How do you know I have no style? Your assumption with people always gets you into trouble.
My hair transplant journey
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How do you know I have no style? Your assumption with people always gets you into trouble.
Caporegime
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Pics?
A short hair cut isn't necessarily more stylish than a longer hair cut. The latter just doesn't require as frequent maintenance.
Just because you've gone bald doesn't mean others haven't.
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A short hair cut isn't necessarily more stylish than a longer hair cut. The latter just doesn't require as frequent maintenance.
Just because you've gone bald doesn't mean others haven't.
Fades aren't for bald people
Don
Let's just bring this back in topic please.
Enough with the snarky comments, and derailing.
If you cant keep it civil, then the thread will be locked.
Enough with the snarky comments, and derailing.
If you cant keep it civil, then the thread will be locked.
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I hope it works out for you and you are happy with the results. Some of the comments on here have been quite appalling and should have been moderated. My advice would be not to post any pictures unless you are prepared for the comments....Good and bad.
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Soldato
Totally agree. Read through the thread and the complete lack of moderation of the comments is stunning. I don't blame the guy for not wanting to bother posting updates, at all.
Don
We can only moderate what is reported. We do not read all the threads all the time. It's simply not possible.
If you see comments that you feel need moderation, report them, and they will be checked.
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/robbie-williams-cover-balding-head-22996154.amp
He's a millionaire and his failed. Would never trust a £2k job in Turkey
He's a millionaire and his failed. Would never trust a £2k job in Turkey
OP I'm thinking of getting it done, would be great if we could chat privately? Trust me a message maybe?
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Or you could... trust him a message?
Associate
Sorry for late responses!
Yeah reviving your own follicles, or whats left of them is always going to be the simpler option as opposed to implanting brand new lab grown follicles. Stem cell based treatments will really start to take off in the next 5 or so years with the more relaxed regulations surrounding their research in places such as Japan.
Oh nice, where did you get your SMP done? I got mine done at Skalp (Manchester).
It gets a really nice close shave. Definitely worth a try with one. I only have to shave every couple of days before I notice little hairs poking out my scalp. Would definitely recommend them, keep your eye out for black friday sales.
Yeah reviving your own follicles, or whats left of them is always going to be the simpler option as opposed to implanting brand new lab grown follicles. Stem cell based treatments will really start to take off in the next 5 or so years with the more relaxed regulations surrounding their research in places such as Japan.
Oh nice, where did you get your SMP done? I got mine done at Skalp (Manchester).
It gets a really nice close shave. Definitely worth a try with one. I only have to shave every couple of days before I notice little hairs poking out my scalp. Would definitely recommend them, keep your eye out for black friday sales.
Some of those articles have been bouncing around for years now and not much if anything seems to come of them, wasn't that long ago the word was that once a follicle stops making hair it dies, then that was changed to it's dormant. If they can be somehow revived then that's obviously preferable to surgery, but the hair loss industry has been talking about a "cure" for hair loss in the next 5-10 or so years for decades now, so wouldn't hold my breath.
I've lost track of the amount of articles going back years i've seen about regrowing hair on mice etc and how it could "lead to a hair loss cure". They spring up again every so often regurgitating the same info then go quiet for years.
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So at long last an update, I'll go into some detail for those that are interested.
Firstly this thread seems to have gone a bit deep in places, I didn't get a transplant because I was unhappy in life or hated my appearance, I just though I'd like some more hair and I can afford it so lets go for it.
This was the state of my hair before, obviously I'd combed it up for photos I sent off for the doctor to assess how bad it was.
It wasn't an ideal start as my return flight home got cancelled a couple of weeks before I was due to go so I was a bit stressed. I managed to sort another flight for the following day then messaged the clinic who said no problem and booked me in for another night for £30.
Heading out and my receding hairline doesn't look good. I've clippered my hair before and I just don't suit the bald look, I think I just look poorly.
I arrived Wednesday evening then straight to a hospital for a blood test and then back to the hotel. I had the same driver all the time while I was there who was really professional and always on time.
The following morning I was greeted outside the hospital by my interpreter, a really nice bloke who basically stayed at my side the entire time I was there. I then met Doctor Turan who had my blood results, including covid results and we discussed my family male pattern baldness history and what hairline I was after. As I'm 46 we agreed a teenage hairline wouldn't look right and also they can only harvest a certain number of grafts and the lower they go, the less density I will achieve.
He spent quite awhile drawing my hairline and making slight alterations until he was happy, finally he asked for my thoughts and if I wanted to make any changes. Then they gave me a Xanax table to make the whole procedure that bit less stressful.
After that straight to another room to get my head shaved and prepped for the op.
Firstly the needleless anaesthesia which was a bit like someone twatting you on the head with a thick elastic band over and over then the injections and saline injections.
They then used a mini coring tool on just under 1000 grafts from the side of my head, followed by a nurse who extracted them with tweezers and sorted them out into singles, doubles, triples and quad hairs and then finally the Doctor implanted these placing the singles at the front for a more natural hairline.
This took us up to lunch then same again in the afternoon.
This was basically repeated in the afternoon and 2 sessions the following day just extracting from the back and other side of my head, which resulted in 4130 total grafts implanted.
Excuse the dodgy shirt, you can't wear anything that has to go over your head so I nipped to Primark before and got the cheapest throw away shirts I could find.
You can see a bit of swelling but it's not bad at all compared to others.
