Travelling to another city for touristic purposes is fun. However, when it comes to hair transplantation, it may seem a little scary to go somewhere that you don’t know much about. The hair transplant industry grows day by day in Turkey. Istanbul has become a destination for medical tourists seeking hair transplant operations. More than 350 clinics and centres perform this procedure professionally in Istanbul. So it is normal to get confused, having that many options.
A hair transplant is a microsurgical procedure that doctors perform in a hospital or clinic. The “microsurgical operation” implies that a hair transplant procedure will be carried out with minimal surgical intervention, unlike traditional surgery.
How Do Doctors Transplant the Hair?
The surgeon takes a piece of your scalp using a scalpel. They stitch the area that they remove and separate the scalp strip into smaller pieces with a scalpel. They may split the piece into grafts containing one to three hair follicles. Using a needle, the doctor makes small holes on your scalp to transplant the hair and inserts hairs into the puncture holes. This step is called grafting. Then they cover the surgical sites with bandages. Hair transplant procedure might take six to ten hours, depending on the transplantation area.
As mentioned before, there are so many institutions that perform hair transplants in Istanbul. Most of the clinics offer hair transplant procedures as a package—including hotels, transportation, and sometimes plane tickets.
We at Gold City Hair offer all-inclusive packages as well, without the plane tickets. We will meet you at the airport and take care of the rest. So you wouldn’t have to worry about anything.
How to Find a Clinic That You Can Trust
Thousands of results and advertisements come up when you search “hair transplant in Istanbul” online. There are some important things that you can look up specifically.
Firstly, you can ask the centre if they are approved by the Turkish Ministry of Health. You should be sure that the hair transplantation centre where the operation will be carried out has a well-equipped operating room that complies with the hygiene guidelines. They should also be keeping a specialist ready in case of an emergency.
The characteristics of the specialist in hair transplantation are as important as the features of the hair transplantation centre. It is very important to know how many years of experience the doctor who will do hair transplantation has and how many years he has worked with his team. A team that has been working in harmony for years will get you the results that you want.
Before you decide on the facility, you should get clear about what you really expect and talk to the doctor. Hair transplantation is way cheaper in Istanbul compared to other countries. Get in touch with us about hair transplant full-package offers we can provide for you.