Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 2 Regular Member Share Posted July 2 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted July 2 Senior Member Share Posted July 2 In my opinion, one of the best surgeons in the world, at least, for small/medium sessions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Big Rome Posted July 2 Senior Member Share Posted July 2 nice natural hairline design too, should be a home run.. Pekiner does great hairline work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted July 2 Senior Member Share Posted July 2 From what I can see it looks like very good work. Any shots of the donor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gramatik Posted July 2 Senior Member Share Posted July 2 Happy growing...Great density in the hairline. Dr Pekiner is one of the best doctors for hairline restoration...What was the price per graft for your hair transplant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 3 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 3 4 hours ago, Big Rome said: nice natural hairline design too, should be a home run.. Pekiner does great hairline work ty, I hope so 3 hours ago, A Fue Good Men said: From what I can see it looks like very good work. Any shots of the donor? will try to get some tomorrow after they remove the bandages 2 hours ago, Gramatik said: Happy growing...Great density in the hairline. Dr Pekiner is one of the best doctors for hairline restoration...What was the price per graft for your hair transplant? When I booked March 2023, he was charging 2.85 euro/graft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 3 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 3 @jxkm2 the work looks really clean and I like how Dr Pekiner has left some native hair in the midpoint of the hairline. This will aid in naturalness. Happy growing! 👍 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 3 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Gatsby said: @jxkm2 the work looks really clean and I like how Dr Pekiner has left some native hair in the midpoint of the hairline. This will aid in naturalness. Happy growing! 👍 Thank you! Yeah that was his reasoning also, making use of my existing widows peak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 3 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 3 (edited) 12 hours ago, A Fue Good Men said: From what I can see it looks like very good work. Any shots of the donor? 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? Edited July 3 by jxkm2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted July 3 Senior Member Share Posted July 3 11 hours ago, jxkm2 said: addebitava 2,85 euro/innesto he increased the prices further, previously it cost €2.70 per graft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member translator Posted July 3 Regular Member Share Posted July 3 No doubt this is going to be a good result. How oral minoxidil works for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 7 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 7 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 7 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 7 On 7/3/2024 at 9:56 AM, translator said: No doubt this is going to be a good result. How oral minoxidil works for you? I haven’t experienced any side effects at 2.5mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted July 8 Senior Member Share Posted July 8 Hello Jx, and thanks for sharing your beautiful hair transplant. The design looks impeccable, I love it! And your donor, wow, for just 5 days postop it looks totally recovered. Keep those updates coming, yours will be a wonderful result for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted July 9 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 9 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 10 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 10 @jxkm2 the donor and recipient area both look like very clean work. Wishing you the best on your 12 month journey. 👌 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eli_Avdikian Posted July 10 Regular Member Share Posted July 10 The work looks very clean indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Teddy1927 Posted July 10 Regular Member Share Posted July 10 Going to be a great result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky2024 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Congrats! Result must be excelent!!!👍 Please, tell me how to contact dr. Pekiner? I couldnt find any contacts that work now((( Please, send me a message with correct dr. Pekiner's contact🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted August 4 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samster Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 How long was the waitlist when you booked? How long were you on fin before the procedure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted August 8 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 8 On 8/5/2024 at 1:56 AM, Samster said: How long was the waitlist when you booked? How long were you on fin before the procedure? 1 year, 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jxkm2 Posted August 13 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 13 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky2024 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 6 week is a nothing For 6 week the result is excelent, for most it is a "ugly duck" period))) I had almost the same situation, the hair grew unevenly, but now everything is OK Lets talk about it after 6 month Dont worry, bro! Edited September 2 by Rocky2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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