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39, Fue, 3200 grafts, Maral Klinik - Istanbul, TR
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Booked into Maral hair klinik in Istanbul in early...
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Booked into Maral hair klinik in Istanbul in early June.
Dr. Maral's office was very quick to reply to my e-mails. That, and the fact that I could only uncover one negative review relating to the man (which did sound suspiciously like a competitor), helped me to decide on this clinic. The pictures and reviews posted by many on this website also helped me to decide. Thanks to those people by the way... I'll keep posting pictures and updates as I progress. Hopefully I can help somebody else. All the best.
Dr. Maral's office was very quick to reply to my e-mails. That, and the fact that I could only uncover one negative review relating to the man (which did sound suspiciously like a competitor), helped me to decide on this clinic. The pictures and reviews posted by many on this website also helped me to decide. Thanks to those people by the way... I'll keep posting pictures and updates as I progress. Hopefully I can help somebody else. All the best.
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Replies (15)
April 25, 2016
Hi, when in June are you booked in? I arrive June 9 depart June 12 and am also booked in at Maral Klinik.
April 26, 2016
Arriving 6th - departing 9th. Will probably just miss you! Good luck with it!
September 28, 2016
I think I just missed you on June 9, too. I was out looking around, eating kebabs and getting the lay of the land until 7pm when jetlag (~20hr flights to IST) caught up with me.
April 26, 2016
Good luck with your trip. You're in good hands at Maral.
April 26, 2016
Thanks Hairflick. Haha I laughed at your name first time I saw it.....is it a reference to Herr Flick on 'Allo Allo?
April 26, 2016
Good luck. Seems to be a good clinic from what people have posted.
April 27, 2016
How long in advance do you need to book the appointment? 2 months?
April 27, 2016
It seemed to me that they were able to fit me in whenever I wanted - just send them the flight itinerary. I just booked that far ahead because I knew I would be on holidays on those days.
UPDATED FROM coisceimcullen
Procedure completed 7th June
All went well at Maral Klinik. Everything ran very smoothly including pick-up at airport, accommodation and most importantly, the procedure itself.
Met Dr. Maral at 11am to decide on hairline which corresponded almost exactly to what I had in mind beforehand. I did forget to ask about the amount of grafts required and only found out afterwards that the number was 3200. I'm quite happy with that because an over-depleted donor zone, I would not be happy with.
Operation took about 6 hours with about 20 minute break for dinner. The surgical team were very professional and took great care of their work.
I notice in the photo that my hairline is just a bit off looking which is surprising because they took great care in measuring and drawing the hairline. I think the fact that a litre of water was injected into my scalp in order to tighten the skin (as the Dr. described) may have had an effect on it. It's back perfectly straight now anyway and I'm happy with it.
I'm on day 6 now and scabbing is beginning to disappear. I'll post up my progress after about ten days.
Met Dr. Maral at 11am to decide on hairline which corresponded almost exactly to what I had in mind beforehand. I did forget to ask about the amount of grafts required and only found out afterwards that the number was 3200. I'm quite happy with that because an over-depleted donor zone, I would not be happy with.
Operation took about 6 hours with about 20 minute break for dinner. The surgical team were very professional and took great care of their work.
I notice in the photo that my hairline is just a bit off looking which is surprising because they took great care in measuring and drawing the hairline. I think the fact that a litre of water was injected into my scalp in order to tighten the skin (as the Dr. described) may have had an effect on it. It's back perfectly straight now anyway and I'm happy with it.
I'm on day 6 now and scabbing is beginning to disappear. I'll post up my progress after about ten days.
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June 13, 2016
looking good,my hair loss is similar to yours,im 43 and my hair has stabalyzed so im booked in for october
June 14, 2016
yes,i gather hes the best when it comes to price and results,too good to be true lol
UPDATED FROM coisceimcullen
5 weeks post op
I am now 5 weeks post op. The redness has pretty much subsided and nobody has commented at any stage. At about ten days after returning from Turkey I went out and met some friends - none of the transplanted hairs had begun to fall out at that stage and my hair looked pretty good. Nobody noticed a thing and believe me they would have commented on it had they noticed.
I then progressed to the so called ugly-duckling stage. I decided to cut hair all round to 3mm or a grade 1. This was against the advice of Dr. Maral but as the hair grew it became more noticable that something had changed as my natural hair had thinned out considerably from shock loss.
The pictures show my progress at 5 weeks under daylight with hair at 3mm length. Under soft lighting I can see my new hairline plainly and all hair is beginning to thicken up now. Here's hoping the progress continues.....
I then progressed to the so called ugly-duckling stage. I decided to cut hair all round to 3mm or a grade 1. This was against the advice of Dr. Maral but as the hair grew it became more noticable that something had changed as my natural hair had thinned out considerably from shock loss.
The pictures show my progress at 5 weeks under daylight with hair at 3mm length. Under soft lighting I can see my new hairline plainly and all hair is beginning to thicken up now. Here's hoping the progress continues.....
Replies (9)
July 17, 2016
coisceimcullen the redness really subsided for you.
It helps that you are still in summer.
Looks like a lot of the transplanted hairs are falling.
Are you taking finasterade or using anything else?
It helps that you are still in summer.
Looks like a lot of the transplanted hairs are falling.
Are you taking finasterade or using anything else?
July 17, 2016
Using minoxidil on crown area until it fills in. Looks better in real life than in the pictures I think to be fair.
July 18, 2016
I read in other reviews that the crown area generally is the first area to shed and the last area to fill in.
August 12, 2016
Just be patient, after 4 months , slowly but surely, it starts to show results....so for you by October! after October, you ll be amazed every month how good it becomes
August 14, 2016
Thats also my worry, when is the best time to cut it all short so its the same length when i go to the shedding stage. Do you think it caused any issues what you did? Cheers
August 14, 2016
Seems to have done no damage at all. Common sense tells me that I can't pull out the hair by the follicle by cutting it with a clippers. The only thing to be very careful
August 14, 2016
Seems to have done no damage at all. Common sense tells me that I can't pull out the hair by the follicle by cutting it with a clippers. The only thing to be very careful of is the actual scalp because you pretty much can't feel a thing and it's very easy to apply too much pressure. I've been cutting at length 3mm since week 4 and now it's starting to look like I have a pretty good head of hair and I just choose to cut it tight. The donor area is absolutely undetectable.....this was my biggest concern beforehand. I'll post more pictures soon.
Looking forward to reading your updates.