I went to turkey last year and got a DHI procedure. The DHI cost more yet I still came out with a failed transplant. This is because they use their less experienced staff to do the DHI's because it's an easier method to perform than an FUE. So this guy didn't even account for the direction of my hair. When he started I even questioned it because the dude was positioned behind me and it felt like he was implanting my top hairs at an upright angle when I know the top of my head grows forward. He told me he's going with the direction of my hair and i just figured he's the surgeon, he knows what he's talking about. Boy am I pissed. I'm a year in and all of my implanted hair is shooting straight up with no angle. Don't go to Asli Tarcan for a DHI. It is a scam.
@@crisdavid3516 I was heavily persuaded into 4500 grafts which lead to over-harvesting on the mid-back and rear right side of my head. My advice to you, if Asli Tarcan is your best bet money-wise, is to be stern about making your own decisions on your procedure. Do not let them persuade you to do it their way because they have messed up a lot of people's heads in the past year. If you feel like you don't need 4500 grafts, put your foot down. Tell them 3000. Its better to aim lower and if you feel like you need more density then you can go back. It's better than for them to overharvest you then you have to get a repair procedure in another clinic which may not even guarantee a perfect recovery. They shoot for extremely high graft counts because their main goal is to prioritize making the front of your head look really good as far as density. But often times that comes with messing up the back for many people. Getting the front to look good is what attracts customers. Too much emphasis on the front forget about the back. This also sabotages your ability to grow your hair out because your back is too thin and it'll show. Then there's those who get overharvested and it just looks bad period. Prioritize picking what you think is just right for you. Do research. If you don't agree with their inevitable high graft projection, override them. If you get recruited by a man named Fred, you'll DEFINITELY have to strong arm him. He is very stubborn and and will fuck you over. If you need more density you can just go back. but your best bet is to try to get it just right and avoid being fucked over like many others. As for the nature of the clinic.. Asli Tarcan herself, the business owner, seems to be more focused on herself than actually truly caring about ensuring the best outcomes for her clients. I say this because way too many people has been overharvested from there, and from what I hear, it's still happening. What I've observed from being in her presence personally is she walks around everyday with a cameraman recording her every move. She conducts herself like a celebrity, extravagant outfits, all the while countless of her patients end up unsatisfied with their results. She strike me as the type that won't really care unless the money begins slowing down. Anyway, so that's my extra 99 cents. lol Good luck if decide to go.
Thank you, I thought about going to Asli Tarcan, once I found out she isn't doctor I changed my mind, I'm glad I did. Now I'm thinking about going to Nadermedical (Dr. Nader in Mexico).
@@csulacivileng.2791 After even further research into Asli Tarcan and seeing how many people has had bad results from there, and seeing that they actually use a surge of fake reviews on google every time someone places a bad one.. i say to everyone, do not go to Asli Tarcan, period. It is a scam clinic with extremely poor expertise in the field and shady business practices.
Beautiful job breaking this down. It’s fascinating work. My dad/both grandparents are doctors but no one is in plastics and it is so fascinating to listen to. Even if I have no interest in hair transplants.
Seriously man, Thank you. I've gotten more information from watching your videos than surfing websites of the places in looking into and going to their consultations. I'm most likely going to have a procedure done. It's coming down to my trust in the Doctor and the information I collect that enables me to make the better choice. Honestly, living in Long Island right now makes you my top choice. You've built trust just by being transparent with the information. I'm going to continue to watch more of the videos you provided to better educate myself before I come see you. But I will be seeing you for a consultation within the year. I need to take care of my finances as well for a smooth process. Thank you again for making these videos. Considering how wide spread this problem is, these videos will not only help everyone around the world, but make you a good chunk of change as well. And you deserve it for being so forth coming with your knowledge
Great video Dr. Gary! DHI is also a trademark. In the end, the best advice is to go with a doctor with a team who knows what they are doing, and who has time on tissue, and a record of good results.
He’s only got so many hours in the day and the more people compete for those hours, the higher the price will be. But he will probably have to pivot to expanding his practice at this rate. With all of the client’s he’ll bring in through this YT channel, he’ll need to start curating skilled surgeons to work for him.
