Asmed Hair Transplant Center Review
Koray Erdogan’s Asmed Hair Transplant Comprehensive Review
Asmed Hair Transplant Clinic Score
Pricing
Pre-Surgery, Consultation and Booking
Facilities and Accommodation
Physicians and Staff
Surgery Methods and Doctor Involvement
Post-Surgery, Instructions and Aftercare
Online Reviews
Before and After Photos
Pricing: 2/5
Transparent pricing is available.
Detailed all inclusive packages are listed.
Aftercare medications, and shampoos are included in the price.
A fixed price for a single surgical session.
The premium package is affordable (Price < 3000€)
Asmed Hair Clinic Pricing Table
| FUE (per graft) | FUE (2000 grafts) | FUE (4000 grafts) | PRP (per session) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Dr. Koray Erdogan | 3€ | 6000€ | 120000€ | 300€ |
| By Dr. Koray’s Team | 1.90€ | 3800€ | 7600€ | 300€ |
| Long Hair / Unshaven | 5€ | 10000€ | 20000€ | 300€ |
As a leading hair transplant clinic in Turkey, Asmed has no reason to hide its pricing. In official sources, the hair transplant cost in Asmed is €3 for each transplanted follicular unit.
If 4000 grafts are transplanted, the cost at Koray Erdogan’s Asmed Clinic becomes 12.000 Euro.
Most commonly, patients need 3000 to 4500 grafts to be transplanted. Therefore Asmed’s price varies between €9,000 and €13,500 for a FUE hair transplant. So, the total cost in Asmed Hair Transplant Center is 4-5 times Turkey’s average hair transplant cost.
Also, keep in mind that, in various sources, Koray Erdogan states that the cost increases if he does the surgical parts of the hair transplant surgery.
The package Asmed provides is not all-inclusive and covers:
- Translator
- Manual FUE sequential (DES), no micromotors
- Post-surgical treatment kit
- Post hair transplant treatments
- Pre-, post-op consultations
- KEEP (Koray Erdogan Embedding Placer) usage in implantation
Koray Erdogan Asmed Clinic optional services which cost extra:
- Transfers between the international airport, hotel and Asmed Clinic
- Accommodation at 5-Star Radisson Blu Asia with discount
- or accommodation in a luxury suite inside the Asmed Clinic
- PRP after hair transplant
- Mandatory medical package with laboratory testing and medication
Also, there is an A package and a B package. Dr. Koray Erdogan is partially involved in the B package, and a medical team does most parts.
However, packages are not written on the official website, and there is no easy-to-read price list. We’ve accumulated this information from various sources.
Pre-Surgery, Consultation and Booking: 4/5
Scalp condition improved with pre-op instructions for the best result.
1-1 online consultation with the doctor is available.
Detailed hair loss and transplant report provided. (+)
English-speaking customer success and sales specialists available.
Detailed information of phases provided.
The ASMED Hair Transplant Center’s website has two different contact forms. One is simple and consists of 4 questions, and the other one is complex and consists of 13 questions and providing wet and dry photos from various head angles is compulsory. When you fill out either of the forms and provide your medical conditions, the clinic gets back to you as soon as possible with the analysis result.
Unfortunately, some online comments are saying that Asmed Clinic is unresponsive or responding so late. The clinic is top-rated, and patient demand is relatively high, and we assume that’s the reason for the late replies.
After you book your seat, the clinic provides the patient with pre-operative instructions to improve scalp condition before the surgery. Dr. Koray Erdogan masters the literature and prepares guidelines for hair restoration accordingly.
He asks his patients to start taking Finasteride 1 month before the operation.
However, a prospect can’t meet with Dr. Koray Erdogan online. Dr. Erdogan is quite busy taking 10 patients a day.
In official sources, the phases of Asmed Hair Transplantation Clinic are explained in detail under the title “What Are Hair Transplant Procedures and Steps?”. Prospects can find answers to their questions from pre-op to post-op processes online.
Facilities and Accommodation: 4/5
Transfers are done with a VIP van.
5- star International Hotels included.
3-night accommodation included.
Operation rooms in hospitals/clinics are top-notch.
The hotel and clinic are in the central location.
VIP transfers are not included in packages; it is optional and at an additional cost, but you get what you pay for; the transfer service of the clinic is excellent.
Also, staying at a luxury room inside the Asmed Clinic or 5-Star hotel is charged extra.
When it comes to the clinic’s equipment and technology, Asmed is top-notch. Operating rooms are designed as real surgery rooms; the most delicate details are considered for patients’ well-being and comfort.
Besides employing the latest technology in hair transplantation, Dr. Koray Erdogan is known for his innovations in the hair transplant industry.
