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7 Months After my FUE Transplant with Dr Maral, Istanbul Maral Clinic, Turkey
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7 Months After my FUE Transplant with Dr Maral, Istanbul Maral Clinic, Turkey
Hello everyone,
I have Norwood 7 hair loss and had an FUE procedure in september 2018, about 7 months ago now, with Dr Maral in Istanbul, Turkey. I had 3,900 follicles implanted and I thought I would share my results with you here.
I hope my results will be informative for those people who are considering Dr Maral and his team for a HT procedure. As you can see, I am a Norwood 7 with advanced hair loss, so I am not the typical HT case. Dr. Maral had described my condition as Grade 8, "Norwood 7 with reduced and thin donors" in online consultation when I first send my pictures.
First, a bit about me. I am a businesmann based in Romania. I had been losing my hair since I was about 23 years old, that’s 26 years now. Over the years I have tried various hair treatments including medications such as Minoxidil, PRP even a ‘laser comb’, but without any success whatsoever. At the end I gave up and abandoned all hope of changing my appearance.
However, a year ago I happened to come across something on the internet about how HTs have changed and that there were new surgical procedures that were much more successful than the old plug treatments and strip techniques. I investigated and found out about a particular HT clinic in Germany offering FUE and FUT procedures, so last summer I contacted them for an online consultation. I didn’t get a response until after a month. They wanted EURO 12,000 for 2,500 follicles using FUE. I was not particularly impressed by the cost or at the speed of their response, so I decided to research further and came across Realself forum via Google. In particular, I came across Hairflick's (who had old plug grafts beforehand) thread on this forum about his experience with Dr Maral. His thread was a real eye-opener for me and I became hooked. The question for me was not if, but when and where would I go to get a HT.
I ended up contacting Dr Maral, along with some other HT surgeons in Turkey, but was rejected by a couple of them who curtly told me they could not help me. For me the main objective was to create a natural hairline and to cover as much of my completely bald head as was realistically possible with a surgeon that I would be comfortable using. With the pictures I send him, Dr. Maral expected about 3000 to 4000 grafts from my donors as a safe limits. Dr Maral was without question offering the best value-for-money deal (in my opinion), so I decided to go with him. I have not regretted my decision.
Trevelling to Istanbul, I found Dr Maral and his staff to be very friendly and helpful and very competent. His team consists technicians who specialized to graft removal with micromotor FUE and implantation, and his chief technician Yeshim, working with DR. Maral for more than 12 years, opens holes or channels for all the patients of his Clinic. What a great experience and I witnessed all team members did really loved their job. Now after c.7 months, I am overall very pleased with my results considering how much my appearance has changed and how much I paid. For me it has been fantastic value for money! I do however, have some issues just like everybody else who has a HT. The hairline in my opinion is still a bit high and could have been a slightly different design - but Dr Maral was dealing with a very advanced case of hairloss and he did what was realistically possible, he explained his operative planning in details and try to cover as much larger area possible but with modest density overall, and I could have a 2nd session to cover and to thicken the hair one year after. I am very grateful to him and his team for what they have done.
Before anyone asks, I am not taking any meds and have absolutely no intention of taking any meds for cosmetic reasons. They never worked before and I do not intend to start using them again now.
Regarding a second HT, yes I will and am considering a second HT with Dr Maral. I have limited donor hairs remaining so I am looking at a second procedure that will utilise some beard hair as well. It is clear that more work is needed there to blend in my HT with my remaining hairs at the sides and the upper parts. If a surgeon can fill in some of the back too that would also be great, but that is not such a big goal for me. Realism is very important for people like me with a high Norwood level. I hope I could obtain another 2000-3000 follicles on my head if a surgeon also uses some beard hair too.
I have just spoken to Dr Maral and he provided that they also use beard grafts to thicken middle parts. I do not expect to get my crown area and very back part completely covered, but some thickening over the front and middle parts and some cover over top area will be nice. My hair will always look thin, but considering where I have come from that will be the least of my concerns.
Ok, I will first post a couple of pre HT pics then will post some pics showing my progress and hair growth after my first 7 months. These pictures have been taken with a flash, so they will appear a little starker than how my hair appears in reality. Unfortunately, it is a problem when using flash photography. Anyway, I hope you get a pretty good idea of how my results have turned out so far. Considering the fact that I can expect some more thickening for the next couple of months, what I think - and I think Dr Maral and his team have done a great job in completely transforming both my appearance and how I feel about myself in a very positive way. Dr. Maral has just advised me to wait 2-3 months more for the 2nd surgery to evaluate the result and to plan the 2nd procedure.
After my HT I had a certificate from Dr Maral which stated 3,900 follicles were transplanted. I have no reason to question this number. It appears realistic considering the donor area they had available to them and the result I have received so far. Here are the pictures of the results after just over 7 months. I am very happy with what you get up to now, hoping some more thickening near soon and already decided to go again for a 2nd session in this clinic. I highly recommend FUE hair transplant for advenced level hair loss sufferers, life begins to change after it.