Hello Doc 👋🏽 I work also in the hair transplant industry and would like to thank you for the real words. I think like you and try to convince people about that idea. It’s sometimes more challenging than the treatment himself. Unfortunately the market is very large and clinics go the easy way and convince the patients with that kind of marketing mimicks than convincing them with the potential change. However I’m happy to see that things are changing from day to day. Congrats on the right work you do 👍🏽
One part that I’m curious to hear a medical opinion on is the claim that DHI is not associated with a greater graft survival rate. I was under the impression that Sapphire FUE (for example) has a graft survival rate of about 70%, because cells die a little when they’re removed for transplant and not receiving immediate blood flow. DHI having higher survival rates because the grafts are implanted directly back into the scalp, where circulation can resume faster. Is this correct?
@@mysteryuser7062 yes true.also with dhi implanting, we do not ever touch the root (bulb) of follicules(grefts),where the New hairs Will grow from ..I respect my collaque,but I have different idea with my exprience..
@@drtaner9716 but with DHI the blood flow is also interrupted, isn't it? The extract the graft and then put the grafts into the implanter pen. yThis is the short time, where the blood flow is interrupted. There are clinics they put the grafts into a special solution until they load the implanter pen. So, do you think, you need less grafts for the same densitiy, when you use DHI?
@@a.karatas953with dhi method , tumescense solutions (saline with epynephrine ,vasoconstrictor agent) is not used for recipient areas ,as it is commonly used with FUE (premade sites)..and thus Blood supply is not interrupted that much..more density has nothing to do with technique,it is all.about donör capacity.. and we all use holding solutions for grafts survival.I will prepare a video about dhi advantages in my youtube Channel soon..
Thank you Dr! Watching you relieves me a lot as I've just got a sapphire FUE hair transplant and right after have started to hear many uneducated influencers advocate in favour of DHI without really getting to the nitty gritty (obviously) as you do... They're just repeating parrots... Really enjoyed your explanations 😊
There's a claim that in FUE, time out of body for the grafts is higher as compared to DHI. In FUE, it is stored in some solution for a couple hours but in DHI, the recipient site creation and implantation is simultaneous and hence, ensures higher survival rates. Is this true or false?
Yes it is true because with dhi you skip one step as opposed to fue and that is making the slits in the recipient area. That is done only in fue thereby prolonging the hair folicles being out of your body. With dhi no need for slits to be made as this is done directly using a pen
Totally agree with you on this. There is a DHI clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. And they claim exactly what you said. Yet they could not bring a good result after one year from one of a local celebrities here who also promoted the clinic. His density was low, hairline seems as if he is wearing a cheap wig. If he does not comb, skins can easily be seen though his transplanted area.
If someone had lost a good amount of hair due to a cheek lift or any type of facelift and there is obvious scarring where the incisions are can you implant hair on the scars? Would it live? Or even put hair around the scar so it’s less obvious?
@@bigthunder7002 they make incisions in the hair line and you lose hair because they are essentially cutting an inch of your hair away to pull it tighter (and a bad surgeon).
Make sure you choose a genuine clinic because once donor area is damaged then second hair transplant is a big challenge for doctors sometimes impossible 🙂
@@smax7199 ask doctor buddy here in Pune India secure clinic a damaged donor area guy got hair transplant done successfully watch hair transplant india Bhupendra videos but that is in hindi language goodluck
Thank you Dr. ! Is there an advantage for DHI in cases that you need to implant hair to an area with thin hair, and you want to keep the existing thin hair ?
Dr.linkov is it possible to use the lowest back of the head where hair is as the donor area?cause Ik a lot of people with a lot of hair wouldn’t want their hair growth interfered from fue plugging the middle back hairs out. Some usually want to use the lowest area where the hair is shorter so they don’t have this one shorter portion in the middle back of their head.
I dont agree, the dhi method is much superior, fue 3 stages, dhi 2 stages. With dhi u have the advantage of stacking the implants closer, for density. The reason why this dr and the rest who are against dhi is because they make less money, its all about the sterling for these drs. With fue the dr makes the slits and then technicians take over but with dhi the law states only a dr can make an incision hence why they prefer fue, with dhi the dr cant run off to next patient. For every one dhi the dr loses the time of 5 fue's. Go for dhi.