Let’s examine one of the important ones, which is KEEP (Koray Erdogan Embedding Placer)
KEEP (Koray Erdogan Embedding Placer) is a pen devised by Erdogan which works like the DHI Implanter Pen. He thinks that forceps used in regular FUE operations cause grafts to bend and get damaged in technicians’ hands, whether experienced or not.
In addition, KEEP is developed to implant grafts without pre-made incisions. The size varies and is chosen concerning the graft size and condition, and it is available for left and right-hand use. KEEP is proven to increase the hair regrowth rate by 15% compared to forceps.
However, we must emphasize that the DHI FUE technique also solves problems handled by KEEP.
Finally, the clinic is located in Atasehir, on the Asian Side of Istanbul. It is only 42km from Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and 44km from Istanbul Airport (ISL).
On the European side of Istanbul, the clinic is at a central location and easy to access anywhere. It is only 42km from Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and 57km from Istanbul Airport (ISL).
Physicians and Staff: 4/5
A dermatologist or plastic surgeon is available.
An anesthesiologist for sedation is available.
The surgeon has done over 1000 hair transplants.
3 or more technicians/nurses are part of the operational team.
English-speaking physicians and staff.
Dr. Koray Erdogan’s medical specialty is thoracic surgery, so he is a thoracic surgeon. Another Asmed doctor, Dr. Alp Bayramoglu’s specialty is basic medical sciences. So, there is no dermatologist or plastic surgeon available at Asmed.
However, in our opinion, Dr. Erdogan’s knowledge about hair transplantation is so comprehensive that a patient shouldn’t worry about the operation’s success even if there is no plastic surgeon or dermatologist available.
Asmed Clinic uses sedatives to relax the patient before and during the operation, and an anesthesiologist performs the sedation. Some patients have hair transplant trypophobia, so keeping an anesthesiologist ready to calm a patient is a positive.
The hair transplant crew in Asmed is one of the biggest. Besides having nurses and technicians for crucial duties, the clinic assigns two extra employees to analyze grafts under a microscope and calculate grafts using the Graft Calculator app devised by Koray Erdogan.
Dr. Koray Erdogan’s English is excellent, and he guarantees a native speaker’s existence with the patient all the time.
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Surgery Methods and Doctor Involvement: 5/5
A doctor performs & supervises all operations.
Bio-enhancements are used for harvested graft preservation.
Only one patient a day accepted / No simultaneous operations.
Needle-free local anesthesia and sedation are available.
Laser-assisted hairline drawing and telogen/miniaturization check.
Dr. Koray Erdogan performs the hair transplant operation in Asmed Clinic himself but charges extra for this service. He has fine-tuned his hair transplant techniques, and if a patient can afford such a high cost at Asmed (which would be higher than US and UK hair transplant costs), we definitely recommend it.
The clinic does a general health checkup and blood tests to ensure the patient is eligible for hair restoration procedures.
Asmed Clinic uses bio-enhancements for hair graft preservation and aftercare spray. The clinic uses organ transplant solutions and Liposomal ATP as a storage solution to preserve grafts. They are essential to boost the graft survival rate providing hair grafts the best medium until grafts are reconnected to the blood supply again.
What’s crucial about being the only patient a day is getting all the attention of a reputable doctor. So, Dr. Koray Erdogan offers this to you at an additional cost. Whether there are simultaneous operations or not, you can be the only patient of the famous Koray Erdogan. So, that’s a plus point.
When it comes to telogen and miniaturization checks, Asmed Clinic is an expert. To estimate the final coverage value better, they consider telogen and miniaturization ratios. The percentages give an idea about donor quality and recipient site graft demand for better density.
Post-Surgery, Instructions and Aftercare: 5/5
Regular post-op doctor consultations are provided.
Re-operation guarantee or lifetime warranty available.
Online post-op instructions are easily accessible.
Post-op ATPv spray provided for increased graft survival.
Medications and shampoos are available.
On the first day after the operation, the bandage is taken off, and the first hair wash is done with cold water and special shampoo at Asmed Clinic. The patient is taught the washing procedure and advised to follow it for the first 10 days.
Asmed’s post-operative instructions and care are one of the most comprehensive in the industry. It provides a timeline table showing the instructions and the period in which they are valid. Patients could find answers to their post-op activity questions such as “Can I start exercising?” without waiting for a response from the clinic.
In addition, Dr. Koray Erdogan is pretty sensitive about finasteride usage in post-op one year. He claims telogen (baby hairs) and miniaturization (long but very thin hairs) ratios go down if you use finasteride. Also, finasteride may prevent shock loss which generally occurs a month after surgery.
And they are checking newly transplanted grafts’ healing by asking for photos in all directions to analyze hair growth.
Asmed Clinic provides post-op ATP spray, considered a part of bio-enhanced hair restoration surgery and proven to improve graft survival rate and quality. Also, the post-surgical care kit of the clinic has everything a patient needs, including the ice packs.