On an evening I ventured out into Istanbul which was a fascinating place and definitely somewhere I'll be going back as a tourist.
Back to the hospital Saturday to remove the bandages, a very gentle wash and make sure everything looked fine. It was nice staying the extra day, I got to see more of Istanbul and just chill in the room.
Normally what happens after a transplant is the implanted hairs fall out between weeks 2-10 and then start growing back around 3 months. Between months 4-6 you start seeing progress and months 6-9 is the stage where the hair really thickens out and you see the best progress. After this is just a gradual thickening until 12/18 months.
I've had some shedding but certainly haven't lost it all.
You have to sleep sat up for 7 days to avoid swelling and for the best conditions for recovery, for me that was the worst part of the procedure.
This is back home after a few days.
After approx 10 days the clinic requested photos to keep a check of things.
And these were taken in the last few days.
I've never travelled abroad on my own before and it was an amazing experience just going off on my little adventure.
I'm so pleased I chose the Doctor and team that performed the op and have seen since I booked that they have become so popular because of the results the price has gone up from £2000 that I paid in December to £3700 if you book them now.
Firstly this thread seems to have gone a bit deep in places, I didn't get a transplant because I was unhappy in life or hated my appearance, I just though I'd like some more hair and I can afford it so lets go for it.
This was the state of my hair before, obviously I'd combed it up for photos I sent off for the doctor to assess how bad it was.
It wasn't an ideal start as my return flight home got cancelled a couple of weeks before I was due to go so I was a bit stressed. I managed to sort another flight for the following day then messaged the clinic who said no problem and booked me in for another night for £30.
Heading out and my receding hairline doesn't look good. I've clippered my hair before and I just don't suit the bald look, I think I just look poorly.
I arrived Wednesday evening then straight to a hospital for a blood test and then back to the hotel. I had the same driver all the time while I was there who was really professional and always on time.
The following morning I was greeted outside the hospital by my interpreter, a really nice bloke who basically stayed at my side the entire time I was there. I then met Doctor Turan who had my blood results, including covid results and we discussed my family male pattern baldness history and what hairline I was after. As I'm 46 we agreed a teenage hairline wouldn't look right and also they can only harvest a certain number of grafts and the lower they go, the less density I will achieve.
He spent quite awhile drawing my hairline and making slight alterations until he was happy, finally he asked for my thoughts and if I wanted to make any changes. Then they gave me a Xanax table to make the whole procedure that bit less stressful.
After that straight to another room to get my head shaved and prepped for the op.
Firstly the needleless anaesthesia which was a bit like someone twatting you on the head with a thick elastic band over and over then the injections and saline injections.
They then used a mini coring tool on just under 1000 grafts from the side of my head, followed by a nurse who extracted them with tweezers and sorted them out into singles, doubles, triples and quad hairs and then finally the Doctor implanted these placing the singles at the front for a more natural hairline.
This took us up to lunch then same again in the afternoon.
This was basically repeated in the afternoon and 2 sessions the following day just extracting from the back and other side of my head, which resulted in 4130 total grafts implanted.
Excuse the dodgy shirt, you can't wear anything that has to go over your head so I nipped to Primark before and got the cheapest throw away shirts I could find.
You can see a bit of swelling but it's not bad at all compared to others.
On an evening I ventured out into Istanbul which was a fascinating place and definitely somewhere I'll be going back as a tourist.
Back to the hospital Saturday to remove the bandages, a very gentle wash and make sure everything looked fine. It was nice staying the extra day, I got to see more of Istanbul and just chill in the room.
Normally what happens after a transplant is the implanted hairs fall out between weeks 2-10 and then start growing back around 3 months. Between months 4-6 you start seeing progress and months 6-9 is the stage where the hair really thickens out and you see the best progress. After this is just a gradual thickening until 12/18 months.
I've had some shedding but certainly haven't lost it all.
You have to sleep sat up for 7 days to avoid swelling and for the best conditions for recovery, for me that was the worst part of the procedure.
This is back home after a few days.
After approx 10 days the clinic requested photos to keep a check of things.
And these were taken in the last few days.
I've never travelled abroad on my own before and it was an amazing experience just going off on my little adventure.
I'm so pleased I chose the Doctor and team that performed the op and have seen since I booked that they have become so popular because of the results the price has gone up from £2000 that I paid in December to £3700 if you book them now.
Don
Great write up!
My mate at work had his done earlier in the year at IHS, a local UK based company, and he posted a photo on Facebook the other day, and it looks great!
He is almost at the end of the follow up laser treatment stage at the moment now to stimulate growth. I will ask if he minds me posting his before and after pics.
My mate at work had his done earlier in the year at IHS, a local UK based company, and he posted a photo on Facebook the other day, and it looks great!
He is almost at the end of the follow up laser treatment stage at the moment now to stimulate growth. I will ask if he minds me posting his before and after pics.
Looks great, thanks for sharing your story
When you went out to Istanbul did you wear a special hat or were you walking around with a swollen head? Also how the heck do you sleep upright!?
Did they give you any special shampoo or meds to take after the procedure? Looking forward to seeing it after 9 months mate
When you went out to Istanbul did you wear a special hat or were you walking around with a swollen head? Also how the heck do you sleep upright!?
Did they give you any special shampoo or meds to take after the procedure? Looking forward to seeing it after 9 months mate
Man of Honour
Looks good although they seem to have smudged your face up a bit in the process but at least your hairline is back 