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I will, but I would first like to hear from the forum members what they think about this HT and the results. I haven't messaged clinics' representative about it yet (I did message him few months ago about some crust that wasn't going away for the longest time, but it disappeared eventually) because I know the answer - wait for the one year mark. I would first like to hear what people here have to say about it, then talk to the clinic about it, and only then say who the doctor is, if that is okay by the forum rules. It feels like I would be throwing him under the bus before I hear what you and the clinic have to say about it.

And some post-op photos. Nothing out of ordinary really. Allegedly there were 4050 folicular units transplanted. 650 single units 2250 double units 1150 multiple units Doctor did only the incision phase, extraction and implementation was done by 3-5 different technicians. I mentioned to the doctor before the surgery to watch for those multis in the hairline, he assured me they will. Well, you can see the results 🙃 But the density is what bothers me the most tbh.

It was one of those forum recommended Turkish surgeons. I will post various pre-op photos as suggested. With short and long hair. The last few pre photos were taken in the clinic few hours before the surgery.

Hello, so the surgery was in October of 2023., almost 9 months ago. Before the surgery I asked the representative of the clinic if it would be okay by me to put the results on the internet to which he replied that he has no problem with that. It was my decision to posts results regardless of how the results would turn out, after enough time has passed by to see those results. Although I have to say that I am not really satisfied with how this turned out, especially since it was done by one of the surgeons that is recommended by this site. It was a DHI surgery, 4000 grafts. I was around Norwood 2,5 before the surgery. Diffuse thinning, classic story. My primary goal with the HT was to restore the hairline and although the doctor had some bad reviews even on this site in the months before the surgery, even in those instances the hairline of the patients turned out fine. So my thinking was that even if the crown results turn out less satisfying, my primary goal is the hairline anyway. On top of that, I have a great donor area and my hair is thick, which is something that the doctor confirmed himself before the surgery. I have read enough of the reviews on this site and elsewhere to know that the results on the hairline are the first to show, whereas the crown area takes longer. So it's fair to say that the situation on my hairline as of now is 90% of the final result and there will be no magic growth in the last few months before the famous one year mark. The problem is simple - significant lack of density. The only part of the hairline that has somewhat decent density is the very left part of the hairline. Every other part has a very obvious lack of density. I will post pictures for you to see what I am talking about. Keep in mind that I have a somewhat long hair here, if I were to trim it down my hair loss and the lack of density would look even worse. The last picture is how it looked before the surgery. And yes, I am taking finasteride, have been for the last 6 years and never have stopped taking it, I took up minoxidil again 3 months after the surgery (dropped minox 3 months before the surgery as instructed by the people from the clinic after I mentioned them that I had read on the internet it should be stopped before the surgery). Also, I believe there are several multiple hair grafts out there on my hairline but that's the least of my concern to be honest. The clinic guarantees that 90% of the transplanted hair will stay on the head, I have my doubts about how much of it stayed for real. I am a realistic person so I know that not all transplants can end well and with satisfying results, sometimes doctors do everything well but the result just isn't there. However, I would then expect the clinic and the doctor to offer another surgery to fix the problem. Am I wrong when thinking this? Your thoughts fellow forum members? 🤠