Let me remind you that bio-enhancements are quite an expensive product which causes many Turkish hair transplant clinics to avoid reducing costs.
Online Reviews: 3/5
The clinic has over 500+ online reviews.
Negative reviews are positively handled.
Independent review website ratings 4.5+.
Video testimonials of actual patients are available.
High satisfaction rate.
| Website | Trustpilot Reviews | Google Reviews | Trustindex Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review Count | 61 | 214 | 298 |
| Review Rating | 4.5 ⭐ | 4.4 ⭐ | 4.5 ⭐ |
The clinic has plenty of reviews on various reliable rating websites, which is quite helpful for patients digging deep.
However, Asmed is either unresponsive or very slow to respond. Sometimes, it took months to get an answer from the clinic.
In our PSR framework, that’s a red flag. Most Asmed clinic patients come from abroad and can’t just physically go to the clinic, so they expect answers to Whatsapp messages, phone calls, and emails. If they need help and can’t get a response, it would affect the growth of newly transplanted hairs.
Some of the good and recent reviews are as follows:
Some of the bad reviews are as follows:
Before and After Photos: 5/5
Before/After photos available.
Natural-looking results (especially hairline).
Graft survival over %90.
No overharvesting.
The surgery technique is indicated.
Before/after cases of the clinic are the best in the industry (not only in Turkey but also in the world). Asmed provides very important information about hair transplants before/after.
Some of the information of Asmed Hair Transplant Center shows about their hair transplant result are as follows:
- Patients age:
- Hamilton-Norwood scale:
- Total transplanted area
- Total donor capacity
- Hair densities on scalp zones
- Hair diameters on scalp zones
- Graft count
- Punch details, manual or motorized, and diameter
- Incision and implantation technique details
- Average hair per graft
- Graft distribution
- Finasteride usage
- Multiple photos of patients
By including finasteride and bio-enhancements into the procedure, Asmed achieves a graft survival rate well over 90%. That’s a big plus.
With transplanted hairs following the patterns of natural hair, natural-looking hairlines, and homogenous hair transplant results, the clinic gets a perfect 5/5 in this category of our framework.
You can check many patient cases and graft numbers on the ASMED Clinic website.
Conclusion
Asmed Hair Transplant Clinic Rating
Dr. Koray Erdogan Asmed Hair Transplant Center is one of Turkey’s oldest and most famous clinics.
The service they provide is top-notch. Also, the innovations and technology of the clinic are unmatched worldwide.
In our review, the most dramatic drawback of the Asmed clinic is their pricing which is €3 per graft. Also, they charge extra for many services such as doctor’s involvement, 5-star hotels, PRP, and transfers in Istanbul. These additional services are included in the all-inclusive packages of many other good clinics. In our opinion, it is worth the price if a patient can afford it.
We think that with state-of-the-art clinics, luxury accommodations, 20+ years of experience, and medical professionals, Asmed is always a great choice.
Our objective rating for the Asmed Clinic is 4.1/5.0 according to our Price-Service-Result (PSR) framework.
Finally, we leave the following question to you to answer and decide accordingly:
Will it be worth €12.000 to get a hair transplant abroad, in Turkey?
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Koray Erdogan Biography
He was born in Bursa/Turkey in 1968 and studied medicine at Hacettepe University. He completed his specialization training as an assistant in the Thoracic Surgery Department of Marmara University.
Koray Erdoğan founded Asmed Hair Center in 2001 and still performs hair transplants there. He and his team specialize in FUE performed with custom lateral slits and KEEP implanter.
As a speaker, he has attended many international conferences and workshops and contributed to hair transplant literature with DES or Sequential FUE technique.
He is also known for other innovations such as KEEP, Graft Calculator, Coverage Value, KE-Bot, KE-Head, and KE-Rest.
In 2016, WFI (World FUE Institute) was founded by him and other known hair transplant doctors such as Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Jose Lorenzo, and Dr. Bijan Feriduni.
Currently, he is the president of the World FUE Institute.
FAQ
What is the Asmed hair transplant’s cost?
The hair transplant cost in Asmed is 3 Euro/graft, and if Koray Erdoğan performs the surgery, the price per graft becomes higher. So, for a regular patient, the Asmed price varies between €9,000 and €13,500. It depends on the follicular unit count and extra services such as transfers, accommodation, PRP, and doctor involvement.
What does the community on Reddit think about Koray Erdogan?
People on Reddit are generally pleased with the service of Koray Erdogan. But many find his prices extremely high compared to Turkey’s average hair transplant price.
Does Dr. Koray Erdogan have bad reviews?
Yes, he does. The most common points in Koray Erdogan reviews are high average cost compared to other Turkish clinics and unresponsive customer specialists.
