Hair Center of Turkey patients describe their own hair transplant — where they travelled from, which technique was used and how many grafts were placed. Every video is published on the clinic's YouTube channel and loads only when you press play.
Each account is one person's experience. Results differ between patients and cannot be guaranteed.
Personal accounts, recorded with patients. Useful for understanding a visit; not a prediction of your own result.
Ask the HCT team about your own caseEach story here is a video recorded with a Hair Center of Turkey patient and published on the clinic's own YouTube channel. The name, home country, technique and graft number shown under every video are the details published for that case — nothing has been added to them.
They are personal accounts, not clinical evidence. A video can show you what a visit to Istanbul looked like for one person. It cannot tell you what your own plan would be, or what your own result would look like.
Six patients describe the part that happens at home: working out whether a transplant made sense for them, and what had to be arranged before travelling to Istanbul.
Planning the trip before booking
Deangelo travelled from the United States for a 4,000-graft Sapphire FUE procedure on Afro-textured hair. His account is about the planning that happens before the flight is booked.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 4,000
- Length
- 2:10
- Published
- December 2022
The trip, step by step
Lenom came from Brazil for 3,000 grafts with Sapphire FUE and takes the trip in order, from first contact to the return home.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 3,000
- Length
- 1:26
- Published
- May 2022
A 2,300-graft plan from Costa Rica
Sebastian flew from Costa Rica for a Sapphire FUE procedure of 2,300 grafts — the second smallest plan in this collection. Recorded in 2025.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 2,300
- Length
- 3:00
- Published
- May 2025
Where the decision started
Thomas travelled from England for 4,500 grafts with Sapphire FUE. A short account of how the decision to travel was made.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 4,500
- Length
- 1:43
- Published
- July 2022
Beginning the process from Brazil
Luca came from Brazil for a 3,700-graft Hybrid procedure, an approach that combines two placement methods within one plan.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 3,700
- Length
- 1:32
- Published
- April 2025
Why Türkiye was the choice
Juste travelled from the United States for 3,800 grafts with Sapphire FUE on Afro-textured hair, and explains what made Türkiye the destination.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 3,800
- Length
- 1:27
- Published
- December 2022
Each video loads from YouTube only after you press play. Every account is one person's own experience; results differ from patient to patient.
Nine accounts recorded around the visit — the consultation, the clinic, and the day of the procedure.
Three minutes on the whole experience
Dr. Adam Hotchkiss travelled from the United States for a 3,500-graft Hybrid procedure, recorded in 2024.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 3,500
- Length
- 3:03
- Published
- August 2024
The one DHI account here
Andres came from Peru for 2,600 grafts placed with DHI. It is the only DHI story among these videos, and the second longest.
- Technique
- DHI
- Grafts
- 2,600
- Length
- 3:44
- Published
- May 2025
A patient who did not fly in
Osman is the one patient here living in Türkiye, with 2,500 grafts using Sapphire FUE. The video is in Turkish.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 2,500
- Length
- 2:53
- Published
- August 2022
What the day itself looks like
Gonder travelled from Brazil for 4,000 grafts with Sapphire FUE. At just over a minute this is the shortest video here, recorded in Portuguese.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 4,000
- Length
- 1:02
- Published
- January 2023
The full journey explained
Nicolas flew from Australia for 4,200 grafts with Sapphire FUE and covers the trip from beginning to end.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 4,200
- Length
- 1:54
- Published
- July 2022
From consultation onwards
Vinicius came from Brazil for 3,700 grafts with Sapphire FUE, recorded in 2022.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 3,700
- Length
- 2:00
- Published
- November 2022
A short account from Australia
Ossama travelled from Australia for a 4,000-graft Hybrid procedure, recorded in 2025.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 4,000
- Length
- 1:20
- Published
- May 2025
A Canadian patient's visit
Matia travelled from Canada for 2,600 grafts with Sapphire FUE, recorded in 2024.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 2,600
- Length
- 2:51
- Published
- January 2024
A 3,700-graft Hybrid plan
Demis came from Mexico for 3,700 grafts using the Hybrid approach, recorded in 2025.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 3,700
- Length
- 2:38
- Published
- March 2025
Each video loads from YouTube only after you press play. Every account is one person's own experience; results differ from patient to patient.
Eight patients talk about the period after the procedure and about the decision with hindsight.
Looking back on the choice
Kyle travelled from the United States for 2,500 grafts with Sapphire FUE, recorded in 2022.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 2,500
- Length
- 2:12
- Published
- October 2022
Cost and trust, from a patient's view
Cleber came from Brazil for 4,500 grafts with Sapphire FUE — among the highest graft numbers here. Recorded in Portuguese.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 4,500
- Length
- 2:35
- Published
- November 2022
The smallest plan in this collection
Kristen travelled from England for 1,800 grafts with the Hybrid approach — the lowest graft number among these stories, and a reminder that not every plan is a large one.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 1,800
- Length
- 3:06
- Published
- January 2023
Travelling from Germany
Patrick came from Germany for 2,600 grafts with Sapphire FUE. A one-minute account, recorded in 2023.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 2,600
- Length
- 1:03
- Published
- January 2023
The most detailed account here
On travelled from Israel for a 3,000-graft Hybrid procedure. At just over five minutes this is the longest video in the collection.
- Technique
- Hybrid
- Grafts
- 3,000
- Length
- 5:12
- Published
- January 2024
Hair and eyebrow in one plan
Logan travelled from the United States for 3,200 grafts with Sapphire FUE; his video also covers an eyebrow transplant. Recorded in June 2025, the most recent story here.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 3,200
- Length
- 2:22
- Published
- June 2025
The growth phase
Avery came from Canada for 3,900 grafts with Sapphire FUE and talks about the growth that follows a procedure.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 3,900
- Length
- 1:34
- Published
- October 2022
The largest plan in this collection
Adrian travelled from Canada for 5,000 grafts with Sapphire FUE — the highest graft number among these stories.
- Technique
- Sapphire FUE
- Grafts
- 5,000
- Length
- 1:09
- Published
- July 2022
Each video loads from YouTube only after you press play. Every account is one person's own experience; results differ from patient to patient.
Your donor area sets the limit
The number of grafts available comes from your own donor area. Two people with similar hair loss can be offered very different plans, and a larger number is not a better one.
How suitability is assessedYou are seeing different moments
Shedding in the first weeks is expected and visible density takes months. A story recorded a year after a procedure shows a different stage than one recorded during the trip.
The recovery timelineA video is not a plan
What you see belongs to that person's hair type, donor density and starting point. The useful next step is an assessment of your own photographs.
Send three photographsYes. Each video was recorded with a patient and published on the clinic's own YouTube channel. The name, country, technique and graft number shown under each video are the details published for that case.
Between 1,800 and 5,000. The figure is set for each person after their donor area is assessed, which is why it varies so widely. The range on this page is not a guide to what you would be offered.
Sapphire FUE, DHI and Hybrid. Of the 23 accounts, 16 are Sapphire FUE procedures, 6 are Hybrid and 1 is DHI.
11 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Peru, the United States and Türkiye. One of them was already living in Türkiye rather than flying in.
No. Each video is one person's experience with their own hair type, donor area and starting point. Results differ between patients and cannot be guaranteed. The only way to know what is realistic for you is an individual assessment.
The before and after page shows documented photographic cases from the clinic, and the patient reviews page collects written accounts. Both are linked from the menu under Results.
Your own assessment starts with three photographs.
Front, top and back of your head are enough. You receive a graft estimate, the technique we would use and an indicative price, reviewed by the medical team.