Best Hair Transplant in Turkey
Before we inform you about the best doctors for hair transplants in Turkey, it is important that you learn about the procedure and some important aspects associated with it.
Hair transplantation is a surgical technique through which hair follicles from one side of the body, named ”the donor side” are moved to a bald or balding part of the body named ”the recipient side”. This technique is mainly used in treating male pattern baldness, but can also be employed in order to restore eyelashes, eyebrows, beards and mustaches, chest hair, and even pubic hair.
Any surgeon performing hair transplant procedures should be licensed in plastic or cosmetic surgery. They should be trained in all kinds of plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive microsurgery and should have at least 10 years of experience. Surgeons certified in hair transplanting procedures should be accredited by The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.
Associations hair transplant surgeons should belong to:
- The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
- The European Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
- Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Turkish Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Turkish Medical Association
Best doctors For hair transplant in Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Bulent Cihantimur - Estetik International Health Group
Dr. Bülent Cihantimur has graduated from I.U. Çapa Medical Faculty in 1992. He has become a plastic surgery specialist by being specialized in plastic surgery at Uludag University Medical Faculty in 1999 and established Estetik International in the same year. He is still the chairman of the board in Estetik International. He developed three special techniques: Non-operative treatment of the trigger finger, ear reshaping with thread, and Cihantimur Fat Transfer System which is named after him.
Dr. Yucel Sarialtin - Estetik International Health Group
Dr. Yucel Sarialtin is a renowned Reconstructive and Aesthetics Surgeon. He was born in Corum, Turkey in 1981. He completed his medical education at On Dokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty and had his postgraduate education at Suleyman Demirel University Medical Faculty Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.
What questions to ask a hair transplant doctor:
- Are you certified? Can I see your certification?
- Are you a member of the Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons or The European Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery?
- Are you trained in cosmetic and plastic surgery?
- How many years of experience do you have? How many hair transplants have you performed?
- Can I see some before/after pictures?
- What is the rate of success for the hair transplants performed at your clinic/hospital?
- How long is the post-op treatment?
- How long does it take for the hair implants to catch?
- When can I expect to see the first results?
- How soon after the intervention can I leave the clinic/hospital?
- What if I’m not happy with the results?