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A Terrible Place to Get Service
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A Terrible Place to Get Service
First is first;
This review is 100% based on my individual experience. My intentions are not to jeopardize an established business but to leave a useful review of a personal experience for future customers ( not patients ! ). This place is nothing more than a big fancy but empty balloon. I had only receding hairline and wanted to lower it for about 1-1.5 cm down. For me, it was a small cosmetic touch rather than a needed procedure.
I want to split this review into 3 main parts based on what has transpired.
1. Before the operation
I went to see the doctor at his office with my cousin for a consolation and price quote for my cousin and decided to get for myself too. The doctor came and spent only 1-2 minutes on my potential operation stating that 2400 grafts would be very close to a natural look with a high density.
I had only 1-2 days to decide and get it done as I had only 4-5 days left in Turkey.
I decided to get it done only if the doctor would be present to at least supervise the operation. I was told yes in the evening and in the morning they confirmed that the doctor was on his way (I have the conversation on my phone). He never came. It was a big lie! I expressed my disappointment about this issue in the survey they give for a feedback afterwards.
2. During and right after the operation
First of all, they give you sedative drug for a painless operation but they don’t do any tests if someone allergic to the medicine. Be aware of the risk!
The operation was moderately painful. (4-5 out of 10).My procedure was simply lowering hairline and covering 2 small hairless spots up which were about 0.5 cm2 and 1 cm2.Total count of grafts were 2400 (what I was told!)
After the operation, I was asked to come in within 2-3 days for the first wash and check up on so that the doctor would take a look at. I came and again it was a lie. He never even bothered do see me.
I was giving a so called “certificate” with completely made up numbers about the grafts with 1-2-3 hair follicles or shafts.
3. Little after and results (9 months)
I have patiently waited to see the final results before I put a true, fair and an honest review based on facts that can be proven.
I took some progress pictures of right after, after first wash, after 2 weeks and after 9 months to see the real results.
If I can describe my feelings and thoughts about this procedure, it would be absolutely “disaster“, “horrible” or “terrible”, you name it.
Conclusion;
1. They absolutely lied about 2400 grafts. This is a fact and can be proven with a simple math and pictures:
**I have scaled down the main area with a measuring tape (length and width) omitting the sides giving them 200 grafts at maximum for the benefit of the doubt (I couldn’t count more than 100-120). So, 2200 grafts left. The length is 17cm and width is thinnest area 1.5cm & thickest 2.2 cm. Again, for fairness to you I counted as 18 X 2.2 cm about 40 cm2. If you divide the remaining grafts 2200 / 40 55 grafts per square cm. I promise that even the most densely transplanted are has no more than 20-25 grafts per square cm. So; the truth is that they never transplanted more than 1200-1400 grafts. Be aware of this and bring someone in to make them see the count if you still want to go with this clinic.
2. For the 2 hairless spots: They put about 10-12 grafts still looking like a big hairless spot and the other one is a joke! They put only 1 graft!! Only 1 graft like they were insulting me!!
3. The 2 frontal sides: They left a huge gap between my natural hair and transplanted hair. I cannot even describe how awful it looks. I had a short haircut thinking that it would be good to see the real results and now I cannot go out without a hat. There are 2 big empty / hairless spots on each side.
4. They completely lied about the grafts and shafts/ hair follicles: All I see is grafts with 4-5-6 even 7-8 hair strings looking like thick tree trunks with big gaps in between. Singles and duos are barely to be seen!! This happens because they don’t use a microscope to separate the grafts into singles, duos and so on. Ask them if they use any kind of microscope to separate the grafts into groups.
5. The unnatural pattern of the transplanted hair: They did not follow the basic principles to a natural looking hair pattern at all. The hair is all intermingled and they are transplanted with almost a 90-degree angle!! It looks like a “grass head”!
Final opinion; this was my personal experience and all of these points are irrefutable facts not feelings or thoughts. So, they all can be proven if the clinic would like to challenge my honest review.
I will see a new doctor and have it fixed and try to forget this possibly worst experience I have ever had with a clinic. I highly recommend that you pick a doctor (or a clinic) that will treat and respect you first as a human, then as a patient and at last as a customer. Total time the doctor spent with me was 1-2 minutes and it was when we went for the consultation. He never saw me again afterwards.
