Operation Day - 15 September 2020 Sapphire Fue Hair Transplant Operation Graft Number 6500 I am writing to review my overall experience with Dr. Mehmet Demircioglu and his team at the Diamond Hair Clinic. After doing lots of researches I finally decided to take a trip to Istanbul. I chose Diamond Hair Clinic with Dr. Mehmet Demircioglu because: 1) the doctor is renowned specialist. 2) the doctor is performing the most critical part of the operation- the incisions. 3) they accept only one patient a day and the next day are off. 4) best value for the money- cost, quality and quantity. 5) lots of positive reviews online. Since they accept one patient a day I hurried to book my operation day and one week after I flew there. Upon arrival at Istanbul`s airport I was picked up by driver called Emir. He is very professional and the communication with him throughout my stay in Istanbul was perfect. The Elite Hotel I was staying is a luxury 5 stars located right next to Taksim square and close to many other sights. On the day of the operation I went to the Diamond Hair Clinic at 8 am. Dr. Mehmet Demircioglu and his two nurses welcomed me and then we had face to face consultation pre-operation with the doctor which lasted an hour. He drew a natural looking hairline and explained to me all the stages of the surgery. The nurse shaved my head and we started the first stage of the procedure where the two technicians extracted 5500 grafts from my donor area from the back of my head and 1000 graft from my beard in order to provide high density on the implanted area. After the extraction of the grafts I had my lunch break and then we proceeded to the second stage - the incisions which were done directly by the doctor himself using Sapphire blade. Third stage implanting the hair grafts was performed by the two nurses and was the longest one . During that period of time Dr. Mehmet came in numerous times to check that I was OK. When we finished the last stage the doctor explained to me after the operation process, medications and important points.He gave me his personal phone number to be able to contact him at any time and then I returned back to the hotel at 4:30 am ! The day after the operation I had to fully rest and on the next day I returned to the clinic for my first head wash. Dr. Mehmet gave me Shampoo and Vitamin Kit for use up to 6 months after surgery . During the first ten days after the operation, after each washing process, I had to send my four side head photos to the doctor for checking. Once the ten days were completed he demanded weekly head photos to follow my after operation progress. Nearly 3 months after the surgery, I started to see some good results. Although I`m in a "Shock Hair Loss" stage, some of my hair started to grow. Overall, I was very happy with the service I received! Thank you, Dr. Mehmet and your team for your professionalism and hard work!