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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oral minox from this same clinic

I did not take any hair medication before transplant

Norwood 1.5 no need to do transplant la

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