Moving healthy follicles from the back of the scalp to thinning areas, usually by FUE or DHI. Every quote is itemised in writing before you fly, and each clinic offer states its own inclusions.
A plain-English guide to fue hair transplant abroad: real price ranges, how to judge a clinic, and how the trip actually works.
A hair transplant relocates healthy follicles from the permanent donor zone at the back of the scalp into thinning or bald areas, usually by FUE (individual extraction) or DHI (implanter-pen placement). Because the moved follicles are genetically resistant to hair loss, the ceiling is set by your donor capacity, which is why an honest graft assessment matters more than a big graft promise.
Istanbul is the world's highest-volume hair-transplant hub, and volume is exactly what you want in a surgical team: thousands of cases a year, refined technique, and prices well below UK rates for the same session size. Ask for the package price in writing and compare it against a UK quote for the same graft count.
The critical question is who does the surgery: in licensed clinics the surgeon designs the hairline and supervises extraction density; in unlicensed ones, technicians work unsupervised. Ask who holds the scalpel, see 12-month photo sets of cases like yours, and check the donor areas in those photos, an over-harvested donor is the irreversible mistake.
The procedure takes a day under local anaesthetic. Scabs shed within ten days, the transplanted hairs fall out around week three (normal), regrowth begins around month three and the result is judged at twelve months. Your aftercare plan schedules photo reviews at each milestone.
Share your case once: photos and a short history. Clinics review it and return itemised written quotes, each stating a fixed price or an estimate. You meet the clinic's medical team on video before committing to anything. Matching is free, and each offer states its aftercare programme in writing.
It depends on your loss pattern (Norwood stage) and donor density, not on a menu. Clinics on GetClinic quote a graft range after reviewing your photos, and a surgeon confirms it in person before anything is marked out.
A natural result is a design question: hairline shape, angle and density distribution. That's why the surgeon, not a technician, should design and approve your hairline, and why you should judge clinics by 12-month photos of similar cases.
DHI gives finer control for hairlines and unshaven procedures; FUE is faster for large sessions. Most patients are better served by the right operator than by the acronym, discuss both on your video consultation.
Most patients fly home 2-3 days after surgery with a written washing protocol. Your first professional wash usually happens at the clinic before departure.
