Cosmedica Review
Cosmedica Hair Transplant Comprehensive Review
Cosmedica 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: 4/5
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€)
Cosmedica Clinic Pricing Table
| up to 4000 grafts | 4000-5500 grafts | |
|---|---|---|
| Sapphire FUE | €2300 | €3200 |
| Sapphire DHI | €2990 | €3890 |
| DHI Sapphire VIP (Operated by Dr. Acar) | €5000 | €6000 |
Cosmedica Clinic has a transparent pricing policy and provides prices along with related package details:
FUE GOLD
Up to 4000 grafts
Sapphire Blade Incision
FUE Hair Transplantation
Operation Plan & supervision by Dr. Acar
Consultation & hairline design by Dr. Acar
Result check on the following day
Personal companion and translator
Needle-Free Anaesthesia
5-Star Accommodation
Pick-up and Transfers
€2300
DHI Sapphire
Up to 4000 grafts
+900€ for mega session up to 5500 Grafts
Includes All FUE GOLD Items
DHI Implanter Pen
4 months Hair Power Boost Pack
€2990
VIP DHI Sapphire
Up to 4000 grafts
+1000€ for mega session up to 5500 Grafts
Includes All DHI Sapphire Items
Incisions performed by Dr. Acar
Follow-up day result check by Dr. Acar
€5000
4-months Hair Power Boost Pack consisting of anti-hair loss shampoo, biotin, multi-vitamin, finasteride, and some other medications are not provided in the basic package, which is called FUE Gold. To purchase it, a client should pay at least €200 extra.
We think post-op shampoos, medications, and other supplements should be standard in each package. 99% of clinics in Turkey provide them in all-inclusive packages, and that’s a minus.
The price seems to be fixed but up to a graft limit.
- In the FUE Gold package, the upper graft limit is 4000
- In the DHI Sapphire package, up to 3500 grafts are implanted with a DHI pen, and for more grafts, €700 is charged (up to 5500 grafts)
- VIP DHI Sapphire package in which incisions by Dr. Acar included has an upper graft limit of 3500. Then €1000 is asked to implant up to 2000 additional grafts.
Depending on the team’s speed and the patient’s scalp condition, the maximum graft count in a single surgical session may change in a FUE session. So, 4000 for FUE and 3500 for DHI sessions in a day is pretty standard. What’s important is the high incision, hair channels, and implantation quality with a low transection rate.
The main price dependency of the clinic is the hair transplant method.
Pre-Surgery, Consultation and Booking: 2/5
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.
On Cosmedica Clinic’s website and other reliable sources, there is no mention of pre-op scalp condition improving programs nor pre-op kits consisting of supplements. These instructions prepare the scalp for the best possible result. That is a minus for the clinic.
There is no way to meet with Dr. Acar 1-1 before the operation. He is busy taking many patients in a day even if he doesn’t perform the surgery (except for the VIP package).
The booking process is straightforward and starts with a free consultation consisting of an online hair analysis and hair transplantation report. A prospect can fill out a form or write the clinic through Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger. The clinic then asks for photos to analyze the situation and recommends a course of hair restoration treatment.
There is not much information about the phases of Dr. Acar’s hair transplant procedures which is not comforting for prospects. They need to contact a clinic to learn the clinic’s operation details.
Facilities, Services, and Accommodation: 5/5
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.
Cosmedica prioritizes the comfort of its patients. With 5-star accommodation and VIP transfers, the clinic takes care of everything. However, as we mentioned above, not providing important information about the phases of hair transplant operations, including travel plans and the schedule in Istanbul before the reservation, is a drawback.
All transfers, accommodation, and travel expenses are included in the all-inclusive packages in Cosmedica Clinic, so you won’t have to spend big in Turkey. Also, a 3-night stay is a default in each package. It is excellent to enjoy the city of Istanbul and take a rest after the hair transplant.
With its multilingual clinical staff, Cosmedica has taken an important step to ensure that its patients have no communication issues during the operation process.
