Dr. Demirsoy (ARMAMED) 3412 grafts, FUE hair transplant

ABOUT ME:

Hi Everyone. I submitted this review 3 weeks into my Journey. A little late so my apologies. The following is a documentation from day 1 though.  I have Been researching Hair transplants on and off for the last 4 years or so. This forum has been amazing in helping me research and gain the knowledge and courage to finally take the step to hopefully regain my confidence through a hair transplant.

I thought it only be fair that I share my review and progress so that in the future it may help others that were like me on their research and journey. I am 41 years old and have been slowly receding since I was about 27 years old. I originally was looking at the cheaper clinics like Cosmedica and Dr Cinik and each year I didn't have enough courage to go ahead with the procedure.

Luckily for me because of this delay in deciding I was slowly saving each month and before I knew it I had saved enough money for Surgery with Dr Demirsoy who was always producing good results and was highly respected from what I could see but was always out of my price range. My main reason for choosing Dr Demirsoy was he did the extractions and the incisions himself.

MEDICATION: Minoxidil 5%, Biotin, Multivitamins Finasteride 1mg starting today. Will continue if no side effects.

MY EXPERIENCE:  I contacted Armamed through their website and quickly received a reply from Dr Demirsoy's assistant Mussafer. As requested I sent my Photos for assessment and received a reply the next day with information and an estimate of graphs required which was 3000 to 3500. I had loads of questions over the coming days and weeks and Mussafer was great in answering them and made me feel it was never any trouble. I even had a WhatsApp call with him before I confirmed my booking.

My booking of the flight was enough to secure my surgery date. Fast forward a few weeks and I am on the plane to Istanbul. My flight arrived late on the Thursday and I was picked up and taken to my hotel. I hardly got any sleep that night as I was anxious.

SURGERY DAY: I was picked up at 8am and taken to the clinic. The clinic was very clean as expected. I filled out some forms and answered some questions about my family history of hair loss and general health. I was very anxious about the whole experience and Mussafer was always reassuring and able to answer all my questions and worries. I was then taken to meet Dr Demirsoy.

He checked my hair and and asked about my expectations. He can't speak much English but Mussafer was always there to translate. I explained I wanted my hairline restored to where it was when I was younger. There was no need to lower the hairline as my hairline was still there at the front but just thin and the temples had receded a lot.

I left the design to the doctor with thoughts of changing it if I wasn't happy however I was pleased with the final design. I was very impressed by the enthusiasm of Dr Demirsoy. He reminded me of an artist taking pride in his work as he measured and checked my hairline from different angles in the room. I said I was happy with the design and proposed coverage.  I was then taken into another room to have my photos taken.

Then given medication to reduce anxiety and prepared for the surgery.  In the surgery room I met Dr Demirsoy's 3 tech assistants. They were all very friendly and professional and made me feel at ease. Mussaffer explained the head tech has been working with Dr Demirsoy for 16 years along with one other 9 years and the 3rd tech 5 years.

I have quite a high pain threshold but I was still very worried about the anaesthetic injections as almost everyone says they are painful. It may have been me but honestly to my surprise they were not any where near as painful as expected. On a pain scale mostly 3/10 with the odd 4/10. Again everyone is different. The Dr then came in and started to extract the grafts. I can't remember exact times but this took around 2.5-3 hrs I think.

Then we stopped for a quick lunch and back in for the Dr to start the Incisions. If I remember correctly this was approximately 1.5-2 hrs then all 3 Tech assistants began inserting the grafts. I think this was 2.5 to 3 hrs. When the surgery was finished they cleaned me up and took some more photos.  I was given some painkillers and antibiotics to take for the next few days. Also given further advice on how to sleep etc. I then paid for the surgery, hotel and transfers in Pounds.

Mussafer explained that the surgery went really well with lots of multi graphs being extracted, lots of 2 and 3 hair grafts as well as 4 and 5s, I did not bleed a lot either. He mentioned a couple of other things that went well and said all being well I should expect good results which is nice to hear. 3412 grafts were implanted. I was then taken back to the hotel. Once again I could barely sleep. I am a fussy sleeper and got perhaps 2 to 3 hrs. I was picked up again at 8am and taken to the clinic for my first wash.

The doctor briefly checked my donor and recipient area and said it's coming along nicely. I was given some shampoo and spent some time with Mussaffer discussing the washing and care I needed to carry out for the next 2 weeks. I spent the rest of the day in the hotel and was picked up at 4am for my lift to the airport for my return flight.

All is going well as far as I know. I have sent update photos and feedback was it was all looking good. Unfortunately I was one of the unlucky ones and got bad swelling but that has gone down already now.  Over all My experience with Dr Demirsoy and his team was excellent. Very professional.

The Dr's assistant Mussaffer was great and had to put up with my many questions and helped me ease my anxiety. Hopefully I will be just as pleased with the results. I will Update periodically with my progress. Thanks.

1 MONTH Update

2 days ago was the 1 month mark. I suffered quite badly with the swelling from day 1 to 6 but went away with no issues.
I have really enjoyed the first 3 weeks of my new hairline. Unfortunately I thought I might be one of the lucky ones, but at 3 weeks I began to shed which I know is normal. Im losing about 100 hairs a day. Recipient area is still a bit numb in places but is getting better by the day. Donor area still itches very slightly from time to time but barely noticeable.

Not sure whether I have shock loss in the donor area. Looks a little patchy but could also be uneven hair growth from when shaved at the clinic before surgery. I may trim the donor to a grade 1 to tidy it up.

Started Minoxidil again after 3 weeks with no issues and still on 0.5mg finasteride 3 times a week. Will be increasing to 1mg in a couple of weeks once Im happy I'm not getting any sides.



Any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Hi everyone. Just updating my progress.

Everything has been smooth sailing so far. No issues to report.

Donor area feels fine to touch. Perhaps a little shock loss as looks a bit patchy still but could also be an uneven hair cut. I trimmed the back and sides grade 1 a few weeks ago. Mussafer Dr Demirsoys assistant said to try monoxide on the donor area. He also seemed to suggest I may have had patchiness before my transplant. This was based on a pre surgery photo I sent before. Only time will tell.



Recipient area has shed a lot and I think there may have been some shock loss to some of the native hairs as well. All to be expected I guess. Numbness in the recipient area is getting better by the week. There seems to be a lot of fine hairs starting to appear in the temples but not sure if they are native or not.

I am now on Finasteride 1mg 3 times a week and Monoxidil 5% twice a day. No sides so far. Multivitamins, Biotin, MSM, Cod liver oil, VitaminC taken daily.

Running 3 times a week 7 to 10 miles and weights resistance training 3 times a week. Hoping the exercise promotes blood to the recipient area.


Cant wait for the day when the transplanted hair starts to grow. Hopefully the start of month 3

FINGERS CROSSED lol

Thanks and all the best.