Rulling out claims nobody heard of. The real claim is 1. dhi is less likely to hurt native hairs in reciving site. Better in implanting betwin existing hairs. Is it a false claim? Does punctures in receiving area in both methods with similar follicle size are really similar? I just saw a video that dhi makes amaller holes compared to sapphire blade. The video done by doctor who performs both methods.
I had a video consultation with Dr. Gary and I have to say he was and is GREAT. Very knowledgeable, straight forward and easy to talk to and definitely does NOT rush you.
@@ragnarwillz4115 I did get the procedure done but not with Dr. Gary and the only reason was timing “not Dr. Gary’s but mine”. My circumstances changed and had to prolong mine and then it ended up changing again so that’s what happened. I’m happy and being patient. Got FUT done in March. +3,000 grafts. It’s been 90 days and the last 2 weeks I’ve seen some major growth and it’s awesome
I went for the cheapest option and got the $1.2 per graft package. The head surgeons design the hairline and make the slits. Since all the technicians were doctors in training (not just permanent techs), I was confident I would get a good result and I did. Very soft hairline and only single grafts. I may go on to thicken the temples as they haven't moved. I only care about ha ING my hair until I'm 45 anyway.
Dr Keene Physicians Hair Institute did everything on my procedure 3 weeks ago. She makes the slits and places the grafts in the recipient area. Dr Keene in Tucson Arizona is fantastic. 3750 grafts at 2.44 hairs per graft, equaling 9150 new hairs on top. My FUT incision is almost not even noticeable 3 weeks after surgery... a very thin linear line, that micropigmentation will resolve very easily. Completely satisfied with Dr Keene.
I literally just watched each and everything videos by DR Gary. Im literally mind blown by the amount of knowledge you have provided me. I really wanna thank you for that. Now it really comes down to the one main question. What will you recommend out of FUT/ DHI/ FUE. Now I understand it is one personal choice but as an expert what will you recommend out of these ? Given condition thinning of hairs and loosing alot of hairs from the middle and lets just say money doesn’t matter at the moment for the best results one is ready to pay accordingly.
Definitely between FUE and DHI. Fue is more complicated but I am reading people getting better results, DHI is fast to implement, and easier....I am torn between DHI and FUE as well.
I ve been using choi pens (DHI) for hair transplant for 5 years..most of the things you are saying is true,hair transplant industry is full of scam marketing..,but dhi is significantly superior to fue slit method..I can easily say that as a doctor who performed both technique in my carreer.would you mind if I prepare a video about the issues you are wrong collaque? Kind regards.Dr Taner Karahan,turkey.
Gary my man another awesome video explaining the methods. In the future i will be more than happy to come through and get my hair transplant done at your clinic, i want it to be done by someone trustworthy with great results as yours. Remember me man haha
I lose faith in humanity after reading these comments. It is like noone understands a thing reputable doctors say and fall victim to marketing and fear mongering without using any critical thinking or doing any research themselves from REPUTABLE sources.
the transplanted hair is permanent, but the original hair can still fall so you will need an additional transplant in the future if you don't take Propecia to prevent further hair loss
Hey Doctor! What's your take on the combination of Microsapphire incisions with DHI? So the recipient site still has blade incisions but the graft insertion method is via the DHI pen? I've found one company which offers this, yet almost no one else does....? Is that a problem or have they found something genuinely unique?
I had a transplant over a year ago. I can say that the transplanted hair does not have stiffness, perhaps because the muscle that lifts the hair is not taken during transplantation. I have to use wax and it gives a good effect on my hair. I also thought that the hair (graft) rotates around a vertical axis during transplantation. It also gives hair deflection. what do you think about this?
I had a fue transplant. I regret it because my donor area looks thin now. And sometimes my hair scalp hurts where the hair was taken out. It's been almost 3 years and i still feel mild pain. I wish i had fut instead of fue. I had 2001 grats for my fue. My question is, i want to restore my donor area. Is there any way to fix overharvesting using fut??
