| Turkey | The UK | The USA | |
| Frontal Female Hair Transplant | from $2,200 | from $6,000 | from $7,000 |
Dr. Mehmet Berki specializes in frontal female hair transplants, bringing extensive experience from leading roles at Cinik Hair Hospital and Scala Polyclinic.
4,000+ hair transplant surgeries performed – Dr. Erdogan co-founded Smile Hair Clinic in Istanbul, pioneering natural-looking results.
10,000+ hair transplants using FUE, DHI, and HYBRID techniques – Metin Al pioneered DHI and Hybrid methods in Turkey.
Dr. Zafer Çetinkaya is a hair restoration specialist with more than 10 years of experience. Since 2014, he has performed hair transplants for thousands of patients. His expertise includes FUE, DHI, Sapphire FUE, ICE FUE, and hybrid methods. He focuses on precise technique and thorough patient evaluation.
He graduated from the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2011. He worked as an emergency physician from 2011 to 2013, then as an occupational physician from 2013 to 2014. In 2015, he completed the Mesotherapy Application Certificate Program at Istanbul Medipol University, focusing on mesotherapy and PRP. He worked in clinics from 2014 to 2020, at Vera Clinic from 2020 to 2022, and has been at EsteNove since 2022. He earned a Certificate of Achievement at the Ultra V Seminar–Workshop in February 2020 and attended the Medical Aesthetics Regional Meeting in March 2020.
No, you do not need to shave your head completely for a frontal hair transplant in Istanbul. Unshaven DHI (Direct Hair Implantation) and U-FUE techniques are widely available. These techniques leave the recipient area untouched, shaving only a small window in the donor zone.
Bookimed Expert Insight: No-shave options are widely advertised, but the labor-intensive process often carries a premium price. Istanbul clinics like Smile Hair Clinic use a specific True Hair Line Design. This technique helps achieve natural density without compromising existing length. Smile Hair Clinic performs over 2,000 operations each year.
Patient Consensus: Patients stress the importance of getting written confirmation about the donor area, because some clinics may shave more than expected. While regrowth can look patchy, being able to hide the procedure with long hair is still a top priority for women.