had my first hair transplant with Dr. Gür (Fuecapilar) in Istanbul. As a package, I chose the VIP package, where Dr.Gür also performs the extraction. The whole team was super friendly and very warm. Especially Dr.Gür is a very funny and caring person, who listens to your questions and wishes. Day 1, Arrival: The flight with Turkish Airlines was on time and very pleasant. The food was well-portioned and delicious. Upon arriving in Istanbul, we looked for the meeting point where we were supposed to be picked up. We had to wait for about 15 minutes at the meeting point and were then driven to the Tryp Wyndham Istanbul Atasehir Hotel. Overall, everything was straightforward, and it was my first flight as an adult. The journey took approximately one hour from the European side of Istanbul to Atasehir (Asia) where our hotel was located. Admittedly, traffic in Istanbul is quite unique^^ There isn’t much exciting to report about the Asian side of Istanbul since we were in the business district and had booked an extra day for relaxation and preparation for the hair transplant. The hotel was spacious and bright. The only downside was that the walls were a bit thin, and we had a somewhat noisy neighbor who was on the phone until 3 in the morning. I had earplugs and recommend everyone to bring some. Day 2, Free Day: Breakfast offered a wide selection, and the taste was good. On the free day, my wife and I mainly shopped and ate in the shopping district (a 10-minute walk from the hotel). The rest of the day, I focused on relaxation and inflating my wedge pillow. Sleep was crucial for me, and the wedge pillow, along with a comfortable neck pillow, made sleeping post-operation much easier. Day 3, Hair Transplantation: First, I had a hearty breakfast to prepare for the hair transplantation. Then, at 8:55 AM, my translator Ahmet picked me up and took me to the clinic (a 3-minute walk away). Upon arriving at the practice, I filled out the paperwork for the operation and was greeted by Dr. Gür with the words, “Aah my victim 😊.” My wife and I couldn’t help but laugh! Haha! 🤣 In general, Dr. Gür appears very friendly and humorous. Here, I have listed a rough timeline for the day of the operation. Hair transplant schedule (approximately) 9:10 – 9:40: Paperwork and waiting 9:40 – 10:30: Hair examination, consultation, and hairline design 10:15 – 10:30: Photoshoot 10:30 – 11:15: Shaving, hair coloring, hair wash, pre-op medication (Xanax) 11:15 – 13:45: Anesthesia for donor area and extraction 13:45 – 14:30: Lunch 14:30 – 16:50: Anesthesia for recipient area and hair implantation 16:50 – 17:00: Discussion about post-op care, etc. Afterward, Ahmet brought me back to the hotel, and I spent the rest of the day there. Surprisingly, I slept much better than expected (7 ½ hours). Day 4, Departure: I had the opportunity to sleep in, have breakfast, and check out since the clinic’s hair wash was scheduled for 1:00 PM. After checking out at 12:00 PM, the hotel staff looked after our luggage. At 12:55, we were picked up by my other translator named Kerem, who had also organized the entire hair transplant process with me via WhatsApp beforehand. At 1:00 PM, my hair was washed, and I had a brief chat with Dr. Gür and took a photo together. We spent the remaining time at the hotel until we were driven from the hotel to the airport. The transfer went smoothly, and the return flight was pleasant. Graftcount from consultation: Hairline: about ~400 grafts Temples: about ~700 grafts each (1400 grafts) Detailed graftcount will come in near future. About me: Age: 29 NW: 2/3 Medication: Finasteride 1.25mg daily orally for ~3 years Hair loss start: At the age of 16 Family history: Father NW3 no vortex Hair colour: very dark blonde Hair diameter: 70-75 microns Timelapse of my hairloss: Pictures at home of me before the hair transplant: Pictures of me after the hair transplant, 1793 grafts later: 1 day after hair transplant (clinic hair wash): Front: Back: The proper pictures from the clinic will come later, but will be added in near future. Feel free to share your opinion 👍 Edited February 11 by Martador More information 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member GoliGoliGoli Posted February 7 Senior Member Share Posted February 7 You went to one of my favorite Dr's, your result should be excellent. Not that it matters but I'd say you are NW3 not NW2. But the Norwood scale is fairly arbitrary. Either way you won't be Norwood for much longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 7 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 7 5 minutes ago, GoliGoliGoli said: You went to one of my favorite Dr's, your result should be excellent. Not that it matters but I'd say you are NW3 not NW2. But the Norwood scale is fairly arbitrary. Either way you won't be Norwood for much longer. Thank you, that means much to me! Doctor said that I am more a NW2 but I also think that my pattern is more like an early NW3. But like you said, the scale is fairly arbitrary😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Stoner Posted February 7 Regular Member Share Posted February 7 Thanks for sharing your journey, I believe this will turn out great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Divinehair Posted February 7 Regular Member Share Posted February 7 happy growing. Great surgeon choice..how much did you pay for the vip package of dr gur ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 7 Senior Member Share Posted February 7 This looks good, and unlike some other Dr's or clinics they haven't gone overboard with the graft count, sensible planning 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 8 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 8 (edited) On 2/7/2024 at 11:39 PM, Divinehair said: happy growing. Great surgeon choice..how much did you pay for the vip package of dr gur ? Thanks! I booked in Octobre 2023, 1,50€ per Graft (VIP Package). They had a minimum fee of 3000€, which means for example 1500 grafts =3000€, 2000 grafts also 3000€. Now I think they increased ther prices to 1.75€ or 1.80€ (pretty sure one of these two prices). In my opinion still a very good price! I think that the standard package is great as well, but it gave my mind more ease because of more doctor involvement (extraction) and maybe less chance of overharvesting (big big maybe), but I think the team is great as well, recording to other patients stories here in HNR). Edited February 9 by Martador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 8 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 8 6 hours ago, Britanium said: This looks good, and unlike some other Dr's or clinics they haven't gone overboard with the graft count, sensible planning 👍 Thank you! The planing and graftcount in my case was also very important to me. He analysed my hair in every region carefully and said, that I maybe need second hair transplant in 10-15 years (because it is possible that my temples will recede a bit more and my pattern of recession in the corners goes inwards which can lead to an island of forelock (not