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Practical guides on hair loss, hair transplant techniques, recovery and results, written for patients planning a procedure in Istanbul.

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Hands parting hair to show thinning on the top of the scalp

Am I a Good Candidate for a Hair Transplant? How I Assess Patients

Who is a good candidate for a hair transplant? How diagnosis, donor area, age, hair type, health and expectations are assessed, and when it
Smartphone on a small tripod facing a mirror in a bright room

Online Hair Analysis: Which Photos to Send and How to Take Them

Which five photos to send for an online hair analysis, how to take them, what to write with them and what an online assessment
The Bosphorus in Istanbul on a winter morning with a ferry and mosque silhouettes

Hair Transplant in Winter: A Physician’s View on Timing

Is winter a good time for a hair transplant? What changes in winter (sun, sweating, hats, colds, travel), what does not, and how a
Quiet hair clinic corridor with an empty waiting chair in morning light

Hair Transplant Day: What Happens, Hour by Hour

What happens on hair transplant day, hour by hour: hairline design, local anaesthetic, graft extraction, the break and graft placement, and what you will
Hair transplant before and after by Dr. Noyan Süalp, case 05, frontal hairline, Dr. Bayer Clinics Istanbul

Case #05: A Hair Transplant Result Explained by Dr. Noyan Süalp

Case 05: a frontal hairline hair transplant, before and after. What the photos show, how to read them honestly and how a natural frontal
Hair transplant before and after by Dr. Noyan Süalp, case 09, Dr. Bayer Clinics Istanbul

Is a Hair Transplant Permanent? What Lasts and What Can Change

Transplanted hair usually keeps growing for years because donor hair resists pattern hair loss, but native hair can keep thinning. What to expect long
Hair transplant before and after by Dr. Noyan Süalp, case 17, Dr. Bayer Clinics Istanbul

Hair Transplant Recovery Timeline: Day by Day and Month by Month

What to expect after a hair transplant: the first 14 days, shock loss in weeks 2–8, new growth from month 3 and the final
Dr. Noyan Süalp, physician at Dr. Bayer Clinics in Istanbul

FUE vs DHI Hair Transplant: Differences, Pros and Cons, and How to Choose

FUE and DHI take grafts the same way; they differ in how grafts are implanted. Compare channels and implanter pens, shaving, recovery and suitability.
Norwood hair loss scale chart showing Norwood 1 to Norwood 7, front of the head at the top

Norwood Scale: The 7 Stages of Male Hair Loss Explained

The Norwood hair loss scale explained stage by stage, from Norwood 1 to 7, including Norwood 4 and 3 vertex, rough graft ranges and
Eyebrow transplant healing

Are Scars Visible After Eyebrow Transplant?

What the eyebrow area looks like while it heals, how long redness and scabs last, and how to avoid lasting marks.

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