37 Yrs Old Asian Male with NW IV Undergone 4500 FUE HT Procedure in Turkey - Transest - Istanbul, Turkey

I've come to realization that my hair has been thinning more and more for the past several years and have tried various solutions from Rogaine to various shampoos, etc. I really don't like the side effects of Propecia and am allergic to Rogaine with scalp being rashed up and losing more hair than gaining. I've decided to do some research on FUE and realized the cost of the procedures in the states were way too pricey for me to afford so I've taken the plunge to seek solutions across the globe. I am very leary about the many clinics that are available now more than ever in Turkey and been in contact with a few patients before I made a decision in selecting the suitable clinic. I was intrigued by Transest and decided to perform further research into the clinic. For the price they gurantee and the service that was offered it seemed to best fit for what I was looking for. I decided to book my appoint on February 28th and had the procedure done in one day. It was definitely a somewhat uneasy feeling to travel alone to another country and really not knowing what to expect whether the whole advertisement presented was actually what you will be getting. I must say that it came quite close but only time will tell on the results as I am only 1 month post-op at this time. They definitely were very professional as they worked tirelessly for straight 10 hrs throughout the procedure. I was actually getting impatient since I was tired just laying there while they worked on me but the nurses were very meticulous and dedicated to what they were doing. The doctor did the hairline and graph placement puncture sites. I'm wondering what are the general opinions at this point and whether the results currently is to be expected based on the picture I am posting. I feel my donor area isn't really growing back as fast to cover the harvested area and the recipient area feels strange on the texture. Can I expect the donor surrounding hair to grow back to the point that it will conceal the harvest area? Will the recipient hair I currently have fall off completely and leave me bald in that area? I understand that shock loss is to be expected and I am see that happening around the crown area and I assume that is normal and it will grow back. Wish there was a way to speed up the process and it looks very ackward having to go back to work looking like I am balding already instead of having a hair restoration done.

Greetings,

Thanks for following my post. It has been 3 months now and although the redness has subsided a lot more, there's still a bit of a pinkish hue to the donor area. I've decided to shave my head to a really short cut, 1 guard to just even out the look and a good buzz cut. I do see a bit of short hair growth in the recipient area, just barely noticeable in the front hairline but guess will need the next few months to hopefully fill in all around. It hasn't been a pleasant journey cause of the strange looks I get when I don't wear a hat and you can see the pinkish outlines of the donor area. However, I'm using Witch Hazel and spray the area to lessen the redness as well as taking hair vitamin supplements, "Intense Grow Hair" vitamins to be exact. Read some great things about the product so just doing my part to help the body get all the necessary nutrients to have a good foundation for growth later on. Let me know if the pictures are pretty much on the spot as to what to expect at this 3 month period phase. As well, sorry for the confusion about the doctor that performed the hairline procedure. I now realized that it was actually Dr. Erkan Demirsoy and not the previous mentioned. I will continue to post my progress in the latter months ahead. Excited about the results as growth starts to take place around the hairline area. Looking forward to my next post,, until then take care!

Well, five months has past since my last post. I like the new hairline no doubt and finally the redness on the donor area has vanished. It's been a really tough journey of wearing caps for the pasts months to hide the procedure. I can now go out in public looking normal without drawing much attention and notice that I had something done. I'm hoping much more thickness will come later on as I feel that although much growth is noticed around the hairline transplant area, it's still bit thin looking and not noticeably thick all around. I do feel that my donor area is still way to thin and perhaps overly harvested. My barber was able to try and even out the look to blend the area that seems thin and even sparse looking. Need some feedback as to what you guys think so far. I will continue my progress report in the coming months ahead.