Who Will Actually Do Your Hair Transplant? 7 Questions to Ask a Clinic in Turkey
By the Lamis Clinic Hair Transplant Team, Istanbul · Updated October 2026
Short answer: before you compare prices or techniques, ask who will do each step of your surgery. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) warns that some clinics leave the key surgical steps to unlicensed technicians, with the doctor barely involved. A good clinic will answer these questions clearly — in writing.
Why this matters more than FUE vs DHI
Patients spend weeks researching Sapphire FUE, DHI pens and graft numbers. But the result depends far more on the skill and judgement of the person holding the instruments. Your donor hair is limited — once grafts are damaged or wasted, they can’t be replaced.
7 questions to ask any clinic
Who designs my hairline? This decides how natural you look for the rest of your life.
Who extracts the grafts? Over-harvesting can leave the donor area visibly thin.
Who opens the channels (incisions)? Angle, direction and density are set at this step.
Who places the grafts?
Who gives the local anaesthetic or any sedation?
When will I meet the doctor — before surgery day? Ideally you speak with the doctor before you travel.
Am I talking to a medical professional or a sales agent? It’s a fair question — ask it.
Vague, rushed or sales-style answers are a warning sign.
Red flags of a “hair mill”
Many patients operated on at the same time, all day, every day
A price that includes “unlimited” or extremely high graft numbers before anyone has seen your scalp
You only meet the doctor on surgery day — or not at all
Pressure to pay a deposit quickly
Heavy use of influencer promotions instead of real medical information
Surgery recommended to everyone, including people whose hair loss isn’t suited to it
Not everyone should have a hair transplant
An honest clinic will sometimes say no. For example, some people have thinning across the whole scalp — including the donor area — which makes a transplant a poor idea. Others are very young with fast-progressing hair loss and need a long-term plan first. Being told “not yet” is often a sign you are in the right place.
What a good consultation looks like
Your photos (or scalp) are examined before any number is quoted
Your donor area is assessed, not just the bald area
You get a realistic plan for today and for future hair loss
Aftercare and follow-up are explained before you travel
You know who your doctor is and what they will do
Ask us the same questions
We welcome these questions — please ask them at your consultation and get the answers in writing before you book.
This article is general information, not a diagnosis. Your own plan should come from a doctor who has examined your scalp.
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