Hair transplantation has become one of the most popular and widespread cosmetic procedures among both men and women alike in 2023. This wide spread is due to the development of hair transplantation techniques and scientific approaches that have reduced risks and complications.
When a person is suffering from hair loss or baldness decides to undergo an operation to restore their lost hair, the location of the operation will be an important priority.
The hair transplant center or clinic is not the first trend, but also the country in which you decide to perform the procedure will be of great importance.
There is no doubt that Turkey is the most important destination for hair transplantation in the world these days, due to its developments and governmental and medical support for these clinics. The cost of hair transplantation in Turkey is considered the most important thing that attracts visitors to the country, as it offers distinguished prices, superior service, and results that fulfill the aspirations of all customers with their various orientations.
To find out the cost of hair transplantation in Turkey 2023 and the prices of the most important and famous techniques, as well as to get a general idea about the best hair transplantation technique, you can continue reading this comprehensive guide and make the appropriate decision later.
The best hair transplant techniques
As you may already know, a hair transplant is a surgical procedure that moves hair follicles from a part of your scalp called the donor site to the balding area called the recipient site. This is done with the help of a tool such as a scalpel or an auger. The hair strands removed from the donor are transplanted into small holes in the balding area of the scalp called incubator channels. Nowadays, doctors use different techniques for this operation, each of which has its own set of pros and cons.
Both methods differ mainly in the way hair follicles are extracted from the donor area only. As for the second part, which is concerned with how to implant these follicles in the receiving sites, they do not differ in the way they are implemented at all. However, there are some techniques that have been devised to improve the quality of implantation of grafts in both techniques, but this development did not have an impact on the method of extracting grafts from the donor area as it is in each technique.
The most used techniques in the world of hair transplantation these days are:
- Slide hair transplantation technique
- FUE hair transplantation technique
- Nano FUE micro-extraction technology
- Al Safir hair transplant technique
- Direct hair transplantation with Choi pens
- Robotic hair transplant
- Stem cell hair transplant
Slide hair transplantation technique
It is a traditional surgical technique of hair transplantation, which is still frequently used, and involves cutting a strip from the back and sides of the scalp loaded with hair. During this procedure, follicular units are dissected from a strip of tissue and then transplanted into the recipient area. This type of hair transplantation is considered to have somewhat significant surgical implications as it involves stitches and can be painful and leave scars at the donor site.
FUE hair transplantation
It is a more advanced method than hair transplantation, which involves randomly extracting individual follicular hair units from the selected donor area and implanting them in the recipient site. It is thus a shift from the way hair transplants were performed earlier. The doctor uses a precise metal tool with a circular head to wrap around the hair follicle and then extract it from its position along with some simple tissue that surrounds it. However, in general, this technique is characterized by the presence of scars or wounds resulting from this operation, and the recovery time after that is much less than other techniques.
During the procedure, which is performed under general anesthesia, the patient is constantly repositioned on the table to allow for better sculpting along the anatomical muscle masses of the thighs, hips and abdomen. A smaller cannula is used near the surface to smooth skin scaling and cellulite. FUE hair transplantation is the preferred method in the event that the patient seeks a natural appearance and does not want to leave long hair in the donor area, which is a condition in strip hair transplantation due to the large scar it leaves. FUE hair transplantation is suitable for the majority of patients’ cases, and it is distinguished by the fact that it gives a much lower cost than the techniques developed from this technique, and it has good results and is superior to strip hair transplantation in terms of results, natural appearance, and the absence of scars.
| FUT hair transplantation | FUE excision hair transplantation |
|---|---|
| There are chances of nerve damage and infection due to a large surgical incision and stitches | There are no stitches or surgical sutures of any kind |
| There is a permanent scar in the donor area that appears if the hair is cut short | There are no visible scars other than a few minor wounds that disappear within the first week |
| Body hair cannot be used for this procedure | Body hair can be used |
| Not used for eyebrow, eyelash and beard transplantation | Ideal for growing beard hair, eyebrows and eyelashes |
| The pain is greater and the discomfort lasts for long periods | There is very mild pain that does not last long and disappears within the first week |
Nano FUE precision extraction technology
Our hair consists of clusters of hair roots containing 1-5 follicles. These groups are referred to as follicular units, and for a person with healthy hair the hair roots located in front are usually in one or two groups. Groups of three follicles are seen towards the back, while in the hair root groups of three, four and five follicles are more common. In cases of hair loss occurring in the frontal region, we lose follicular units that have single and double roots. As the hair loss progresses towards the back, we lose the hair root groups of two and three. For a hair transplant that looks natural, it is necessary to transplant it like a lost hair distribution. For this reason, grafts that are transplanted tissues with hair roots should not have three, four or five hair roots, but one, two, and to a lesser extent three.
