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28 Year Old , Male , FUE Hair Transplant , Dr Tugrul Maral - Istanbul, TR
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So after slowly loosing my hair since my early 20s...
nath1505December 25, 2015
WORTH IT$2,190
So after slowly loosing my hair since my early 20s I now feel enough is enough as I really do like having hair.
After much research I have decided to go to Dr Tugrul Maral .
after a few consultation with clinics in the uk who wanted to perform an FUT procedure on me and wanted to charge per graft I soon realised they were just in in for purely financial reasons and they did not actually care about the client.
I found that Dr Marals pricing is affordable to the average working class person and it seems they just want to give you the best results possible.
I won't lie , this has been a massive decision for me , but thanks to the many patients who have bothered to upload their results and keep updating them it has helped me massively feel I am making a good decision .
So I'm due to fly out to Istanbul from the UK tomorrow morning and Dr Maral will have a driver collect me from the airport and take me to the hotel....then on Sunday morning I will go to the clinic for a consultation with Dr Maral and then straight through for surgery...then on Monday after my post op check from the doctor I will be flying back to the UK.
I will update over the weekend :)
After much research I have decided to go to Dr Tugrul Maral .
after a few consultation with clinics in the uk who wanted to perform an FUT procedure on me and wanted to charge per graft I soon realised they were just in in for purely financial reasons and they did not actually care about the client.
I found that Dr Marals pricing is affordable to the average working class person and it seems they just want to give you the best results possible.
I won't lie , this has been a massive decision for me , but thanks to the many patients who have bothered to upload their results and keep updating them it has helped me massively feel I am making a good decision .
So I'm due to fly out to Istanbul from the UK tomorrow morning and Dr Maral will have a driver collect me from the airport and take me to the hotel....then on Sunday morning I will go to the clinic for a consultation with Dr Maral and then straight through for surgery...then on Monday after my post op check from the doctor I will be flying back to the UK.
I will update over the weekend :)
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Replies (5)
December 28, 2015
nice one mate! all the best! i dd it on 10th dec and stayed in the same room lol first few days r harder but u will be fine!
December 28, 2015
Cheers cam
Just landed home in the uk donor area is bloody sore haha hoping it will feel better in the next few days?
I'm dreading trying to sleep tonight
Just landed home in the uk donor area is bloody sore haha hoping it will feel better in the next few days?
I'm dreading trying to sleep tonight
December 29, 2015
thats nice! try and not to think about it too much. sleeping wasn't a problem for me i slept facing up from day 1 since u only have to take real care about the transplanted area. good luck mate.
UPDATED FROM nath1505
Day of treatment
Just finished the procedure
nath1505December 28, 2015
So I arrived in turkey no problems at all... The driver was there to collect me and took me straight to the hotel.
Very nice hotel , very comfortable.
I was collected at 3pm the next day with 2 other guys and the clinic was doing 3 guys in the morning.
All new teams of techs started on all of us so all were fresh.
The numbing of the donor site is pretty painful but that's it for pain.
It is long and tedious lying there for 6 hours but we are only here for one reason!
I got back to the hotel around 10.30pm last night and did not sleep at all as my head it pretty sore and it's hard to get comfortable .
I am going back to the clinic today to get my bandage removed and collect all post op shampoos ect and a de brief from dr maral.
For those interested the techs working on me ... One had 3 years experience, one had 6 years and the other had 10 years and she was the one who drilled out the grafts and cut the channels in my head... The other 2 did the numbing injections and planted the grafts.
Apparently I achieved 3800 grafts by unfortunately they were all mostly single hairs so a 2nd HT will be nessasery in future.
Very nice hotel , very comfortable.
I was collected at 3pm the next day with 2 other guys and the clinic was doing 3 guys in the morning.
All new teams of techs started on all of us so all were fresh.
The numbing of the donor site is pretty painful but that's it for pain.
It is long and tedious lying there for 6 hours but we are only here for one reason!
I got back to the hotel around 10.30pm last night and did not sleep at all as my head it pretty sore and it's hard to get comfortable .
I am going back to the clinic today to get my bandage removed and collect all post op shampoos ect and a de brief from dr maral.
For those interested the techs working on me ... One had 3 years experience, one had 6 years and the other had 10 years and she was the one who drilled out the grafts and cut the channels in my head... The other 2 did the numbing injections and planted the grafts.
Apparently I achieved 3800 grafts by unfortunately they were all mostly single hairs so a 2nd HT will be nessasery in future.
Replies (15)
December 28, 2015
Hey there, glad to hear that you had a safe arrival and that your accommodations are comfortable for you.
Sounds like your surgery went well, I wish you a smooth recovery.
December 28, 2015
Good luck,i go 5 jan and i feel sick with worry
December 28, 2015
Haha do not worry Eddie I was the same... The place is great dr Maral is very knowledgable and realistic and his technicians are all highly skilled!
