City notebook

Hair transplantation in Istanbul and follow-up in the U.S.

What should you ask about recovery before a long flight back? We’ve pulled those questions together.

Methods and consultation

Ask how grafts would be collected and placed, who performs each step and why the clinician proposes the method.

Compare donor methods, clarify the DHI label and ask who would perform the surgery before traveling from the U.S.

What a clinician may ask about the timing and pattern of hair loss and why the assessment informs the discussion.

The clinician’s role, the records that can accompany you home and what a follow-up plan may cover.

Understand who is responsible for assessment, procedure records and aftercare when reading a treatment plan.

Request a treatment summary in English and clarify how the Istanbul clinic and a U.S. practice would share follow-up.

Check who receives scalp photos, which files are needed and whether consultation images can be reused or shared.

Check dates, angles and styling in hair transplant galleries, then turn the images into specific consultation questions.

What the procedure record, planned reviews and later observations can tell a clinician after you return home.

An editorial guide to clinical assessment, the surgical team, consent and responsibility for hair transplant follow-up.

How the written estimate, transport, accommodation and additional reviews contribute to the total.