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Hi there, any updates? I'm around 11 weeks post-op with Pekiner and looking the same.

As my hair grows longer it's getting more obvious that one side is extremely thin compared to the other. I know I'm only 6 weeks post-op but it's annoying to have it pointed out by rude strangers and it's starting to concern me. The bald spot in the very front of the hairline is where the doctor attempted to recreate a cowlick, he ended up placing the grafts straight down into my scalp. I'm wondering if the grafts were placed too deep, because I have a vein directly under the cowlick is bulging and sore post-op. It's still sore to this day. Wondering if the graft placement of the cowlick is compromising blood flow to that side of my scalp, hence the thinness.

1 year, 3 years.

One Month Post Op Different angles/lighting. I'm shedding way more on side, but starting to see little hairs sprouting in that area. Regimen: - 5mg/biotin per day - 1mg fin per day - 2.5 mg min per day - 2% nizoral 2x a week

Day 8 Felt like my scabs were ready to go so I gently removed them. Recipient area looks pretty good, a little red but that’s all. Dr. Pekiner recreated the cowlick that I had as a teenager, can you spot it?

I haven’t experienced any side effects at 2.5mg

Day 5 Honest thoughts on the donor? I think it looks ok for day 5, don’t like the moth eaten look but would rather have this than my old hairline.

Here is the best pic of the donor I could get at the moment. Some redness on the neck from the dressing tape, and the white is from the bepanthel lotion the assistant applied. What do you think?

Thank you! Yeah that was his reasoning also, making use of my existing widows peak

ty, I hope so will try to get some tomorrow after they remove the bandages When I booked March 2023, he was charging 2.85 euro/graft

I just finished up my hair transplant with Dr. Pekiner and wanted to get my review started. I will update when I get the official clinic pics from Pekiner and throughout my healing process. Background: - 27 years old, caucasian male, fine light brown hair. - Aggressive hairloss in my family (NW6 father) - Been maintaining with 1mg finasteride daily since 2019 - Recently added 2.5 mg of minoxidil in February 2023 Why I chose Pekiner: - Loved his extremely dense, natural looking hairlines. - Consensus is that most people that go to him have decent to great results. I'm not aware of any botched cases. - Expensive for Turkey, but very fair price for the caliber of work. - Does all the extractions and implantation himself (can confirm, only his assistants did the anesthetic injections and graft counting) My experience: Travel: Not going to lie, it was stressful getting to Ankara. 10 hour flight from the US to Istanbul, 6 hour layover, 1.5 hour flight from Istanbul to Ankara. I stayed at the Holiday Inn which I highly recommend. The AC works great (honestly the main seller for me) and the breakfast buffet is good. (TIP: If you are like me and just wanted to stay cooped up in your hotel room, download the Getir app for food. It worked with my U.S. number and although I couldn't use any of my U.S. cards through the app, I was able to successfully pay via card at pick-up). Surgery: The clinic is brand new and very clean. We spent the first 30 mins drawing the hairline, then shaved my head and started the process. Each day the process was basically extractions, snack break, implantation, lunch, extractions, snack break, implantation. It wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world but I'd do it all over again for sure. Initially I was quoted 2,300 but we dropped it down to 2,150 ultimately. Graft breakdown: 1's: 229 2's: 707 3's: 923 4's: 285 TOTAL: 2,144

Which HLC doctor did your first surgery? Pekiner?

Nice, I'm booked for June 2024. I hear he's not taking any new patients at the moment so I'm grateful to have a date. When did Alex reach out to you about additional info?

Insane results for 5 months, thanks for updating us. Did you have to sign a contract with Pekiner? I received an email with instructions and pricing info from the clinic, but no contract. I sent my deposit, and Alex confirmed the receipt along with the surgery dates. Not sure if I need to do anything other wait, but it's hard to get a response from him.

Can you write a review of your experience w Pekiner please? I saw your comment on Jarrod’s posts and I’m curious about your experience. All reviews - positive, negative, mid - are helpful.

Amazing, what are you doing to maintain?

His waiting list is that long now. 🥲 Works for me since I need to save for it and figure out how I’m going to structure my work schedule around this.

Absolutely insane. This is what made me book him. I have similar before hair texture / norwood and can only hope to achieve a final outcome like this.

Clean as usual, I can't wait to see the results at 6 months post op. Just booked Pekiner for June 2024.