Hair transplantation in Istanbul: experience and recommendations

Many of those affected are initially reluctant to undergo surgery in the sense of hair implantation. After all, the costs are very high in Germany. However, this does not mean that the affected person has to live with the hair loss. Instead, a veritable medical tourism to Turkey has developed in recent years. This is where the world’s leading specialists in hair transplantation are located, who at the same time offer the procedure at affordable prices. However, there is often a lack of trust in the treating physicians. In fact, in many clinics, patients are not treated exclusively by the doctor in person, but by a nurse or technician. Thus, the patient is left in the dark as to who is actually performing the surgery and whether there is sufficient qualification for this procedure. When choosing the right clinic in Istanbul, the focus should therefore be on personal treatment by the (head) physician – at all times and during all activities from hair removal to implanting the hairs and piercing the receiving ducts.

Extraction involves the removal of the hair root, also known as follicles or implants. These are later implanted into the set canals. Both steps should be done by the doctor, because it is them that distinguish a good hair transplant doctor and determine to a large extent the success of the procedure. A good result is said to have been achieved when a satisfactory density has been obtained, especially in the hairline and the corners of the receding hairline, and when the result of the transplant looks natural. Furthermore, the hairline should correspond to the patient’s natural hairline. And lastly, the donor area, the area from which the hair was taken, must not appear thinned out. Adjacent hair follicles must not be damaged during the procedure. These crucial steps of hair transplantation should therefore be left to a specialist with appropriate experience, who performs these procedures himself on a daily basis and does not leave it to other medical staff.

An example of such a doctor is FUE specialist Dr. Sevil Kara from Bank of Hair – Hairtransplant Istanbul. She takes care of all the steps personally and with her nearly 16 years of experience is considered a luminary in the field of hair transplantation. She has now performed more than 10,000 successful hair transplants using the FUE method.

So far, there are no independent test reports and therefore no official test winner around the topic of hair transplantation in Turkey. Such testimonials are therefore important clues for sufferers when choosing the right doctor. Bank of Hair – Hairtransplant Istanbul wants to support patients in this choice in the best possible way and therefore offers absolute transparency regarding the chief physician treatment. In fact, with quality providers, the doctor personally takes over the entire treatment and thus operates on only one patient per day. Devran Yüksel, Managing Director of the Bank of Hair – Hairtransplant Istanbul agency, also takes care of his patients on site and is available as a supervisor and contact person. About 400 patients choose the service from the Bank of Hair every year. From planning and booking to the operation, hotel stay and aftercare, the service takes care of the entire organization, making the trip and the stay as pleasant as possible for patients. The experience of these approximately 400 patients annually allows a clearly positive conclusion, which concerns above all the personal care as well as competence of the treating physician. Although the costs are significantly lower than for a comparable procedure in Germany – despite travel expenses – the quality of hair transplantation is in no way inferior to it. On the contrary, Turkish doctors are considered world leaders in this field.