sure how to write that part haha). Hopefully Finasteride can extend my stabilization as long as possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 8 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 8 (edited) Today was my clinic hair wash. Front: Back: I am very happy with the extraction pattern! The difference of skin/hair color is because they dyed my donor area brown before the extraction phase. They did it because my natural hair is dark blonde (causes reflections, makes it more difficult to operate) Edited February 9 by Martador 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Divinehair Posted February 8 Regular Member Share Posted February 8 (edited) 17 hours ago, Martador said: Thanks! I booked in Octobre 2023, 1,50€ per Graft. They had a minimum fee of 3000€, which means for example 1500 grafts =3000€, 2000 grafts also 3000€. Now I think they increased ther prices to 1.75€ or 1.80€ (pretty sure one of these two prices). In my opinion still a very good price! I think that the standard package is great as well, but it gave my mind more ease because of more doctor involvement (extraction) and maybe less chance of overharvesting (big big maybe), but I think the team is great as well, recording to other patients stories here in HNR). Dr Gur still have the standard package though. Its about 3000-3500 euros for approximately 3300+ grafts. My opinion is that someone could easily select the standard package as the technician of dr gur is well trained to do the extractions like the doctor.So it doesnt mean if you sleect the vip package you will get better result, problaly it will be the same.. But for psychological reasons someone might want the doctor to do the extractions... Anyway, i wish you good luck. Edited February 8 by Divinehair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 9 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 9 10 hours ago, Divinehair said: Dr Gur still have the standard package though. Its about 3000-3500 euros for approximately 3300+ grafts. My opinion is that someone could easily select the standard package as the technician of dr gur is well trained to do the extractions like the doctor.So it doesnt mean if you sleect the vip package you will get better result, problaly it will be the same.. But for psychological reasons someone might want the doctor to do the extractions... Anyway, i wish you good luck. And that is an insanely great value. I am certain that the results are similar, if not the same. In my case ,VIP and Standard would have cost the same (because I didn't need more than 2000 grafts). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted February 9 Senior Member Share Posted February 9 Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 9 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 9 18 minutes ago, Spring15 said: Good luck Thanks, man 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member follically challenged Posted February 10 Senior Member Share Posted February 10 Looks super. You appear to have fine blonde hair like mine...so I'm wondering what the breakdown of grafts were..? Do you know how many 1s, 2s, 3s you had...? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Reina Posted February 10 Regular Member Share Posted February 10 Good luck. I like the conservative approach of dr Gur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ajamilo Posted February 11 Senior Member Share Posted February 11 Good luck! The work looks so clean and good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 11 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 11 10 hours ago, follically challenged said: Looks super. You appear to have fine blonde hair like mine...so I'm wondering what the breakdown of grafts were..? Do you know how many 1s, 2s, 3s you had...? Thanks! Thank you! The clinic will send a detailed report in about 3 weeks to 3 months after the hair transplant. It will include information on the number of grafts used (1s, 2s, 3s&4s), as well as other factors like hair thickness, donor area density, hair index and more. When I receive the report, I will definitely share it here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 12 Administrators Share Posted February 12 Awesome write-up, will be following your journey closely 🙌 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...
Senior Member follically challenged Posted February 12 Senior Member Share Posted February 12 (edited) On 2/11/2024 at 10:19 AM, Martador said: Thank you! The clinic will send a detailed report in about 3 weeks to 3 months after the hair transplant. It will include information on the number of grafts used (1s, 2s, 3s&4s), as well as other factors like hair thickness, donor area density, hair index and more. When I receive the report, I will definitely share it here! Great! Though i honestly would have thought such information on hair thickness, donor density etc would have been shared BEFORE the operation... Nevertheless, i look forward to reading more! Edited February 12 by follically challenged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 14 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 14 (edited) Today marks day 7 post op! A few scabs came off on its own after hair wash and most of the scabs are very loose. Front: Right Side: Left Side: Back: Edited February 14 by Martador 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member follically challenged Posted February 16 Senior Member Share Posted February 16 On 2/14/2024 at 9:41 AM, Martador said: Today marks day 7 post op! A few scabs came off on its own after hair wash and most of the scabs are very loose. Front: Right Side: Left Side: Back: This is looking really good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 16 Administrators Share Posted February 16 On 2/14/2024 at 1:41 AM, Martador said: Today marks day 7 post op! A few scabs came off on its own after hair wash and most of the scabs are very loose. Front: Right Side: Left Side: Back: Looks really good 🙏 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...
Regular Member Martador Posted February 17 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 17 Thank you very much, @Melvin- Admin and @follically challenged! Today marks day 10 post op. I decided to post earlier, because all my scabs fell off today. My next update will probably be during the ugly duckling phase (I can’t wait, haha). Front: Right side: Left side: Back: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted March 8 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 8 Today marks 1 month post op. I am officially in the ugly ducking phase (especially hairline). Shedding began on day 12-14ish. Front: Right side: Left side: Back: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Martador Posted April 1 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 1 Approximately 7 weeks after the hair transplant, I received the surgical report. Surgical Report: Pictures before and after surgery: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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