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.

Recently I saw in YouTube many US artists flew to Turkey and paid USD2k with accommodation and limo provided.

Thailand I saw there's promo for THB 120k

So I felt the RM12k cost is quite alright.

Just treat it as investment like how you put down payment for property

1. will the transplanted hair have the same shedding rate as the other original hair?
like will it look denser than the neighbourhood when the neighbourhood's original hairs start to shed in the future and end up looking patchy?

2. will the donor area look patchy if you always have crew cut?

3. if the area to transplant still has some original hair, will the transplanted hairs affect the original hairs there?

4. where do u find hair to transplant if you have little hair to begin with?

5. do you go out with a hat during the first few days?

This post has been edited by smokey: Jul 26 2023, 11:12 AM

Me over 40+ my Norwood scale still in between 1 and 2 , maybe another 10 year will become 2 and 3 could be worse? I don't know man haha.

It's permanent. After 48 hrs transplanted hair will stay there for lifetime and the only way to remove it is by surgery

i thought the transplanted hair are living hair cells from your donor area and will still shed like normal?

Damn. So scary.

Lucky me, my dad, none of my uncle close relative have this issue.

Of course not all men perfect. I have slight issue with asthma then. And in my younger years, my face infested with those nasty volcanic pimple.

can do hair transplant without shaving hair?

Where to get oral minox?

Did you doc prescribe it to you?

Did you take oral minox before the transplant? I heard it’s godlike in encourage hair growth. Did it not work? Transplant should be the last thing to do cos it’s way too invasive and expensive

I’m probably at stage 1.5. Early 30’s. All my male relatives bald. So far finasteride has been a saver. Happy with my hair now but am also greedy for fuller hairline so that I can rock a Leon Kennedy hair style. Considering oral minox

This post has been edited by tolongking: Jul 26 2023, 11:37 AM

Great to hear the transplant working well for you.

Say in your 50s down the road, will you (all of us) have enough donor cells for grafting new bald spots?

Does it make sense to make preparation of grafting early on, like in Scale 1-2? Healthier hair follicles or blacker hair colour maybe?

If you colour/dye your grafted hair, will the colour/chemical damage the graft?

1. I don't think so. Grafts are harvested from the back of your head. The hair on my back doesn't shed a lot compared to the top

2. I haven't had my hair cut. It's patchy the first 2 weeks post surgery but beginning this week it look normal already after hair grow back

3. This depend on the skills and experience of the surgeon

4. I heard can take from beard...but not enough graft

5. I wear the blue surgeon head cap for the first week at home in order not to scare my family. Whenever I go out I will wear cap.

Norwood 1 and 2 still OK la. No need to consider transplant

It will behave like normal hair growth cycle. If hair fall off will grow back because the transplanted follicle remain there

If ur dad is full bald and ur pattern is going to full bald too , no matter how many times u do hair transplant also it wont help becoz hair transplant take from donor to plant on balding area which mean ur hair count will remain same and ur balding still continue going on different area . So at the end u will end up not enuf hair count to cover ur head and look super thin hair too

Can...many ladies do that...or those that only need to transplant in front of head. A bit leceh I heard

Whr did u get ur oral Minoxidil tablets?

really? interesting... if that's the case..... RM12k for a permanent life time solution is worth it. might consider

what is the area of coverage for 4300 graft?

This post has been edited by bengang15: Jul 26 2023, 12:24 PM

i think for 40 plus it natural to have thinner hair...so this transplant helps a little. by 55 -60 i dont mind going bald already.. lol

Transplant hair stay the same forever?

Nop it is not 100% guarantee will stay . Thy take the donor from the area which less impact by DHT example back or side of head and some ppl when grow older , side and back also go thin or bald right . And after surgery most doc will ask u better take medicine to slow down balding too .
Dont trust watever sales person / doc said , they are juz sugarcoat it . U go c youtube alot done transplant but still hairs will drop .

Nop it is not 100% guarantee will stay . Thy take the donor from the area which less impact by DHT example back or side of head and some ppl when grow older , side and back also go thin or bald right . After surgery most doc will ask u better take medicine to slow down balding too .
Dont trust watever sales person / doc said , they are juz sugarcoat it . U go c youtube alot done transplant but still hairs will drop .

Yupe. By that age I would already be retired so no need to face so many client/people

ahhh..ya ..i read your statement and dunno where you went

12k is based on 4.3k hair root right?

Nope, will still continue falling unless you take finasteride or minoxdil

Oral minox from this same clinic

I did not take any hair medication before transplant

Norwood 1.5 no need to do transplant la

Is success rate dependent on the reason for balding in the first place?
Like for example, if a piece of land (your scalp) is not suitable for say durian trees (your original hair), will the new trees survive if you re-plant? Or does it involve tinkering with the soil (scalp) for greater success?

Yes it will experience normal hair growth cycle thereafter

Please don't trust Youtube too much. Consult a proper surgeon, the one with credential, skills and experience. There are many clinics that provide this service but some I felt are not professional so do your own due diligence before deciding on one

I've never seen a bald person where back side go thin. It's always the top that bald. Yes dr. will advise to take medication to stimulate hair growth but it's an option, not a must

Yes. My 12k is the package price I got for maximum grafts...they determined 4.3k grafts is the right amount for my bald area

That's false information

Taking Finasteride and Minox will stimulate hair growth for original AND transplanted hair

If stop taking, the original hair will shed but transplanted hair will remain

Success rate depend a lot on the surgeon's skills and experience

I think what you mentioned above doesn't make any sense at all

I am not professional , i am talking about real case which ppl had done it and thy share their result also "I've never seen a bald person where back side go thin" , never thin on side or back , are you sure even normal ppl that dont bald are getting thin (base on hair count ) at side and bck when aging .

