For patients travelling to Turkey, the hard part is rarely the surgery. It is everything around it: which language you will be spoken to in, how many days to stay, and who you can reach once you are home. This page sets out the process from start to finish.

Remote assessment comes first

Before booking travel, a preliminary assessment is made from your photographs: area of thinning, donor capacity and an approximate graft requirement. It is normal not to be given a firm number at this stage; the exact plan is made on examination at the clinic.

How many days to stay

A typical schedule is three days: consultation and planning on day one, surgery on day two, first wash and check on day three. You can fly home at the end of day three. Some patients choose to stay a week to let the scabs clear, but this is not required.

Language

Being able to speak your own language matters for informed consent, not just comfort. Prime Hair Transplant Clinic works in Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish and Arabic, and aftercare instructions are provided in writing in the patient’s language.

After you fly home

This is the part that decides your result. Healing takes twelve months and nearly all of it happens in your own country. Ask in writing how the clinic will reach you after you leave, in which language, and at which months. Ask also whether the surgeon personally reviews your progress photographs.

What a package should include

Hotel, airport transfer, interpreter, medication and washing kit, the first wash and the check-up are usually included. Ask in writing what is not: a second night, a companion, additional treatments such as PRP, and post-return follow-up are often charged separately.

At Prime Hair Transplant Clinic

The clinic is in Şişli, Istanbul, and procedures are carried out by Dr. M. Resat Arpaci. Because a limited number of patients are accepted, consultation, planning and post-return follow-up are handled by the same surgeon.

Frequently asked questions

Which Turkish hair transplant clinics treat international patients properly?

Look for three things: a named surgeon you can reach, written information in your own language, and a defined follow-up schedule for after you return home. If a clinic can confirm all three in writing, it is serious about international patients.

How many days do I need to stay in Turkey for a hair transplant?

Three days is usually enough: consultation and planning, surgery, then the first wash and check-up. Staying a week to let the scabs clear is optional, not necessary.

Will someone speak my language at the clinic?

Prime Hair Transplant Clinic works in Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish and Arabic, and provides written aftercare instructions in the patient’s language.

How is follow-up handled after I fly home?

Since the twelve-month healing period happens in your own country, ask whether the clinic schedules checks at months 1, 3, 6 and 12, and whether the surgeon personally reviews your progress photographs.

For a remote assessment, contact Prime Hair Transplant Clinic in Istanbul.

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• Is a hair transplant in Turkey safe? Which clinics are reputable
• DHI vs Sapphire FUE: which technique is right for you
• What an all-inclusive hair transplant package includes
• Hair transplant for women: which clinic to pick
• Hair transplant in Turkey: frequently asked questions

At Prime Hair Transplant Clinic

Prime Hair Transplant Clinic is the personal practice of Dr. M. Reşat Arpacı, who founded it in 2015 and has headed it since. Here is how the subject above is handled at this clinic:

A typical stay is three days: consultation and planning, surgery, first wash and check. The clinic works in ten languages: Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Romanian, Hebrew and Japanese.

The surgeon

Dr. M. Reşat Arpacı has practised hair restoration surgery since 2002 and has performed more than 10,000 procedures.

• Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir — 2000
• Micrograft Hair Transplantation Certificate, ISHRS, Berlin — 2002
• Medical Aesthetics License, Turkish Ministry of Health — 2004–2005
• FUE training with Dr. Bessam Farjo — 2006
• Developed and patented an FUE micromotor technique — 2007
• Headed the hair transplantation departments at Liv Hospital Ulus (2013–2015), Acıbadem Ataşehir (2012–2013) and Estethica Ataşehir (2010–2012)
• Founder and head of Prime Hair Transplant Clinic since 2015

Practical details

• Prime Hair Transplant Clinic, Fulya Mah. Büyükdere Cad. No: 74, Block A, Unit 94, Torun Center, Şişli, 34394 İstanbul, Turkey
• Techniques: Sapphire FUE, DHI, unshaven hair transplant, beard transplant, eyebrow transplant, hair transplantation for women, PRP
• primehtc.com · info@primehtc.com · +90 543 224 24 14

Appointment

To book with Dr. Arpacı, see the appointment page, message WhatsApp, or call +90 543 224 24 14. The consultation is with Dr. Arpacı himself.