Facilities at Cosmedica are complicated to score, as very little information is given about the clinic itself. The clinic looks modern, and the hair transplant rooms are clean and ready.
On the European side of Istanbul, the clinic is at the center of a popular place, Etiler, an easy-to-access tourist place. It is only 42km from Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and 41km from Istanbul Airport (ISL). The biggest shopping malls in Istanbul with famous brands, Cevahir Shopping Mall, Zorlu Shopping Center, Akmerkez, and Kanyon Mall, are very close to the clinic.
Physicians and Staff: 3/5
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. Acar’s specialty is medical aesthetics, and he has training certificates in mesotherapy, FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), laser therapy (LLLT), and filler applications. In our opinion, the hair surgeon’s specialty should be either dermatology (specializing in skin, scalp, and hair follicles) or plastic surgery. However, Dr. Levent Acar is a very experienced hair transplant specialist and has been performing/supervising hair restoration surgeries for more than 15 years.
There is no mention of soft sedation or anesthesiologist in online sources. As for hair transplant equipment and methods, the clinic uses a dermojet tool, a needle-free jet injection local anesthesia. A patient may feel stressed and anxious before undergoing an actual surgery; sedation done by an anesthesiologist helps the patient to be calmer before and during the hair transplantation.
Over 16 years in the field of hair transplantation, Dr. Acar and Cosmedica performed well over 1000 hair transplants. During these operations, a team of 3 or 4 nurses/technicians take a role to support the leading operator, which is not Dr. Acar if you don’t purchase a VIP package.
See other hair transplant clinic’s PSR scores:
Surgery Methods and Doctor Involvement: 2/5
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. Acar’s experience is a huge selling point; that’s for sure. However, Dr. Acar is fully involved in VIP surgeries which require a maximum fee to be paid. In other packages, he performs operation planning and hairline design parts.
ISHRS guidelines clearly state that the doctor should do surgical parts requiring cuts. So, according to ISHRS, not fully attending the hair transplant surgery is a red flag.
Bio-enhancements (such as liposomal ATPv) are not used in hair restoration surgeries at Dr. Acar Cosmedica Clinic. Research shows that they are crucial for transplanted hair graft survival, which is a minus for an experienced clinic.
The clinic accepts multiple patients in a day and conducts simultaneous operations. And, if you don’t purchase the Cosmedica VIP package, a technician leads the hair transplantation. So: – How can you know how much experience that technician has?
– Which before/after photos on the website belong to the technician?
– What is his name, and how many years of experience does he have?
We think answers to these questions are pretty crucial in decision-making.
A centered and symmetrical hairline is drawn using a laser hairline designer and updated according to the patient’s wishes. Generally, a very low hairline is not recommended by the hair transplant doctor since hundreds of precious and limited hair grafts are required to lower the hairline for a cm.
Also, no information about telogen and miniaturization checks is provided in any source. We believe it is critical to estimate:
- Donor area graft count
- Overharvesting prevention
- Coverage calculation
It’s another disadvantage for Dr. Acar clinic.
Cosmedica Clinic uses Lateral Slit FUE, Sapphire FUE, and DHI FUE hair transplant techniques. Dr. Acar does not prefer FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) or Artas Robotic Hair Transplant Technique.
Post-Surgery, Instructions and Aftercare: 3/5
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 day after the hair transplant, donor area bandages are removed, and the first hair wash is done with a shampoo. The clinic especially warns patients about sleep positions that would ruin the implants and hurt donor zones, and patients are advised to sleep and rest in a chair.
Again, Dr. Acar only attends follow-up meetings on the day after the surgery if a VIP package is purchased. In other packages, technicians conduct procedures.
The clinic promises to deliver the planned result. We consider Cosmedica’s words as a re-operation guarantee.
Online post-op instructions are minimal, and it only talks about what to do in the first week and how to sleep after hair transplantation surgery.