This post has been edited by prdkancil: Jul 26 2023, 01:31 PM

I mean, if you suffer from balding in the first place, won't the root (sorry for the pun) cause of the balding affect the success and health of the transplanted hair?

So I just take your remark with pinch of salt since you are not professional

If I take my dad for example his back and side hair is still dense so I know in future mine will look like his. I have more grey hair than my dad though...

This post has been edited by knwong: Jul 26 2023, 03:07 PM

I don't think so...transplanted hair is not affected by surrounding roots of original hair...I think that's what you meant in the first place?

thanks..let me know where is the clinic

me and my friend interested

Yes if your life already successful with wife and children, no longer care about appearance especially hair , sometimes i even want to bagi botak after shower instant dry and hassle free haha 🤣

parking for future ref.. thanks TS..If possible, let us know which clinic..or PM tepi

What I mean is, say your balding pattern is caused by oily scalp (just a random example). Unless you do something about the oily scalp, won't the new hair be affected by your oily scalp and fall off too?

By your logic, no one would buy Rolex or a Mercedes. Of course it matters. Pffft

If i already can afford Conti vehicle and luxury watches why i still care how ppl look at me 😅 .

hmmm...if possible dont bald before 55 la...if can preserve a bit...for sure if u are as rich as that jeff bezos sure...

can we see pictures of your head scalp? before transplant and today's progress.

Where was the graft from?

This sound like Yun Nam snake oil salesman pitch.

No. Oily scalp should not affect the transplanted hair. I have oily scalp and face too

From back of your head. They extract 1 by 1 so very labour intensive. Modern clinic I saw in Youtube they use ARTAS robot

if Norwood scale 3-4, worth to do it?

I am interested, please share the clinic and surgeon name

thanks

Sorry, my mistake.

But the transplanted hair is not usually enough to maintain an appearance of a decent head of hair, especially on the crown

Still need to maintain the other original hairs around the grafts, only way to do that is with finasteride and minoxdil

I think worth to explore. How old are you?

It's just a random example, plucked from thin air.

Can pm details of surgeon and location ?
Might ask my brother to check it out.
Thank you in advance

Very interesting AMA!
1) How do you decide the "new" hairline? Is it a cost thing or to look like before balding/younger or enhanced or somewhere in between?
2) are you changing your hairstyle?
3) Any plans how to handle queries about your new look?

This post has been edited by takr: Jul 26 2023, 04:20 PM

interesting, i might keep this in check cause male baldness runs in my family

my dad and younger bro kena, dad close to 70s norwood 7 since 50s. my younger bro is prolly 3/4 and <30yo

so far my hair still look thick so im hoping i got the good end of the genetic lottery

1. TBH I did not decide on the hairline. They use laser to draw a symmetrical line on my forehead and ask whether I'm OK wit it...I just said OK
2. I plan to once I have fuller hair. Now too early to decide...keep checking mirror everyday...very excited
3. Today is my first day coming back to office. TBH no one care about my new bald look. Only 1 colleague ask me in toilet why I cut my hair so short...

Baldness is heritable so probably just a matter of time. Your brother suffer it earlier likely because of his eating and lifestyle

it looks painful

Please pm me clinic name and doctor's name. Thanks.

If you feel pain during the procedure, just let them know and they'll administer more anaesthetic to your scalp. Afterwards no more pain

Throughout the process you'll be given muscle relaxant pills so you'll feel relax and half-awake.

The next day after they wash off the scab your head will be less red and few days later it'll heal - similar experience like what the guy in the video and I went through

This post has been edited by knwong: Jul 26 2023, 08:48 PM

Updated first post with some photos. Finally...

Why is your motivation doing hair transplant?

Attract girl?

Boost self confidence

Career advancement

Congrats! I’ve a question if you don’t mind me ask, after the transplant it will not go bald again ?

What's your profession actually?

Manager

how old is your younger brother?

How long has it been? And has any of your friends or colleagues noticed it so far?

At what age u start hair fall badly?

If transplanted hair fall, will the doc give free retransplant or any kind of warranty?

This post has been edited by raulxiver: Jul 26 2023, 09:50 PM

He’s 35 this year. He already had it for many years

3 weeks after my surgery now. Today only I went back office

TBH they don’t even bother about my new hair. Only 1 close colleague asked why I cut my hair so short. LOL

Can’t exactly recall but if I look back my old photos should be early 30s

According to statistic only 1 in 200 cases will fail. That’s very lucky of you if kena. It’s a risk worth to take la

Never ask about warranty. I don’t think there is such thing

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Prior to the treatment, is it obvious to the others that your hair is thinning? Or it will be less obvious if the hair is longer.

It’s obvious for me with the M shape head. Long hair won’t cover for me

12k for 4.3k grafts man thats cheap af

Good luck ts

Macam menarik. Harga pon murah.

thank you for sharing this.