29 Year Old with Receding Hairline - USA - Dr Cinik, Istanbul

I thought about that but I'm really nervous as I've NEVER been outside of the county and I'm by myself lol.

Thank you for the reply. I will fill u once I'm out of surgery. I did want to address a few things, tho. As far as the unshaven procedure, I don't think I've ever seen it really done that way by the Turkish doctors. Good question tho, I'll ask, as I thought about that as well. And I already got the hotel room information, so I'll share what I have. It's going to be the Grand Cevahir Hotel. Seems to have decent ratings and it does have free wifi lol. Once again I'll fill u in after everything's done. I just wanted to provide u with some info I already had

Thanks for your response! Hope things are going well. Yeah, I had to do a bit of research to find surgeons in Turkey that did the unshaven procedure. So far I have narrowed it down to 4 top rated providers, all of whom I have contacted and have gotten pics back on their unshaven procedures; Dr. Cinik being one of them. Keep us posted on your first impressions, how you felt, and how things go for you.

So 1). The clinic is actually inside a hospital where they do anything from cancer to emergency medical. It was very basic looking and very clean; it made me feel very comfortable. Now there were a total of like 5 technicians and there was a translator(basically she is in charge of the paperwork portion and explains the basics of the procedure). The technicians honestly didn't have a high level of English proficiency it seemed. Though don't let this alarm you, as they ask you basic questions throughout like if your feeling pain(so they can numb you again) and stuff like that. Again, don't be alarmed. The Dr speaks pretty good English. A good bit better than the technicians. The translator of course speaks perfect English and explains everything well. 2). This is true. I felt perfectly comfortable with this as they seemed very confident with everything. No worries at all. 3). As mentioned earlier there were about 5 technicians and the translator. There was one other person that was having the procedure done as well. There were basically two techs in the room at a time. They all seemed equally knowledgeable. And as I mentioned able they were all very confident. 4). The hotel is decent. This is my first time traveling abroad so I'm not used to a lot of the workings of foreign places lol. When u enter the room, there is a place on the wall that u put your card into and that allows the lights to stay on. Once you pull out card out, the lights cut off in bout 2 minutes. I guess they do this to save electricity. The electrical outlets have some sort of weird piece that doesn't accept regular charges. Although this is common in Europe. The room is very basic; not anything special but you have everything you need. The breakfast buffet is definitely great. I would rate it 5 out of 5. Lots of choices. Fresh breads, fruits, eggs, yogurt, etc. anything u want and all very good! For dinner after surgery, I went to the bar and ate a steak sandwich was also very good. Definitely really good in the food department. As far as choice, I didn't have a choice, they just set it up the hotel automatically. I would suggest asking them to see if they have other options 5). Nothing else I had to pay for really other than my dinner. Breakfast was free at the hotel and they give u a free lunch at the hospital too. I did give the driver a tip for driving me from the airport which they expect. That was the only unknown expense that I had to pay. So pretty much just dinner, snacks, and souvenirs you'll have to pay for Hope this helps my friend. Let me know if u need anything else

Thank you

Bonjour! No I didn't speak with him yet about that, but from what I've read, at a certain age, your baldness isn't gonna really get any worse. That's why it's not good to get it done at a very young age. How old are you? I would email Dr Çinik with a few photos and see what he says

I have 28 years old,
I preferred to done this operation in france even if it's more expensive than turkey,
and because I know that this doctor i have visited is very competent in transplant,
I tried to convince him to redress my hair line but he adviced me to wait a few years before doing this operation,
It's sad,

Cordialement,

My friend. It sounds like you want the doctor to do something that he will not do so u should check with another doctor. Is there a reason why u don't want to go somewhere else?