So, good luck to all those who are thinking about a hair transplant.
This review is 100% based on my individual experience. My intentions are not to jeopardize an established business but to leave a useful review of a personal experience for future customers ( not patients ! ). This place is nothing more than a big fancy but empty balloon. I had only receding hairline and wanted to lower it for about 1-1.5 cm down. For me, it was a small cosmetic touch rather than a needed procedure.
I want to split this review into 3 main parts based on what has transpired.
1. Before the operation
I went to see the doctor at his office with my cousin for a consolation and price quote for my cousin and decided to get for myself too. The doctor came and spent only 1-2 minutes on my potential operation stating that 2400 grafts would be very close to a natural look with a high density.
I had only 1-2 days to decide and get it done as I had only 4-5 days left in Turkey.
I decided to get it done only if the doctor would be present to at least supervise the operation. I was told yes in the evening and in the morning they confirmed that the doctor was on his way (I have the conversation on my phone). He never came. It was a big lie! I expressed my disappointment about this issue in the survey they give for a feedback afterwards.
2. During and right after the operation
First of all, they give you sedative drug for a painless operation but they don’t do any tests if someone allergic to the medicine. Be aware of the risk!
The operation was moderately painful. (4-5 out of 10).My procedure was simply lowering hairline and covering 2 small hairless spots up which were about 0.5 cm2 and 1 cm2.Total count of grafts were 2400 (what I was told!)
After the operation, I was asked to come in within 2-3 days for the first wash and check up on so that the doctor would take a look at. I came and again it was a lie. He never even bothered do see me.
I was giving a so called “certificate” with completely made up numbers about the grafts with 1-2-3 hair follicles or shafts.
3. Little after and results (9 months)
I have patiently waited to see the final results before I put a true, fair and an honest review based on facts that can be proven.
I took some progress pictures of right after, after first wash, after 2 weeks and after 9 months to see the real results.
If I can describe my feelings and thoughts about this procedure, it would be absolutely “disaster“, “horrible” or “terrible”, you name it.
Conclusion;
1. They absolutely lied about 2400 grafts. This is a fact and can be proven with a simple math and pictures:
**I have scaled down the main area with a measuring tape (length and width) omitting the sides giving them 200 grafts at maximum for the benefit of the doubt (I couldn’t count more than 100-120). So, 2200 grafts left. The length is 17cm and width is thinnest area 1.5cm & thickest 2.2 cm. Again, for fairness to you I counted as 18 X 2.2 cm about 40 cm2. If you divide the remaining grafts 2200 / 40 55 grafts per square cm. I promise that even the most densely transplanted are has no more than 20-25 grafts per square cm. So; the truth is that they never transplanted more than 1200-1400 grafts. Be aware of this and bring someone in to make them see the count if you still want to go with this clinic.
2. For the 2 hairless spots: They put about 10-12 grafts still looking like a big hairless spot and the other one is a joke! They put only 1 graft!! Only 1 graft like they were insulting me!!
3. The 2 frontal sides: They left a huge gap between my natural hair and transplanted hair. I cannot even describe how awful it looks. I had a short haircut thinking that it would be good to see the real results and now I cannot go out without a hat. There are 2 big empty / hairless spots on each side.
4. They completely lied about the grafts and shafts/ hair follicles: All I see is grafts with 4-5-6 even 7-8 hair strings looking like thick tree trunks with big gaps in between. Singles and duos are barely to be seen!! This happens because they don’t use a microscope to separate the grafts into singles, duos and so on. Ask them if they use any kind of microscope to separate the grafts into groups.
5. The unnatural pattern of the transplanted hair: They did not follow the basic principles to a natural looking hair pattern at all. The hair is all intermingled and they are transplanted with almost a 90-degree angle!! It looks like a “grass head”!
Final opinion; this was my personal experience and all of these points are irrefutable facts not feelings or thoughts. So, they all can be proven if the clinic would like to challenge my honest review.
I will see a new doctor and have it fixed and try to forget this possibly worst experience I have ever had with a clinic. I highly recommend that you pick a doctor (or a clinic) that will treat and respect you first as a human, then as a patient and at last as a customer. Total time the doctor spent with me was 1-2 minutes and it was when we went for the consultation. He never saw me again afterwards.
So, good luck to all those who are thinking about a hair transplant.
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