For a dense and natural hair transplant operation, individual grafts are used on the front hairline. Behind this line of the frontal zone, single and double grafts are used. In order for progress to be made towards the back, double and triple follicle transplantation should be performed.
All doctors using the micro-excision method collect grafts in one way or another in the same way. Healthy follicular units located on the background of the scalp and lateral areas of the head are targeted. Targeted modules are removed one by one without causing damage using hollow thin needles with a diameter of 0.6-0.8 mm connected to a small motor. Thanks to grafts of small size collected from thin needles, hair transplantation operations with the required natural density can be performed.
However, there is some difference in the implantation of combined grafts in areas suffering from hair loss. In order to place the grafts, some doctors make very small incisions with a sharp object and insert the grafts into these incisions by holding them with precision instruments. While others make punctures using tools such as a needle and place baits in these holes. Few doctors use specialized pens for transplantation, and the use of pens is a job that requires considerable experience. There is no need to make an incision or open a hole before implantation. The grafts are placed in the inner needle of the implant and pressed directly to the skin. The Pen opens the incision and places the grafts at the same time and since it is a difficult and expensive method, it is not widespread.
In the micro-excision technique, the hair roots are usually taken from the back of the head and the sides of the head. However, hair roots can be collected from any part of the body if necessary. However, a dense and natural transplant with hair taken from areas other than the scalp is unlikely. Due to the possibility of achieving a very natural appearance with the micro-excision technique, the results are very successful not only in hair transplantation, but also in beard, mustache, eyebrow and eyelash transplants and in more striking places such as wound scars and burns.
Patients prefer the micro hair transplantation technique in cases where it is required to thicken the hair that is actually located in the area suffering from thinning hair. In this case, the hair distribution is more accurate, as it requires the selection of microscopic follicles that have certain characteristics so that the final shape looks natural and unremarkable. This technique provides impressive success in the case of hair transplantation for women, hair thickening, eyebrow and eyelash hair transplantation, as well as beard and chin transplantation, and in cases of hair transplantation after accidents and burns.
Al Safir hair transplant technique
As everyone knows, Sapphire is considered one of the most famous stones and is known for its hardness, durability and luster. There is a certain form of this stone, which is in the form of a sapphire or sapphire stone, as the Arabs call it, and it greatly impresses blue sapphires, which have wonderful properties in the incision of the scalp. With the latest advanced technology of hair transplantation technique in combination with Safir stone blades, which is the latest and most common in hair transplantation techniques, which guarantees natural results and achieves its success a step forward through perfect use and achieving very great success in the process.
Safir is an abbreviation that is performed using the distinctive Safir stone blades that resemble blue sapphires in the operation by a doctor specializing in this type of specialized surgical methods. After the person receives anesthesia without pain, the individual hair follicles are successively extracted from the donor area using a fine motor in size 0.6 – 0.7 – 0.8 mm.mm. Using this method, the extracted follicles should be transplanted into the previously created incision area.
These channels have a great influence on the intensity, angle and direction of hair growth which are the determining factors for obtaining a natural appearance. Perhaps the reason for this is that the opening of the channels is the most important operation in successful hair transplantation. That is why the three-blade Sapphire would be a good choice. The channels are opened very well with sapphire blades during the hair transplantation process, as a result of which the yield of transplanted hair follicles is very high. Due to the small and thin opening of the Sapphire blades the grafts are less in contact with the outer part. Using the Sapphire hair transplant technique, the healing of the transplanted hair area is more rapid.
Hair transplantation with the new Sapphire technology is more than just a better and faster healing process, because it is a distinctive method that guarantees the avoidance of infection significantly. Sapphire blades allow opening the channel for a much higher density of hair and a targeted natural growth direction. This is possible because the discharge points left by the Sapphire blades fit perfectly into the baits used. Thus, the hair can be planted at the desired angle of 40-45 degrees.
Sapphire needles are available in various sizes from 0.6 to 1.5 mm. Based on the structure of the hair, its density and extent of distribution, the appropriate needle size is selected to open the channels.
The Sapphire technique is suitable for patients with problems in healing the scalp, because it has the ability to speed healing and avoid infection due to the properties of the Sapphire stone, which prevents the carrying of infection vectors in all its forms. This procedure benefits diabetics, those who have been receiving chemotherapy for cancerous tumors, women in the case of hair transplantation after trauma, as well as in previous hair transplant correction operations.
Direct hair transplantation with Choi pens
Specialized transplant pens are a special device that allows easy and simple hair transplantation thanks to its pencil-shaped structure that allows hair and beard transplants as well as body and scalp hair transplants. Hair transplantation with Choi pens allows direct hair transplantation in a simple hair transplant and in cases of Correction of previous operations, in addition, it is a special technique for these delicate operations.
