Having a youthful, well-defined hairline and thick hair is a great source of confidence in men, and how you style it can completely change the way you look. That’s why there has been a boom in the Turkish health tourism industry in recent years, with many men from all around the globe looking for a high-quality hair transplant procedure.
With the latest Follicular Unit Extraction, FUE technique, the success rates are incredible – between 95% and 100% – and Turkish clinics like Asli Tarkan are some of the best in the world, but with a lot more reasonable pieces than those in the US and Europe.
With previous techniques like FUT, where larger strips of tissue would be taken from the donor area, leaving a large scar, the results were less than ideal – thin and patchy, almost like the hair of a doll.
However, the latest method of hair transplantation surgery, FUE, is minimally invasive, uses state-of-the-art equipment, leaves no scars, and offers incredible natural-looking results. Here is how it works.
Your initial contact with the hair transplant clinic will be over email, phone, or video call, and the staff will explain how it works, how much it costs, the types of tests you need to do and which information to provide, and what is included in the package for the quoted price. If you decide to go through with the FUE hair transplant, once you arrive in Turkey, you will be provided with a VIP transport from the airport to the clinic, where the surgeon will perform an evaluation and help you get ready for tomorrow’s operation.
The staff will shave the donor and recipient areas, although there are also procedures where the recipient area is left unshaven, and then the surgeon will start removing the grafts one by one. These are then placed in a solution to help preserve them and then refrigerated. As the tissue damage is minimized, there will be no scarring.
Using a specialized metal blade, the doctor will then make hundreds of tiny incisions in the recipient area – the average number of grafts needed varies from 2000 to 3000 for mild hair loss and up to 5000 for more severe cases. Each individual hair graft is then precisely implanted at the right angle to match the direction of natural growth.
For the first 4–5 days after the surgery, you will need to follow a strict protocol outlined by the doctor and take the prescribed medicine. You should avoid exercise, direct exposure to sunlight, shampoo, and physical contact with the area.
When you look at the prices of this type of surgery being done by the same caliber of professionals in the US vs Turkey it really is a staggering difference. For example, the average cost of the procedure in the US is between $7,000 in smaller clinics and for mild hair loss that requires 2000 to 3000 grafts, and all the way up to $15,000 for more severe cases and in higher-end clinics.
In comparison, a reputable clinic like Asli Tarkan, where you are treated by a hair transplant surgeon with years of experience, offers a full package for $2,500, where you get:
In other words, you can expect an all-inclusive package included in the quoted price, so you don’t have to worry about planning the trip, and you will also have a few days to enjoy some sightseeing in Turkey.
For a week before the surgery, you will need to avoid:
The day before, you should avoid:
You should also get plenty of sleep the night before and avoid clothes that you have to pull over your head on the day of the surgery – you can wear buttoned shirts.
Within 10 days after the surgery, the swelling and pain will subside, and the transplanted grafts will be firmly rooted.
By 1 month after the surgery, the scabs that formed will have fallen off, and you will experience some shedding in the next few months. This is a normal part of the process, so don’t worry – by month 6, there will be lots of new growth with more thickness.
You can expect full hair restoration in one year.
The biggest advantages to this type of surgery over other methods include:
High success rates – over 95% of patients experience full growth of the transplanted hair within a year.
Advanced technology – access to the best available medical equipment minimizes potential side effects, speeds up the recovery process, and the procedure leaves no scars.
Complete travel plan – every aspect of the journey is covered, from the airplane tickets to the hotel, car service, and the procedure itself.
Great prices – for $2500, you essentially get a world-class surgeon, great results, and a short holiday.
As you can see, there’s a reason why so many patients from the US and the rest of the world choose to have the procedure in Turkey.
When it comes to achieving a beautiful natural look and hair that will keep growing for a very long time, nothing comes close to the FUE method, and Turkey is definitely the place to go for a high quality hair transplant.
The level of service and convenience you get in a clinic like Asli Tarcan for a very reasonable price is simply unmatched anywhere else in the world. There are dozens of great reviews across the web that testify to the quality and the reliable results, with lots of before and after examples that can give you a good idea of what you can expect and what the process will look like.
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