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Dani
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Hello everyone 
I'm 34 years old and I'd like to share my balding and hair transplant story.
I've started losing hair since 23 (or even 22 but I did not notice much). I didn't get on meds because I was reading all the big bad things and side effects of finasteride and it got me very scared. Minoxidil was out of the question as well because of the sides AND the possible massive shed that you experience at the beginning. So for 5 years I did nothing until one summer day I was inside a store with multiple mirrors on the walls and I saw my hair situation. It was deplorable. It was on its last leg and I'd either get on meds or I would have to trim it all.
This was 6 years ago and since then I've been on finasteride. Started with Proscar (cut in multiple pieces) and since about almost 2 years I've been taking Propecia because it's just easier to manage. It reverted some of my hair loss and I got to keep a decent amount of hair but I've been thinking about a hair transplant for some time.
About a year ago was when I seriously started to consider and research about hair transplant surgery, from techniques to medical doctors and I've read forums such as this one. I contacted a couple of clinics around Europe and Turkey and finally decided on Dr. Feriduni. The biggest reasons were his very good recommendations and experience and the great communication I had with his team, by far the best of all the clinics I've spoken with. This gave me confidence that I'd receive the proper support post-surgery.
Fast forward to beginning of this year and I've booked surgery for 15th of June. The wait was not so bad until I got to the last 2 weeks. Then the last week to surgery is where the anxiety started kicking in!
The day of the surgery came close and I drove all the way to Hasselt (from Germany) which is a long but doable 8 hour drive. I had an appointment the day before surgery with Dr. Feriduni and we did a close examination of my hair situation and he answered the questions I had. So far so good. I was super excited after I left his office and couldn't wait for the next day.
On the day of the surgery a taxi came to pick me up and I was at the clinic very early in the morning. We did the whole preparation, photos, and the first part of the surgery (and the most uncomfortable) began. In this step the extraction of 3455 FU was done and it took a bit more than 3 hours. After this was done I had a short lunch and then I went back to the surgery room where the incisions were done. The final step was the most pleasant where I got to watch netflix while the FU implant took place. Overall the entire surgery took ±8 1/2 hours.
I got back to the hotel and I was feeling overall pretty good. I started having some light pain (burning and stinging sensation in the donor area) after a couple of hours and later in the evening. That night I slept pretty well and the next morning I went for a check-up and first wash. I was explained how to wash and had a last chat with Dr. Feriduni and then we drove back to Germany.
Detailed FUs profile:
Single FU's: 246
Double FU's: 1773
Triple FU's: 1436
Total FU's: 3455
Picture time! Long hair is the day of the surgery and the other ones are the second day after surgery. I'll keep this thread posted with progress pictures!
I'm 34 years old and I'd like to share my balding and hair transplant story.
I've started losing hair since 23 (or even 22 but I did not notice much). I didn't get on meds because I was reading all the big bad things and side effects of finasteride and it got me very scared. Minoxidil was out of the question as well because of the sides AND the possible massive shed that you experience at the beginning. So for 5 years I did nothing until one summer day I was inside a store with multiple mirrors on the walls and I saw my hair situation. It was deplorable. It was on its last leg and I'd either get on meds or I would have to trim it all.
This was 6 years ago and since then I've been on finasteride. Started with Proscar (cut in multiple pieces) and since about almost 2 years I've been taking Propecia because it's just easier to manage. It reverted some of my hair loss and I got to keep a decent amount of hair but I've been thinking about a hair transplant for some time.
About a year ago was when I seriously started to consider and research about hair transplant surgery, from techniques to medical doctors and I've read forums such as this one. I contacted a couple of clinics around Europe and Turkey and finally decided on Dr. Feriduni. The biggest reasons were his very good recommendations and experience and the great communication I had with his team, by far the best of all the clinics I've spoken with. This gave me confidence that I'd receive the proper support post-surgery.
Fast forward to beginning of this year and I've booked surgery for 15th of June. The wait was not so bad until I got to the last 2 weeks. Then the last week to surgery is where the anxiety started kicking in!
The day of the surgery came close and I drove all the way to Hasselt (from Germany) which is a long but doable 8 hour drive. I had an appointment the day before surgery with Dr. Feriduni and we did a close examination of my hair situation and he answered the questions I had. So far so good. I was super excited after I left his office and couldn't wait for the next day.
On the day of the surgery a taxi came to pick me up and I was at the clinic very early in the morning. We did the whole preparation, photos, and the first part of the surgery (and the most uncomfortable) began. In this step the extraction of 3455 FU was done and it took a bit more than 3 hours. After this was done I had a short lunch and then I went back to the surgery room where the incisions were done. The final step was the most pleasant where I got to watch netflix while the FU implant took place. Overall the entire surgery took ±8 1/2 hours.
I got back to the hotel and I was feeling overall pretty good. I started having some light pain (burning and stinging sensation in the donor area) after a couple of hours and later in the evening. That night I slept pretty well and the next morning I went for a check-up and first wash. I was explained how to wash and had a last chat with Dr. Feriduni and then we drove back to Germany.
Detailed FUs profile:
Single FU's: 246
Double FU's: 1773
Triple FU's: 1436
Total FU's: 3455
Picture time! Long hair is the day of the surgery and the other ones are the second day after surgery. I'll keep this thread posted with progress pictures!