The Choi pen technique is expressed as hair transplantation using a direct method or hair transplantation using the pen technique technique. The Choi pens method allows hair transplantation in the desired direction and recovery is very fast while bleeding is less. The technique of Choi pencils usually helps to make a comfortable eyebrow transplant and thicken the mustache and beard. The extraction technique is the most convenient technique for removing hair follicles and the hair follicles are removed from the donor site by the pen and cooled with the help of a special solution. Then the hair follicles and tissue cells taken in the Choi pen are put together.
The Choi Pen is intended for single use and a new Choi device is used for each patient. Epilation is the second step in hair transplantation. In the technique of Choi pens healthy hair follicles are placed on the area where the first transplant will be without the need for channels. This technique causes less irritation in the treated area compared to conventional hair transplantation. They allow natural cultivation in the desired direction and it is possible to get to the landscape using the preferred method of pens for hair and eyebrow transplantation and hair transplantation without shaving.
The number of hair transplant centers that use Choi pens in Turkey is few, but the experience should be applied by experienced doctors such as hair transplant experts at Turkiyaholidays Center. Advantages of direct hair transplantation technique with Choi pens:
- The patient will not be exposed to a conventional surgery with many wounds.
- There is no pain during the procedure and very little after it.
- This technique provided an opportunity for people who suffered from weakened hair follicles in donor areas.
- After the operation, a person can lead a normal life immediately after planting.
- The recovery period is very short compared to other techniques.
- The cost of hair transplantation with Choi pens is appropriate and not prohibitive.
- This technique is not related to the patient’s skin condition, it is suitable for everyone.
- The success rate of this technique is high.
- The technique is suitable for all cases of baldness and hair loss.
- The hair that grows after the procedure is treated normally.
- In this technique there is no need to cut hair.
Choi pens are a great way to grow long hair or grow hair without shaving in both women and men. Where they are offered solutions not to shave the receiving area, as well as for those who want to grow follicles to get density between hair transplant areas where there is light hair. Hair transplantation with Choi pens is also suitable for those who want to reduce the operation time with shorter healing periods than those that occur in conventional hair transplantation.
Robotic hair transplantation
Modern hair transplantation systems including ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplantation provide patients with many limitations. The robot technology is licensed only for the extraction of follicles in patients with dark hair and straight hair. The original disadvantage lies in the fact that men with straight, red or gray hair must first dye their hair to allow the automatic device to work properly.
However, it is known that even dark-haired people have different shades of hair color and a weaker hair structure. That is why it is easy to make mistakes and damage healthy grafts during the process of robotic hair transplantation. What’s more, robotic hair transplant is a problem in patients with curly hair, so it is advisable to perform manual hair transplant instead of using a robot.
There are many unsound reports that the robot works on its own without the help of a doctor and medical staff. However, robotic hair transplantation is only a surgeon-assisted technology where a robot extracts follicles and produces sites for grafts. The remaining procedures are carried out as in the case of other hair transplant techniques, including the traditional extraction technique. Choi pens are a great way to grow long hair or grow hair without shaving in both women and men. Where they are offered solutions not to shave the receiving area, as well as for those who want to grow follicles to get density between hair transplant areas where there is light hair. Robotic hair transplantation is also not suitable for all patients, as hair transplantation with this technique requires a certain type of dark hair and cannot be applied to some areas such as Beard, eyebrow and eyelash transplantation and has many disadvantages. One of the main pluses of this technique is that it significantly saves time, but the percentage of loss of transplanted grafts is uncontrollable.
Stem cell hair transplantation
Stem cell therapy is a cosmetic procedure aimed at revitalizing the growth of hair located on the scalp. In its simplest form, the innovative procedure has the potential to reactivate hair growth by using stem cells in your body. If you are considering a stem cell hair transplant to help restore hair, we would like to inform you that the procedure has not been sufficiently researched to date.
Stem cell hair transplantation is a cosmetic procedure performed with the aim of encouraging hair growth using the patient’s stem cells. Stem cells inside our body contain vital components that are associated with tissue repair and healing. In fact, stem cells are very basic and have the ability to transform into other types of cells such as hair follicle cells.
This operation is distinguished from other traditional procedures in hair transplantation, as it promises long-lasting results. The remedy is very suitable for those who are in the early stages of hair loss. A certain degree of stem cells can be found in the middle layers of the skin, in the subcutaneous fat layer. It is these very mesenchymal stem cells that are used to restore hair growth, by regenerating hair follicles. As such, the operation has the ability to repair the hair follicles, thereby stimulating hair growth. Moreover, this procedure can also activate stem cells that are already on the scalp.