When he started talking about technicians loading the pens and "assumes" that because they can make mistakes, and then "concludes" that this is a scam, myth, or whatever failure-type conclusion he wants to sell is enough for me to conclude myself that this doctor is just simply biased about DHI. Any, and I repeat, ANY procedures would require a doctor to have an assistant, even FUE or FUT would require you to have an assistant. To say that because you have an assistant with DHI makes it a scam then so is FUE and FUT, but we know that's not true. Bottomline: Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT, seek advice about a procedure from a surgeon who does not perform that procedure. Seek advice from a surgeon that does both, or all three, to get an unbiased opinion. This doctor spent 17 minutes throwing out fallacies just to claim DHI is a scam when in fact his statements are merely "opinions".
Question: I have previously done two FUE treatments, unfortunately not with the expected results so I considering to go for DHI for better density. I read that after having FUE treatment DHI is difficult to go through. Any info / advice on this? Thanks!
Watch the video. It will gives you the answer all your questions. No one extracts hair with FUT for DHI-implanting. DHI means, the way how the implant the transplants, it does not discribes the extraction method. I think, it will be very hard to find a clinic which extracts the grafts with FUT-methode and implants with DHI. If you look at all clinics, which offer DHI, it is always a combination with FUE-extraction.
FUE distraction and DHI plantation you mean? DHI has nothing to do with the donor area. I did FUE extraction from the donor area and DHI for planting the grafts. a team of 4 people and a surgeon. 14 hours, 2700 grafts.
Ive had two procedures in China from Barley hair transplant. They actually combo the things. After extraction, which is a huge pain in the ass btw, the doctor will make cuts to shape the hairline according to the lines and to give the team who use the pens direction and then they plant the hairs.
Do you have Asian hair ? Wasn't sure places like China or Korea which is the area I lived in, is a good place to do the procedure for someone with hair that is quite different to the one they usually treat
hi doctor linkov. i am looking for my 3rd transplant. i was told by the rep i need dhi for the reason that fue puts my current grafts at risk. the quote for the dhi is 1k more expensive than fue. given this video i am reluctant to go with dhi and wanted your take
I can help debunk this, I have had both FUE in California and FUE DHI in turkey. FUE and DHI is the same thing the only difference is DHI uses a pen. They used a sapphire needle to remove grafts but I can’t comment on that, no idea if that helped. As far as swelling goes, I was 90% - 95% more swollen with just FUE, now that doesn’t make a difference in results as far as I know. I just didn’t look swollen and had no pain post surgery with DHI. A little more pain post surgery with just FUE. I just did my second in turkey a month ago so no results just yet can’t comment on that, I can update in 3 months.
@@l.w.5147 Hi, no results yet, it's been 7 weeks so far. Regaining my old hairs that I had. Light shock loss so far. Results should come in months 3-12
Would love some updates along the way or to talk to you. What clinic did you go to in Turkey? I had FUE here in Massachusetts. The results are pretty good but I’d like way more grafts done and don’t want to pay US prices if I can avoid it.
@@danmcdonald9516 Esteport Klinik in Istanbul. It's been a little over 2 months I see a few babies breaking through. I'll be more than happy to update you or talk to you.
Dr Gary, is it possible for you to do a video on what your spouse to do after receiving a fue hair transplant? Whats the next process in taking care of the grafts where it was placed and donor hair area?
Hello Dr. Gary, is it true that DHI method you get a better density? Because implantation is made directly and grafts can be implanted closer, at the FUE you need to do incisions, and if you make 2 incisions too close to each other they can merge and become a big damage. Is this true? Also DHI for the front line gives better natural looking results? Thank you
I can’t be the only one who sees “scam” and hears Luxeria “it’s a scam goils!!!” 😅😂 Thanks for this vid Dr and the collab with Luxeria. Really love both of channels!
You can do FUEs on curly hair, takes a little bigger punch and patience. Advanced Hair in Bellevue WA specializes in it as does a Vietmanese MD in San Francisco, Dr. Diep I believe.