I have Norwood 7 hair loss and had an FUE procedure in september 2018, about 7 months ago now, with Dr Maral in Istanbul, Turkey. I had 3,900 follicles implanted and I thought I would share my results with you here.
I hope my results will be informative for those people who are considering Dr Maral and his team for a HT procedure. As you can see, I am a Norwood 7 with advanced hair loss, so I am not the typical HT case. Dr. Maral had described my condition as Grade 8, "Norwood 7 with reduced and thin donors" in online consultation when I first send my pictures.
First, a bit about me. I am a businesmann based in Romania. I had been losing my hair since I was about 23 years old, that’s 26 years now. Over the years I have tried various hair treatments including medications such as Minoxidil, PRP even a ‘laser comb’, but without any success whatsoever. At the end I gave up and abandoned all hope of changing my appearance.
However, a year ago I happened to come across something on the internet about how HTs have changed and that there were new surgical procedures that were much more successful than the old plug treatments and strip techniques. I investigated and found out about a particular HT clinic in Germany offering FUE and FUT procedures, so last summer I contacted them for an online consultation. I didn’t get a response until after a month. They wanted EURO 12,000 for 2,500 follicles using FUE. I was not particularly impressed by the cost or at the speed of their response, so I decided to research further and came across Realself forum via Google. In particular, I came across Hairflick's (who had old plug grafts beforehand) thread on this forum about his experience with Dr Maral. His thread was a real eye-opener for me and I became hooked. The question for me was not if, but when and where would I go to get a HT.
I ended up contacting Dr Maral, along with some other HT surgeons in Turkey, but was rejected by a couple of them who curtly told me they could not help me. For me the main objective was to create a natural hairline and to cover as much of my completely bald head as was realistically possible with a surgeon that I would be comfortable using. With the pictures I send him, Dr. Maral expected about 3000 to 4000 grafts from my donors as a safe limits. Dr Maral was without question offering the best value-for-money deal (in my opinion), so I decided to go with him. I have not regretted my decision.
Trevelling to Istanbul, I found Dr Maral and his staff to be very friendly and helpful and very competent. His team consists technicians who specialized to graft removal with micromotor FUE and implantation, and his chief technician Yeshim, working with DR. Maral for more than 12 years, opens holes or channels for all the patients of his Clinic. What a great experience and I witnessed all team members did really loved their job. Now after c.7 months, I am overall very pleased with my results considering how much my appearance has changed and how much I paid. For me it has been fantastic value for money! I do however, have some issues just like everybody else who has a HT. The hairline in my opinion is still a bit high and could have been a slightly different design - but Dr Maral was dealing with a very advanced case of hairloss and he did what was realistically possible, he explained his operative planning in details and try to cover as much larger area possible but with modest density overall, and I could have a 2nd session to cover and to thicken the hair one year after. I am very grateful to him and his team for what they have done.
Before anyone asks, I am not taking any meds and have absolutely no intention of taking any meds for cosmetic reasons. They never worked before and I do not intend to start using them again now.
Regarding a second HT, yes I will and am considering a second HT with Dr Maral. I have limited donor hairs remaining so I am looking at a second procedure that will utilise some beard hair as well. It is clear that more work is needed there to blend in my HT with my remaining hairs at the sides and the upper parts. If a surgeon can fill in some of the back too that would also be great, but that is not such a big goal for me. Realism is very important for people like me with a high Norwood level. I hope I could obtain another 2000-3000 follicles on my head if a surgeon also uses some beard hair too.
I have just spoken to Dr Maral and he provided that they also use beard grafts to thicken middle parts. I do not expect to get my crown area and very back part completely covered, but some thickening over the front and middle parts and some cover over top area will be nice. My hair will always look thin, but considering where I have come from that will be the least of my concerns.
Ok, I will first post a couple of pre HT pics then will post some pics showing my progress and hair growth after my first 7 months. These pictures have been taken with a flash, so they will appear a little starker than how my hair appears in reality. Unfortunately, it is a problem when using flash photography. Anyway, I hope you get a pretty good idea of how my results have turned out so far. Considering the fact that I can expect some more thickening for the next couple of months, what I think - and I think Dr Maral and his team have done a great job in completely transforming both my appearance and how I feel about myself in a very positive way. Dr. Maral has just advised me to wait 2-3 months more for the 2nd surgery to evaluate the result and to plan the 2nd procedure.
After my HT I had a certificate from Dr Maral which stated 3,900 follicles were transplanted. I have no reason to question this number. It appears realistic considering the donor area they had available to them and the result I have received so far. Here are the pictures of the results after just over 7 months. I am very happy with what you get up to now, hoping some more thickening near soon and already decided to go again for a 2nd session in this clinic. I highly recommend FUE hair transplant for advenced level hair loss sufferers, life begins to change after it.
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