Had mine done in Turkey. I’m 22, been on dutasteride & oral minoxidil for over 2 years and stabilized my hairloss. Transplant brought my hairline and density on the front back. Looks completely natural with some natural recession and I couldn’t be happier so far. Turkey has many bad clinics/doctors but few of them are actually good. Same goes with every country. Do your research
@@Anonymous51701 in general, a 22-year-old has a very very high risk. I don’t remember ever accepting someone that young. The problem in Turkey is they basically accept everyone. The real risk is even if you are stable on that regimen there is still a long-term very high risk that you will recede behind what you currently have and there will be not enough grafts to fix the future problem leaving to a very serious problem. Absolutely do not stop the medication. we really have a very low prediction on how stable someone can be especially at your age. I hope everything works well for you.
Finasteride is actually used for prostate cancer and it causes impotence. Oral Minoxidil is a blood pressure medication. It could lower your blood pressure to low levels and it could cause heart failure when used for long term. All users should be warned about these side effects. Is there a man who wants to have more hair but become impotent?
Bro ur just mad cause no one wants to spend 20k on same results bro. If anything they are More experienced cause of how many they do. Someone’s not getting as many clients as they use too.
You obviously don’t know me. I’m very busy and I turn patients away all day long. The problem is the true disasters walking through my door every week. The guy I saw last week I told him 6 months ago DO NOT do a hair transplant. He went abroad and had a hair transplant. He is 25 years old with a Norwood 6 pattern dropping to a 7. He didn’t even get the connection of the lateral hump properly made. He will have no exit within 5-10 years and he doesn’t even know it. Am I mad? Yes but it is due to destroyed lives I see every week.
@@samlammd pay for the doctor of the clinic to do the transplant surgery not his assistants it’s 2000 more for the doctor himself to do it also not every clinic is good but many are and smilehairclinic is fantastic and has many people coming to their facility even well known celebrities and musicians I’m sure all doctors get botched transplants from us clients as well. USA is outstandingly expensive it’s not worth 15 grand it’s worth at the most 6-8 and you know it
Don't go there, guys. I went to a top luxury clinic they ask for 3.000 euros without a hotel and they DESTROYED my hairline. Now I need reconstructive surgery to repair what they did and I'm gonna spend thousands and thousands more to fix (try to fix)
Thanks for this. Safety should always be the top priority before deciding upon and during any medical procedure. (This reminds me of the shlocky sales pitches to get laser eye surgery for glasses removal even though not everyone was suitable for it.) For people who can't make it to your clinic, what is the best way to do due dilligence to find a local ethical clinic? And do men without male pattern baldness but who still want a hair transplant to correct temple recessions have to take finasteride?
It’s a great question. I think you should probably go with 1) reviews 2) diplomates of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 3) member or even better fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS.org) in good standing 4) look at the before and afters 5) how many years in practice. I would say ideally at least 10 years plus. I’ve been over 20. 6) who are you consulting with? The doctor or some random salesman who wants to close the deal and has no clue if you are a safe or appropriate candidate. 7) who is doing your hairline design and harvesting and recipient site creation? A tech without a high school degree or a licensed physician. These are some basic questions. As far as your second question in general medical therapy is almost always critical especially if you are young and especially with temporal points where you can have your transplanted result separate from your native hairs and look weird and not be fixable. Usually someone older than 55 is when I start letting off the pedal on medical therapy or if there’s great donor or no involvement of the crown. The crown is really highest risk due to expansion issues and inability to fix it. Sorry I’ve written 9 textbooks on hair transplant alone so it’s hard to condense this answer into a single paragraph.
That is correct. The goal is not to take so much hair out that you actually have a bald looking appearance, which unfortunately is very common when I see these patients coming back from Turkey.
Hey Dr. Lam, alot of people go to Turkey to get these transplants done because they are affordable. What do you recommend to people who really want to get a transplant done but can't afford $10-15,000+ surgeries?
I always say the cheapest hair transplant is the most expensive. Watch that video. Often times, if you have a transplant that is not justifiable or becomes a problem you will spend a lifetime trying to correct it. It’ll cost you 15 times the amount. What is most important is to have a consultation with an ethical physician who may be able to get you on medical therapy and give you a solution that is appropriate for you. Don’t go cheap.
Still doesn’t answer the question. What if you don’t have the $15,000? Might as well be a million bucks. Us with a limited budget have hope going to Turkey. So are all Turkey clinics subpar?
It is not true that there is hardly anyone to trust to do hair transplant in Turkey. You are probably only seeing the ones with problems. So many of my friends had great results. Even after a few years later they are happy with results snd their hair look so natural. You just have to avoid influencers.
either i see ppl overpromoting this kinda subject or people are absolutely badmouthing it. i couldnt bring myself to trust in the procedure, even if i wanted one, haha. (i also got like 2 ads for exactly turkish hair transplants just for searching it 1 min ago on yt) my friend hat one in germany last year tho, and he doesnt complain. not to promote anything tho (XD)
Good video. Wish I saw this video earlier. Most people should see this video before scheduling a hair transplant consultation anywhere
Thank you. That comment made my day!!!!
Had mine done in Turkey. I’m 22, been on dutasteride & oral minoxidil for over 2 years and stabilized my hairloss. Transplant brought my hairline and density on the front back. Looks completely natural with some natural recession and I couldn’t be happier so far. Turkey has many bad clinics/doctors but few of them are actually good. Same goes with every country. Do your research
@@Anonymous51701 in general, a 22-year-old has a very very high risk. I don’t remember ever accepting someone that young. The problem in Turkey is they basically accept everyone. The real risk is even if you are stable on that regimen there is still a long-term very high risk that you will recede behind what you currently have and there will be not enough grafts to fix the future problem leaving to a very serious problem. Absolutely do not stop the medication. we really have a very low prediction on how stable someone can be especially at your age. I hope everything works well for you.
