Hey everyone, hope all is well. Really excited to be able to finally post here after many weeks of reading all the great content and information you all provide. That was which ultimately led me to go with HEVA when originally I was going to go to Asli Tarcan. I will tell you I do not regret that decision whatsoever so ever, I had such a great experience and the professionalism throughout all levels of the service was top notch. I went with the gold package, paid 3200 total with 300 initial down payment. Surprisingly once it was the operation day, everything was quick and straightforward. Fill out paper work, make payment, draw hairline (the doctor gave me the option to design it myself or let them do it), cut hair then on to the procedure. I knew that if I was given the option to draw my hairline I would make it too low and straight, so I allowed the doctor to do it, and everyone, I am not kidding when I say I was so impressed with her design not only did she draw one I loved but she also captured the exact shape of my original hairline. I tried to hide how excited I was and just told them “I like it” 😂. Their English was very good at all so there wasn’t much words I could use to describe my excitement to them. After the design it was on to the operation (which was at a mother location about 3 min away). The operation was about 7-8 hours total, and as far as pain, there were only two instances of them: lots of needles of anesthesia to the back, and to the front of the scalp, with the latter being the worse (8/10 on the pain scale) but after about 5 min the scalp became completely numb and everything was smooth sailing. Tbh, the worst part was just how uncomfortable it was laying in all the different positions for so long. The extraction and insertion part was done by the techs, but the creation of the channels was done exclusively by the doctor. Also during the whole procedure the doctor would drop in to inspect their work from time to time. After the long procedure, they proceeded onto to the prp session, which involved them injecting the plasma into the transplanted area. The anesthesia was still in effect so there wasn’t any pain at all. After wards, I went back to the lobby area and met up with some of the other patients. We all compared our results and we were all excited and taking pictures. Most I would assume had about 3000-4000 grafts while only few needed less or more work. Only one guy had sedation while the rest of us (there was about 7 guys total) so we all complained about how uncomfortable and painful it was. lol. But, nevertheless, we were happy with the results. You can just feel the difference in confidence from the start to the end. After that, I went back to my hotel, took some of the medication they gave me, and struggled through the night to sleep. 😴 The next day, was the first wash. At first I was excited to was my hair and get the bandages removed, but I was in for a surprise with how uncomfortable it would be. They make you sit down and lay your head back in a hair-wash station that is very uncomfortable and the water pressure they used to clean was unexpectedly very strong 😮‍💨 it’s possible that some grafts might dislodge (in my case) so they will replace them back into the channels, which i didn’t feel at all. Another person was bleeding a bit so the doctor gave them a shot of blood thinners. This was pretty much the end of all the pain and procedures, next was just them explaining how to use the after care kit which is a month worths while also trying to upsale you on a larger 3 month or 6 month kit that came with even more care products. I ended up going with the 3 month kit 😅 After that I just went back to my hotel, ate, took the meds they gave me and tried to squeeze in as much sleep before waking up to catch my 7am flight back home. So far the recovery process has been pretty good, no swelling, pain nor itching. Just the usual having trouble sleeping in the recommended position. I’ve been sticking faithful to the medication, and have been applying the hair care products as instructed, I’ve also been applying cortizone with aloe to my donor area to prevent any inflammation and itching. So far it’s been working well. Overall great experience with the clinic, and so far the recovery is going well, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is considering it. I’ve attached some photos of my progress so far, let me know what you guys think :)

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it’s been 3 and half months post op growth been kinda nuts 😂 it’s like i woke up to a new hairline haven’t cut my hair at all yet my native hair however keeps on breaking. naturally my hair is brittle but is this all part of the shedding process? everytime i rough up my hair my broken hair strands are in my palm or all over my floor i’m not on any meds. i don’t want to take any as the mental health side effects scare me more than reduced labido. i need to calm down with sex anyway i have too much.

Heva clinic (Istanbul), Dr. Seda. 3500-4100 grafts. $2600 USD. Please feel free to ask any questions!