December 29, 2015
You get given a hat to wear but I did not choose to wear it as I didn't want any chance of it touching my grafts... I don't care who sees me and I would not hide my transplant and risks the best results possible just to hide it from people I will never see again in my life.... I advise everyone to do the same. I was in a bit of pain but it was 1 day post op..... Last night was my second night since my transplant and although I still hardly slept the pain wasn't as bad and today it deffo is not as bad
December 30, 2015
Yes i understand about the hat,but as i live in spain i need to keep out the sun,so i will wear a bandana if the sun is strong.Im really looking forward to your updates.Can i ask did you eat in hotel or go out for dinner?
December 30, 2015
I ate in the hotel the food was good , there are plenty of shops witching short walking distance but given the state of my head I preferred to stay in doors away from dirt and risk of damage
December 30, 2015
Yes im going to stay in hotel too,just try to relax and eat some turkish food.Was it salad and chips lol
December 30, 2015
How old are you?
No there's a proper restaraunt with plenty I choice I thought it was really nice.
Free wifi which is good.
No there's a proper restaraunt with plenty I choice I thought it was really nice.
Free wifi which is good.
December 30, 2015
42 ,thats cool about the restaraunt.You must be feeling better now,did you get much swelling and are you spraying it with saline etc?
December 30, 2015
The pain has subsided lots ... The donor area still feels a bit sore but nothing compared to the first 2 days..... But to be fair I've had ove 6000 holes drilled and cut into my head so it's gonna bloody hurt for a while haha.
No I'm not spraying anything I am doing exactly as dr maral told me and tomorrow I will giving my head it's first wash I can't wait as it's itchy a hell!
No I'm not spraying anything I am doing exactly as dr maral told me and tomorrow I will giving my head it's first wash I can't wait as it's itchy a hell!
August 27, 2016
Heyy! I am concerned regarding the pain for the anaesthesia. Did they use a numbing cream for it ?
August 27, 2016
Don't be such a girl !!!
Yea the initial anaesthesia injections sting a little but no pain no gain!!!!
I'm so happy with my results you soon forget any pain!
UPDATED FROM nath1505
4 days post
4 days post op
nath1505December 31, 2015
so today is my 4th day post op and I can finally say the pain is very minimal,
the journey home was testing as my head was killing and I didn't want to wear the hat as I wanted no risk of it touching my recipient area.
I did get some funny looks in the airport but I don't mind as I will never see anyone again haha.
I had swelling around my forehead which has slowly moved down to my eyes and the top of my nose but its ok as its getting better.
I have had plenty of fluid leaking out over all areas of my head, it feels like sweat coming out but I'm told this is normal and will stop within a week,
most of my head is itchy as hell , I am just sort of gently patting the top to try help but I am just having to deal with it.
for me sleep has been awful due to not being able to get compfy, I have tried laying on my back, with my face on the pillow ect ect but just couldn't sleep....but last night I slept for 6 hours and I feel so much better!
today I am due my first hair wash which I will do this afternoon....
the transplanted hair all feels very hard and bristly at this point.
i will upload pics later after my first wash
the journey home was testing as my head was killing and I didn't want to wear the hat as I wanted no risk of it touching my recipient area.
I did get some funny looks in the airport but I don't mind as I will never see anyone again haha.
I had swelling around my forehead which has slowly moved down to my eyes and the top of my nose but its ok as its getting better.
I have had plenty of fluid leaking out over all areas of my head, it feels like sweat coming out but I'm told this is normal and will stop within a week,
most of my head is itchy as hell , I am just sort of gently patting the top to try help but I am just having to deal with it.
for me sleep has been awful due to not being able to get compfy, I have tried laying on my back, with my face on the pillow ect ect but just couldn't sleep....but last night I slept for 6 hours and I feel so much better!
today I am due my first hair wash which I will do this afternoon....
the transplanted hair all feels very hard and bristly at this point.
i will upload pics later after my first wash
Replies (8)
January 1, 2016
Had my procedure done 28nov. Didn't have any swelling and hair is already growing. You will be pleased with the result. I am
January 1, 2016
I'm glad to hear you are happy so far!
Slowly feels better day by day just incredibly itchy driving me crazy ha ha
Slowly feels better day by day just incredibly itchy driving me crazy ha ha
January 10, 2016
Hi Nath. Glad I found someone mention the airport part as I was going to ask if you just let it all hang out or wore a hat. I'm guessing the hat would have to come off anyway for security checks etc. Did you try a hat at all and if so was it comfortable? Thanks, Carl
January 10, 2016
Carl, I didn't even bother trying the hat on . My head was hurting a fair bit to be honest so didn't want to irritate anything and like I said so what if you get a few stares from ppl
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