Hello,
no there is no reason, but I have my cousin in the same situation, he made a hair transplant in germany 2 years ago,
and these days his hair is very ugly cz he has losing his old hair during this period,
so Im afraid to find myslef in this situation if I do the hair transplant in turkey or anywhere,

Thank you very much for the kind words! Price basically includes everything. Yes transportation is included. From airport to hotel, hotel to hospital, and back to airport. Basically the techs did 75% of the work but the Dr does the important part of making the incisions. They are all very confident and made me feel comfortable. I give them 100% of my trust

I have not considered that. Although I might in the future. I forgot to ask him if there's anyway to "approximate" if/when I will lose any more hair. Apparently there was a *tiny* bit of hair loss in the crown too. I got just a couple of grafts there. Most are on my hairline, though, as pictured. I received 3000 grafts

I would put up a pic of the donor area but there is no point. It’s fully grown in. No scars or anything. Just s good as before :)

Thanks for the good words. Everything is good now. No pain or anything. Just a waiting game for results now. Lol. I was worried about the little blood but i just wished and everything looks ok. Looks like I didn't dislodge anything

Hey Steven, how are things going man? I've booked myself in for September with Dr. Cinik. I had a few questions hoping you could help clarify:
1. How long was your consult with Dr. Cinik. What did he do during this?
2. How was the procedure like in terms of breaks, food/drinks, communication between the techs? Between the techs and yourself?
3. Did they offer medications, shampoos, etc for purchase?
4. I keep reading about the "10 Year Guarantee", did you get one as well? Could you perhaps upload a pic of it (if it's not giving away too much patient information)?

Hope things are going solid for you, bud!

Everything is great so far. Im on day 7 and pretty much all my scabs are off(noticeable ones). I couldn't be happier

1) I did my original consultation via email and he responded back within a day or so. Im 7hrs behind Turkey, so he responded very quickly considering the time difference. Now when I got to the hospital, he spent about 10 minutes or so with me. I filled out a short sheet about things about me(do i drink, smoke, etc). And he looked at my head and made the markings with the surgical pen. Explained what was needed to satisfy my needs and such. Things happened very fast there, thankfully. Its not like in the US where you wait an hour, see the doctor, then wait another hour. And its quick and to the point(not in a bad way).

2) This part is kinda funny. I read about people having breaks and such but i just went straight through the whole procedure(no breaks at all). The techs were constantly checking to see if i was ok or if i was in pain and needed more injections. To be honest, the techs don't speak a great deal of english, but they speak enough to address any of your needs. If you tell them you feel pain, they will make sure they take care of it, or if you need to break for a moment just tell them. They gave me lunch after everything was done.

3) All of the medications and everything are all included. They give you pain killers, some stuff to settle your stomach, and a few other things. They also give u like a kinda "spray lotion" and shampoo. The spray is basically put on before u wash your hair to help loosen up some of the scabs. The shampoo they give you is basically just a mild shampoo without a bunch of fragrance and stuff in it. Its basically what we know as baby shampoo. So yeah, everything is included. Even the hat lol.

5) I never knew about the guarantee until they told me about it. Its basically just guaranteeing that your hair stays permanent for up to 10 years or they will fix it for you as long as you followed their directions (proper care, no smoking, no drinking for i think a week or two). Im sure its hard to prove that lol, but I'm definitely not worried about having bad results; I'm very confident in their work :) I would be happy to send you a pic of that but i cant find my paperwork (shame on me...lmao)

I'm very active and one of my concerns is how much down time before I could resume my usual workout? Also, does the doctor speak good English? Does any of your existing hair experience shock and fall out? As you can tell I'm very nervous about getting a HT, lol.

Well I believe he told me no working out for 2 weeks. However, I've been doing some research and a lot of DRs agree that our follicles are rooted by the 5th day and you should be fine. I would imagine it depends on the type of working out you do as well. If you're a boxer or fighter I would wait awhile lol. The Dr speaks decent English. There is also a translator there too, to help if needed. He spoke well enough for me though. Shock loss is going to occur only on the transplanted hairs; not existing. Don't be nervous. It's no sweat

Thank you! Do I have to buzz my hair for the procedure? Btw, I do crossfit which is pretty rigorous, but hopefully 2 was is enough time off and wonder if after the 2wks if anyone could tell if I had a HT.

You don't have to worry about buzzing your hair. I haven't had a haircut in 6 months and they just buzzed it in the clinic