Finasteride is actually used for prostate cancer and it causes impotence. Oral Minoxidil is a blood pressure medication. It could lower your blood pressure to low levels and it could cause heart failure when used for long term. All users should be warned about these side effects. Is there a man who wants to have more hair but become impotent?
Black women around me are going there to get hair transplants, so I wanted to learn more about it.
@@moustik31 listen to my 40 minute video on how I manage female hair loss and restore hair. Hint: no FUE, no shaving for black women.
Bro ur just mad cause no one wants to spend 20k on same results bro. If anything they are More experienced cause of how many they do. Someone’s not getting as many clients as they use too.
You obviously don’t know me. I’m very busy and I turn patients away all day long. The problem is the true disasters walking through my door every week. The guy I saw last week I told him 6 months ago DO NOT do a hair transplant. He went abroad and had a hair transplant. He is 25 years old with a Norwood 6 pattern dropping to a 7. He didn’t even get the connection of the lateral hump properly made. He will have no exit within 5-10 years and he doesn’t even know it. Am I mad? Yes but it is due to destroyed lives I see every week.
@@samlammd pay for the doctor of the clinic to do the transplant surgery not his assistants it’s 2000 more for the doctor himself to do it also not every clinic is good but many are and smilehairclinic is fantastic and has many people coming to their facility even well known celebrities and musicians I’m sure all doctors get botched transplants from us clients as well. USA is outstandingly expensive it’s not worth 15 grand it’s worth at the most 6-8 and you know it
@@samlammd
don't listen to that guy, you are right, a hair transplant is a serious procedure, you have to be very careful before doing it.
Don't go there, guys. I went to a top luxury clinic they ask for 3.000 euros without a hotel and they DESTROYED my hairline. Now I need reconstructive surgery to repair what they did and I'm gonna spend thousands and thousands more to fix (try to fix)
I’m sorry to hear that
I'm sorry for u dude 😢 can we at least know wich clinic it was? So hopefully people don't go there..
Please name the clinic so people avoid them
Isn't this that Rich dad poor dad guy?
Excellent video from an industry leader.
Thank you
Thanks for this. Safety should always be the top priority before deciding upon and during any medical procedure. (This reminds me of the shlocky sales pitches to get laser eye surgery for glasses removal even though not everyone was suitable for it.) For people who can't make it to your clinic, what is the best way to do due dilligence to find a local ethical clinic? And do men without male pattern baldness but who still want a hair transplant to correct temple recessions have to take finasteride?
It’s a great question. I think you should probably go with 1) reviews 2) diplomates of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 3) member or even better fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS.org) in good standing 4) look at the before and afters 5) how many years in practice. I would say ideally at least 10 years plus. I’ve been over 20. 6) who are you consulting with? The doctor or some random salesman who wants to close the deal and has no clue if you are a safe or appropriate candidate. 7) who is doing your hairline design and harvesting and recipient site creation? A tech without a high school degree or a licensed physician. These are some basic questions.
As far as your second question in general medical therapy is almost always critical especially if you are young and especially with temporal points where you can have your transplanted result separate from your native hairs and look weird and not be fixable. Usually someone older than 55 is when I start letting off the pedal on medical therapy or if there’s great donor or no involvement of the crown. The crown is really highest risk due to expansion issues and inability to fix it. Sorry I’ve written 9 textbooks on hair transplant alone so it’s hard to condense this answer into a single paragraph.
And sad thing they try to charge you for a consultation
When they take off hair from the back of your head. Does that part stay bald?
That is correct. The goal is not to take so much hair out that you actually have a bald looking appearance, which unfortunately is very common when I see these patients coming back from Turkey.
Hey Dr. Lam, alot of people go to Turkey to get these transplants done because they are affordable. What do you recommend to people who really want to get a transplant done but can't afford $10-15,000+ surgeries?
I always say the cheapest hair transplant is the most expensive. Watch that video. Often times, if you have a transplant that is not justifiable or becomes a problem you will spend a lifetime trying to correct it. It’ll cost you 15 times the amount. What is most important is to have a consultation with an ethical physician who may be able to get you on medical therapy and give you a solution that is appropriate for you. Don’t go cheap.
Still doesn’t answer the question. What if you don’t have the $15,000? Might as well be a million bucks. Us with a limited budget have hope going to Turkey. So are all Turkey clinics subpar?
@@tonyjuarez546 I can’t answer that but what I’ve seen is the culture is truly problematic and it’s hard to trust anyone there in my opinion.
It is not true that there is hardly anyone to trust to do hair transplant in Turkey. You are probably only seeing the ones with problems. So many of my friends had great results. Even after a few years later they are happy with results snd their hair look so natural. You just have to avoid influencers.
either i see ppl overpromoting this kinda subject or people are absolutely badmouthing it. i couldnt bring myself to trust in the procedure, even if i wanted one, haha. (i also got like 2 ads for exactly turkish hair transplants just for searching it 1 min ago on yt) my friend hat one in germany last year tho, and he doesnt complain. not to promote anything tho (XD)
btw, i love when people look straight in the camera and dont read off text all the time. makes them much more trustworthy to me
😂😂😂 that’s true