Maral Klinik - 2000 Grafts - Istanbul, Turkey 30 Y/o Male

Good Day,

It's been just over five months since the surgery and my hair is growing out quite nicely now. There are some hairs from the 3/4 month period that haven't caught up with everyone else, but everything in due time.

I am pleased with the surgery and know that the hairs will continue to get thicker and fuller over the next six months. My only complaint would be that the surgery worked in behind my widow's peak, so now my widow's peak (which was thinned along with the front and corners or my hairline) is somewhat two tone. I am strongly considering just shaving it and keeping it short. I think that will be the final bit, but you lads can let me know what you think.

We now officially have completed month 2. It seems like it flew by and is taking forever at the same time. I get haircuts every two weeks or so to trim down the sides so I didn't look like a Chia pet, and we're now getting to the lowest point of where I usually keep my hair.

The recipient site still looks really scrubby. I could argue that it looks thinner than it did before, but the reason why I got the transplant was to reinforce that area, and I've read that the shock of the surgery can be the last thing that a number of the natural hairs need to finally kill them.

I have hit the point that many men do: the point of fear and anxiety in the long recovery process that this will actually work. My scalp is very itchy (though it's very itchy all over, it may be something else), and I get pimples in the recipient site as well as the donor site. The only lingering redness I have is right at the forward edge of the recipient site. I am slightly concerned about this, but I imagine it has something to do with perhaps that there is a greater concentration of grafts there.

I am seeing a number of little hairs popping up that are thicker and way behind the majority of the other hairs, but I could probably count them on two hands. Still, these majority of the growth happens in months three and four (so I've read), so I am not terribly concerned.

Overall I'm still optimistic. In my case it was a minor operation so I still look mostly presentable even if the donor site is a little thinner than before.

Good morning,

I am writing a bit of an update. I am including a terribly unhelpful picture. I need to see if I can get my hands on the post op pictures.

I had a very small procedure done to fix up the hairline more than anything else. I was the smallest procedure done that day at only 2000 grafts.

I have to say that I am recovering well. The back of my head no longer looks like it's pock-marked. From the pictures Ive seen the donor site looks like it's still pinkish and visibly thinner, but that may be an illusion of the lighting. However it doesn't look scabby and diseased, lol.

I intend to get my first haircut soon to trim up the back and the sides so I don't look like a chia pet.

The recipient site is thinned, but that's as expected. Fortunately because this was sort of a maintenance thing more than anything else, any hairs that stick around until the three month mark will already improve my appearance I think. The recipient area has been scab free for about ten days (really big amounts of scab removal after about the 5 day mark of washing with the medicated lotion, just as predicted).

Ultimately I am still very optimistic and may update with pictures of the back and the sides after I get it cleaned up.

A note that I think I forgot in the original review: I talked about how you're told not to exercise or have sex for a month post procedure due to blood pressure concerns, but alcohol is okay. I'm not a doctor and certainly it is better to err on the side of caution, but I also want to note that blood pressure spikes temporarily when you're drinking moderately (3+ drinks in the average male). Also I would like to mention that if you're a lifter, lifting in a lighter weight range (and higher reps) doesn't spike blood pressure the way heavier lifting does. This is what where we start clients that have high blood pressure. Now, obviously with an expensive surgery it is up to the individual how much risk you're willing to assume, but I want to add those facts in there.

Obviously immediately after (10 days while the grafts are rooting) you probably want to be more cautious (to the point of not exercising at all), but I've started getting back at it. Again, as I did mention previously, if you're in a profession where this is going to impact you, you should schedule it carefully (police, military also with headgear, but laborer professions or athletic professions)