I had FUE hair transplant in Turkey done 3 weeks ago. I felt that the stated grafts implanted were far less than what they claimed. This is based on my following observations: 1. Large spaces between grafts on the top and back of my scalp 2. They finished in 4.5 hours! 3. The amount removed from donor area seems far greater than what was implanted. I feel that they didn't implant all extracted grafts. They claimed to have implanted 3,800 grafts. Am I being paranoid or are my assumptions valid?
Answer: Post-Op Graft Count This is one of the reasons we never advise going out of the country to get a hair transplant surgery. There is no way to continue follow up care, be evaluated if any issues arise after surgery and no quality control. Based on your photos it is not possible you had a 3800 graft procedure. In fact, if you can do simple math you can come to this conclusion. Your surgery was 4.5 hours long If they extracted 2,000 grafts per hour (Extremely difficult to do) and they punched for 2 hours and had a 0.5% transection rate that would obtain 3800 grafts in 2 hours Then if they made 1 recipient site per second for 3800 seconds straight that would amount to a little over an hours time. So your surgery is at 3 hours The assistants would then need to transplant at a rate of about 1500 grafts an hour to finish your surgery in the 4.5 hour time slot. We havent anticipated time for anesthesia, hairline design, shaving the head, etc. You can see that the question is almost laughable and not obtainable, yet so many patients believe such numbers and claims. Our clinic has seen many patients that have bad experiences after getting an FUE or FUT out of the country and unfortunately most of these patients need a hair transplant surgery repair. Next surgery look into a more qualified surgeon locally as there are many in california. Always remember, in life you get what you pay for and the cheap comes out expensive.
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Answer: Post-Op Graft Count This is one of the reasons we never advise going out of the country to get a hair transplant surgery. There is no way to continue follow up care, be evaluated if any issues arise after surgery and no quality control. Based on your photos it is not possible you had a 3800 graft procedure. In fact, if you can do simple math you can come to this conclusion. Your surgery was 4.5 hours long If they extracted 2,000 grafts per hour (Extremely difficult to do) and they punched for 2 hours and had a 0.5% transection rate that would obtain 3800 grafts in 2 hours Then if they made 1 recipient site per second for 3800 seconds straight that would amount to a little over an hours time. So your surgery is at 3 hours The assistants would then need to transplant at a rate of about 1500 grafts an hour to finish your surgery in the 4.5 hour time slot. We havent anticipated time for anesthesia, hairline design, shaving the head, etc. You can see that the question is almost laughable and not obtainable, yet so many patients believe such numbers and claims. Our clinic has seen many patients that have bad experiences after getting an FUE or FUT out of the country and unfortunately most of these patients need a hair transplant surgery repair. Next surgery look into a more qualified surgeon locally as there are many in california. Always remember, in life you get what you pay for and the cheap comes out expensive.
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January 12, 2017
Answer: If you trusted your doctor before your surgery, why would you not trust your doctor after the surgery. If you trusted your doctor before your surgery, why would you not trust your doctor after the surgery? It would be best to contact your doctor with your concerns.
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January 12, 2017
Answer: If you trusted your doctor before your surgery, why would you not trust your doctor after the surgery. If you trusted your doctor before your surgery, why would you not trust your doctor after the surgery? It would be best to contact your doctor with your concerns.
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March 12, 2025
Answer: Medical Report after Hair Transplantation During a hair transplantation, if with FUT or FUE does not make any sense,all the grafts will be counted one by one and they will be separated in one-two-three etc follicules and it will be stated in a medical report. You should contact your surgeon/clinic and ask for the report.
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March 12, 2025
Answer: Medical Report after Hair Transplantation During a hair transplantation, if with FUT or FUE does not make any sense,all the grafts will be counted one by one and they will be separated in one-two-three etc follicules and it will be stated in a medical report. You should contact your surgeon/clinic and ask for the report.
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Answer: FUE count in Turkey It is highly unlikely that you had 3,800 follicular units performed in 4.5 hours but not impossible . Unfortunately, we have seen many patients whom have been told one thing and received something else when having their surgery performed in Turkey. We see these patients as they present to us needing some much needed revisions. I suggest that you consider a qualified hair surgeon in the United States if you are looking fro additional density in the future.
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Answer: FUE count in Turkey It is highly unlikely that you had 3,800 follicular units performed in 4.5 hours but not impossible . Unfortunately, we have seen many patients whom have been told one thing and received something else when having their surgery performed in Turkey. We see these patients as they present to us needing some much needed revisions. I suggest that you consider a qualified hair surgeon in the United States if you are looking fro additional density in the future.
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March 2, 2017
Answer: FUE count Your question is very complicated to answer. However, you should contact your doctor. Unfortunately, going out of the state or country, the doctor performing the procedure may not care as someone that is close to you. Out of the 1,400 FUE cases that I have performed, I have never performed 3,800 grafts in one day, let alone in 4.5 hours. Nevertheless, it may be possible. At this point I would really focus on taking care of your grafts so that they will grow well. However, with regards with the count of the grafts, you will need to speak to the doctor that performed the procedure. At the end of the day, most doctors give all the counts to the patients.
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March 2, 2017
Answer: FUE count Your question is very complicated to answer. However, you should contact your doctor. Unfortunately, going out of the state or country, the doctor performing the procedure may not care as someone that is close to you. Out of the 1,400 FUE cases that I have performed, I have never performed 3,800 grafts in one day, let alone in 4.5 hours. Nevertheless, it may be possible. At this point I would really focus on taking care of your grafts so that they will grow well. However, with regards with the count of the grafts, you will need to speak to the doctor that performed the procedure. At the end of the day, most doctors give all the counts to the patients.
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