Before COVID I did a lot of research on FUE hair transplant and narrowed down my choices to Thailand and Turkey. All other places like Singapore and Malaysia are either too expensive or lack of experience. Made up my mind to undergo hair transplant in Turkey at first. Even decided on which clinic already but borders were shut so plan was shelved. Back then thinking of going there as medical tourist and do some sight seeing first in Istanbul and Cappadocia before the procedure

This year I research again the available medical facilities locally and to my surprise the prices now are very competitive, even matching the price in Turkey and Thailand. Many used to charge by per graft but some are throwing in promo by locking down a price and you'll get maximum number of grafts! So I consulted a few clinics in KL and decided to go with one which I had the most confidence - A surgeon that is skilled and experienced because this is the no. 1 factor in a successful surgery.

It's been 3 weeks post my surgery, I'm happy with my hair result so far and eager to share my experience here

FAQ:
How old are you?

What Norwood scale is your Male Pattern Baldness (MPB)?

Do you have family history of MPB?

How many grafts did you plant?

How much does it cost?

Which clinic did you go to?

Is it painful?

How long was your procedure?

How long do you need to be away from work?

Did you take any hair loss medication or hair treatment before?

Are you taking any medication now?

Are you suffering from any side effects?

Why not go bald?

Will hair transplant last forever?

Any before and after pictures?

How many hair grafts do I need?

When should I expect the transplanted hair to regrow?

Any good reference where I can read up more about FUE hair transplant?


Want to document my journey here so feel free to ask questions (no trolling please) and I'll continue to update the first post with more FAQs if I get repeated questions



This post has been edited by knwong: Apr 4 2024, 09:06 AM

got family history of bald spot or early hair loss?

Is it bloody? I saw instagram damn scary. Can recommend the clinic?

How much total cost including flight and hotel etc etc?

Can fly there alone and do it?

Whats the extra lifelong maintenance needed. Special shampoo/treatment/meds/followups?

Wow.. this is very interesting. Is it with that Punjabi dr in bangsar ? Keep seeing her on Tok Tok. Also need to do plasma prp treatment ?

if norwood scale 6/7, how much would it probably cost. and my hair is really find and thing and soft. i ve been having bald look for forever and ok with it. should I try this?

no picture before and after?

your family history also got baldness?

do you smoke and drink?

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Jul 26 2023, 09:52 AM

which clinic u went?


and since u there for 3 weeks ..any projected total cost include food n accommodation?

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jul 26 2023, 09:52 AM

Isn't this a temporary solution? issue it the DHT. won't it fall back after a few years?

Yes. Both my dad and younger brother is balding

Bleeding only on the day of procedure.

Where are you flying from?

Yes can fly alone, no need family members to accompany. That's what I did

Not needed. Follow up the next day to wash your scalp and the following month for PRP

Is her Tik Tok educational or one that like to show off type? If it's the latter that's a red flag...not professional. You should go with the one that's skilled and experienced. Mine included free PRP

12k

That's quite bald. Will need to extract a lot from donor area. The most number of grafts can extract is 5k per surgery. Better consult dr. to advise whether you still enough healthy donor or not

Permanent?
If accident pull down how?
Not going to replant like 5 years later

Let me figure out how to upload the photos.

Yes it's in the family genetics. So nothing to do with food, drink or lifestyle. I don't smoke and just casual drinker

thank! I will skip exploring.

It's permanent. Transplant hair won't fall off. As you aged those that continue to shed are the original hair remaining on top of your head

I think many are confused. I flew to KL, NOT Turkey to do the transplant.