FUE Hair Transplant

Hello everyone! After narrowing clinic choices down to Cinik, Cosmedica, Vera, Infinity, Now Hair Time, Smile, Hair of Istanbul and Estenove, I decided to go with Estenove. The reason I went with Estenove vs. the other clinics was because of all of the clinics I communicated with, I felt like they were the most honest regarding the number of grafts they could extract. Originally, I sent them photos when my hair was buzzed much shorter, and a customer service rep FaceTimed me and told me that based on the donor area, they felt they could only extract 1500 or 2,000 grafts. However, when I sent those same photos to some of the other clinics, they gave me a much bigger number (like up to 6,000 grafts!). I felt like Estenove had more of a conscience regarding how many grafts I could receive without overharvesting. I let my hair grow out longer and sent photos again to the same clinics, and after that, Estenove contacted me and told me that the doctor and team felt based on what they could see from the photos, they could extract much more. I also went with Estenove because when I communicated with clinics via WhatsApp, Estenove by far had the best response time. Some other clinics I had to keep following up because I wasn't getting any response, just two gray checks on WhatsApp for a few days. Estenove also gave me more personalized answers, and it didn't feel like I was getting copy-and-pasted responses compared to other clinics. Finally, I went with Estenove because the surgeon, Dr. Zafer, did the incision. I almost went with Cinik, but he no longer does the incisions on patients anymore, his team does everything. I almost went with Cosmedica too but I took the chance with Estenove because I liked the results I saw from patients, and I also communicated with Estenove patients on hair loss forums on Facebook. I liked what I saw and heard positive comments. Everyone at the clinic was super friendly, Dr. Zafer answered all of the questions I had, and the translator was with me throughout different stages of the surgery and after. It has been 28 days since my surgery, and I ended up getting 5,200 grafts on 6/25/24 with sapphire FUE. It was a little more expensive compared to some of the other clinics above ($3,500), but I think you get what you paid for! I didn't want to go too cheap. I got the frontal area done. I was categorized as a Norwood 6, Norwood 7 pre-surgery. The post-operation team has stayed in contact me via WhatsApp, giving me specific instructions about scab removal (with video links), asking for follow-up photos, and they have answered ANY question or concern I've had, with very quick response time 3 weeks in