Progress after 4 months // SMILE Hair Clinic Dr. M. Reşat Arpacı
Reddit removed my previous positive review for no apparent reason, so I’m reposting because my experience with SMILE Hair Clinic was honestly very good and I can genuinely recommend the clinic.
Dr. M. Reşat Arpacı was involved in the planning, hairline design and channel opening process. What stood out to me compared to other clinics was the more conservative and long-term focused approach regarding donor management and realistic graft planning instead of simply pushing maximum graft numbers.
In my case, 3,500 grafts were taken from the scalp donor area, around 500 from the beard and approximately 750 from the chest to preserve the donor area as much as possible. The surgery day itself was definitely fast-paced and highly optimized, but the medical team felt experienced and organized throughout the process, and recovery has been smooth overall.
Attached is my current result at around 4 months post-op. From what I understand, this is usually only around 30–40% of the final result, but I’m already very happy with the progress and the natural direction of the hairline so far.