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Arenamed Istanbul

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I visited Istanbul to have 4800 grafts to...

Laz_boyOctober 4, 2016
WORTH IT$1,900
I visited Istanbul to have 4800 grafts to reconstruct my hairline and fill in thinning areas of my crown, on arrival there was a driver waiting to take me to the hotel, the hotel itself is in a busy area but it's adequate for a couple of days whilst your there. On the morning of the procedure they took me to the clinic it's about a 10 minute drive from the hotel, once at the clinic the staff all introduce themselves it's very clean and modern All the staff are very friendly.I was talked through the process and had my new hairline drawn in and it was time to get started the procedure is done with real professionalism, I can't say yet whether I'm happy with the results I will review that part of the process in the coming months but over all I'm happy at the way everything went.

Clinic is clean,modern,located in a nice area, staff are friendly and professional. I did a lot of research before choosing arenamed and what swung it for me was if I had questions they were answered day or night the before and after photos of results are amazing, counting the months till my photo is one of them.

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Replies (11)

mafiah911
October 4, 2016
Looks good keeps us posted. Who determines how many grafts you need? Do you ask them to give you as much as they can or do they suggest that 4800 is what you need to cover the bald spots? Also were you Norwood 3 or 4 before you did the transplant?
Laz_boy
October 6, 2016
I sent my pics to them and they determined the needed graft qty. They also said it was an assumption, exact qty would be clear during the op, but it was more or less as they said. Transplanted grafts qty then assumption doesn't change the package pricing once they offer even if it end with more grafts. I was similar to norwood 4 before the op, will keep my profile updated.
Homzz
January 26, 2017
Hey Laz_boy, just wondering if you have any updates. I'm at the 5 weeks mark now and did my operation with the same clinic. In that stressful stage ATM where it looks worse than it did before.
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SHalim88
June 1, 2017
That's normal! Wait until after 3-4 months, you will see lot of new hair growth during that period
TRS_008
December 25, 2017
wish You the best however there results are not good. They will keep telling you that wait till one year and eventually you will 10 to 15% of the progress. In any case I hope your will be not like ours.
subterfuge
March 30, 2018
who else would you recommend who are affordable, out of interest?
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Matt R
October 6, 2016

Congratulations, Laz_boy! Can't wait to read your updates. :) Any tips for someone getting ready to travel for the same procedure?

TRS_008
December 10, 2017
very bad service and the results are even very bad hardly you will recover 10% of your hair and the worst thing is that your donar area will have no hairs for second operation. I was there a year ago and they kept on saying me that you will be have your final results after a year. I have raised concern over my growth many times b/w one year all what they have told me is to wait for a year, now after 18 months when i have asked about the poor growth they are blaming my immunity its not only with me there are other guys they have the same result. I have tried to contact few guys and they are even upset from them. Guys don't go over the pictures what they are posting on there website, if ever you go to there clinic you will find clinic full of young amateurs with no experience and they will do your operation the rest you guys can think another point their driver will do your first medical dressing and the worst it will be done in hotel bathroom . The reason why i am posting this i don't want any another victim from ARENAMED.
TRS_008
December 10, 2017
very bad service and the results are even very bad hardly you will recover 10% of your hair and the worst thing is that your donar area will have no hairs for second operation. I was there a year ago and they kept on saying me that you will be have your final results after a year. I have raised concern over my growth many times b/w one year all what they have told me is to wait for a year, now after 18 months when i have asked about the poor growth they are blaming my immunity its not only with me there are other guys they have the same result. I have tried to contact few guys and they are even upset from them. Guys don't go over the pictures what they are posting on there website, if ever you go to there clinic you will find clinic full of young amateurs with no experience and they will do your operation the rest you guys can think another point their driver will do your first medical dressing and the worst it will be done in hotel bathroom . The reason why i am posting this i don't want any another victim from ARENAMED.
siow
December 14, 2017
Sad to hear so many bad reviews about Dr.Serkan Aydin.He is a dermalogist.Not much experience in Hair transplant surgery.There are a few good surgeons in Turkey.Pay a little more,assure yourself in good hands.
TRS_008
December 25, 2017
1.) They are not real
2.) They don't have there clinic
3.) They don't have well experienced doctors with them
4.) You will find the driver who picked you from airport in your room doing your dressing/surgery.
5.) Their progress summery is a big scam.
6.) your initial stage after transplant will be scared as they don't take out the hair in a professional way & your donor area will be spoiled completely.
7.) When you followup for the bad progress they will ask to you to wait till one year after that they will blame your body Harmony and other things.
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