After the surgery, Cosmedica Clinic contacts the patient regularly and asks for photos to check the healing process. That’s important to prevent any possible complications. One drawback is that patients do not have online and detailed post-op instructions manual to check out anytime they want. Provided instructions are minimal; it only talks about what to do in the first week and how to sleep after hair transplantation.
As we mentioned above, the hair power boost pack is not provided in the Gold package of Cosmedica. DHI Sapphire and VIP DHI Sapphire packages include a 4-months hair boost pack. However, standard medications and shampoos are provided.
Online Reviews: 4/5
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 | Realself Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review Count | 453 | 1,288 | 39 |
| Review Rating | 4.9 ⭐ | 4.9 ⭐ | 4.5 ⭐ |
Cosmedica has plenty of online reviews, which is quite essential for prospects looking for a reputable hair transplant clinic. However, the negative reviews are not responded to; we don’t know how the clinic handles bad outcomes.
As an organization, we want clinics to always stay behind their work and manage bad results. Everybody can make a mistake; how you manage and what you learn from a bad case are important. However, if you don’t respond, a candidate would be left with a question mark.
Some of the good recent reviews are as follows:
Some of the bad recent reviews are as follows:
Most clients are satisfied with their results showing that Dr. Acar and his professional team perform successful hair transplants.
Before and After Photos: 4/5
Before/After photos available.
Natural-looking results (especially hairline).
Graft survival over %90.
No overharvesting.
The surgery technique is indicated.
Cosmedica provided photos of real patients on its website and Instagram. Results are natural-looking and homogeneous. Many patients have a full head of hair after a 12-18 months healing period.
However, there is an important fact that clinics share only the best results online.
Graft survival rates are great, but we guess it is not over 90%. In a regular hair transplant surgery, 20-30% of all grafts may die, and in most professional clinics, the ratio decreases to 10-15%. However, achieving a 90+% graft survival rate without bio-enhancements is very hard.
Conclusion
Cosmedica Hair Transplant Clinic Rating
The hair transplant cost at Dr. Acar’s clinic is affordable compared to hair transplant clinics in Europe and the US. And patients can get quality hair transplants at the clinic.
Being transparent about pricing and providing package details online is crucial to building trust. Prospects do not question whether they are overcharged.
The biggest drawback is that Dr. Acar does not perform surgical parts in FUE Gold and DHI Sapphire packages. We expect doctors to perform critical parts.
There are a lot of good reviews online and satisfied customer videos, enhancing the clinic’s reputation. Trustpilot and Google review ratings are very close to 5. Also, before and after hair transplant photos are pretty good.
Our objective rating for the clinic is 3.1/5.0 according to our Price-Service-Result (PSR) framework.
Finally, we leave the following question to you to answer:
What would be the benefit of choosing a famous doctor’s clinic if there is almost no doctor involvement?
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Levent Acar Biography
He was born in 1981 in Germany and graduated from Istanbul University Capa Medicine. Currently, he is a Medical Aesthetics doctor.
After graduation, he completed Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken Medical Training, FUE, LLLT, mesotherapy, and filler application training programs.
In 2001, Dr. Acar founded Cosmedica Clinic, offering FUE and DHI FUE hair transplant techniques.
In 2019, Cosmedica opened a branch in Düsseldorf/Germany under the name of Cosmedica Haarpflege & Antiaging GmbH.
He knows German, Turkish, and English, so he is trilingual.
FAQ
Does Cosmedica have bad reviews?
Yes, he does. On Google, he has bad reviews that are not properly managed. The common point in bad reviews is that Dr. Acar’s involvement is so low, and some results of technician-led operations are bad.
Does Cosmedica have good FUE reviews and results?
Yes, Dr. Acar and technicians have been doing regular and sapphire FUE for years, and the clinic achieves natural results.
What does the community on Reddit think about Cosmedica?
Some Cosmedica reviews on Reddit are pretty good; others are quite bad. When Dr. Acar did the surgery, Reddit users became satisfied with the result.
