I’d had a disappointing hair transplant 11 years earlier in England (only about 600 hairs transplanted for more than £4000) and after
that was not sure whether to bother with another again, but on
I’d had a disappointing hair transplant 11 years earlier in England (only about 600 hairs transplanted for more than £4000) and after
that was not sure whether to bother with another again, but on the spur of the moment a few weeks ago decided to look on the internet
for clinics with good recommendations. I quickly realized that procedures abroad could be much cheaper than in England and looked at
several in places like India and Turkey. However, although these had mostly good reviews from people who had had transplants at them,
they had also quite a few bad reviews.
Then I came across Hair Palace and the more I read its website, the more optimistic I felt
about trying for a transplant again. It had detailed information about the FUE Safe System procedure they used, together with info about
prices (e.g. a whopping 6000 hairs transplanted for less than £3500, this price including 3 night’s premium hotel accommodation
overlooking the beautiful Danube plus taxi transfers to and from the airport). Review after review on the independent Trust pilot were
very positive, and bad reviews were virtually non existent (just an occasional disgruntled person with a small complaint such as
reacting badly to the anaesthetic for a few days after).
With no hesitation I typed my basic details (name, phone number, email and
my choice of Birmingham for initial consultation) on a quick form and clicked the “apply now!”
Just the next day I received a
phone call and after a discussion there was booked a free consultation for me in Birmingham a few days later, with detailed instructions
given on getting from the railway station to the office where two charming Hungarian ladies greeted me. They looked closely at my hair,
took some pictures and discussed ideas. They drew on me where, if I had 6000 hairs transplanted, my new hairline would be. It looked
great so I said I was very interested.
After that there was a period of only a week or two before everything had been arranged by
Hair Palace via emails regarding the procedure I chose (from two suggested by surgeons in Hungary who’d been sent the pictures of my
hair from Birmingham) as well as dates of the three whole days in Budapest needed (1 for the blood test – the £129 cost much cheaper
done there than would be in England, with a fourth night’s stay at the hotel thrown in – to confirm I was all right for the
procedure, plus the 2 days for the surgery itself); details of the airport transfers (such as where the taxi driver holding a board
with my name would be standing in the airport); hotel where I’d be staying for 4 nights (with breakfast included); relevant maps of
this hotel and blood test clinic and Hair Palace clinic; and what I was to do and experience and at what times over the three days in
precise detail. It was all so easy, and all I had to do was sort out my travel to Budapest from England.
Everybody I met concerned
with Hair Palace was great – whether it was the well-spoken interesting and informative taxi driver (Attila) who told me about life in
Hungary, or all the lovely, charming and friendly ladies (not a man in sight!) at the clinic. Much has been written on other reviews
about the nice food provided, films to watch, pain involved (only a little from the anaesthetic injections) and the procedure itself, so
I shall not elaborate, except to say that something mathematical!.....
By the end of the two days they had generously transplanted
112 more hairs than the 6000 I paid for, and I could see a breakdown on a piece of paper left around of the number of follicles they had
transplanted on each of the two days, listing the number of follicles they extracted which had 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 hairs (apparently some
people can have follicles with up to 7 hairs, but none like that were apparently found on me during those two days). They transplanted
about 2200 follicles (about 1100 each day) with an average of about 2.77 hairs per follicle, adding up to the 6112 hairs. Very honest
and precise ladies!
I have now been back home a few days, and tomorrow will email to Hair Palace the required 7 photos of my head at
different angles 1 week after surgery. More photos will need to be sent at the 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months stages. It is
so unlike the transplant I’d had done 11 years earlier in England, where the clinic was not at all interested in knowing anything more
about me after the procedure took place!
These Hungarian ladies take pride in getting things done right, and want to make sure the
end result of the transplant is great. At the moment I look like a Buddhist monk (all my hair was shaved). I will write about the result
in a year’s time when the hair has grown more or less into the final look. Looking in the mirror at what they have done, I imagine
this follow up review will be as praiseworthy as this one.
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Username: | Minty |
Age: | 45-54 |
Location: | Somerset, UK |
Gender: | male |
Operation or treatment: | Hair Transplant |
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