Dr. Emrak Cinik Review
Dr. Cinik Hair Transplant Comprehensive Review
Dr. Cinik 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: 5/5
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€)
Dr. Cinik Clinic Pricing Table
| FUE | Sapphire FUE | DHI | Manual FUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| up to 5000 grafts | €2280 | €2530 | €3190 | €3490 |
Following the transparency trend, they provide pricing on their website along with the hair transplant packages.
All packages are all-inclusive, and details are listed. All-inclusive packages make the patient’s time in Istanbul extremely easy by meeting all the needs. Clients can select complimentary services in line with their wishes.
The primary price dependence is the technique the patient chooses for the hair restoration operation. Regular FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), DHI FUE, and Sapphire FUE techniques are provided at the clinic.
The cheapest and most popular package is Primary FUE which costs €2,090, and the package details are as follows:
FUE
Consultation with DR. CINIK
Normal FUE with Steel Blade
Maximum Hair Grafts
Accommodation
VIP Transfer
Blood Test
Medication & Care Products
First Hair Wash
€2280
Primary Sapphire FUE
Consultation with DR. CINIK
Sapphire FUE with Sapphire Blade
Maximum Follicular Units / Grafts
Accommodation
VIP Transfer
Blood Test
Medication & Care Products
First Hair Wash
€2530
DHI
Consultation with DR. CINIK
DHI Technique with DHI Pen
Accommodation
VIP Transfer
Blood Test
Medication & Care Products
First Hair Wash
€3190
Exclusive FUE
Channel Openingby DR. CINIK
Normal FUE with Steel Blade
Consultation with DR. CINIK
Maximum Hair Grafts
Accommodation
VIP Transfer
Blood Test
Medication & Care Products
First Hair Wash
€3490
As you see in all package details, medication and aftercare products are included without charging extra.
Dr. Cinik Hair Hospital packages have a fixed price for maximum grafts. That’s a big positive in preventing overharvesting and false graft count reports. A patient can’t follow this number up during the 6-10 hours of real surgery.
The fixed price policy is also good because even if we assume the cost per graft is 1€, the cost would be €4500 for a 4500 graft at Dr. Emrah Cinik’s clinic. For 2€, the price would be enormously high (€9000).
The most expensive and premium package of Dr. Emrah Cinik Hair Transplant Clinic costs less than €3500. In our opinion, that cost is affordable for each client looking for hair transplantation abroad.
The final important thing about pricing is that Dr. Cinik charges €250 for needle-free anesthesia, which is not included in the all-inclusive packages.
Pre-Surgery, Consultation and Booking: 3/5
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.
There is no information about pre-op scalp and skin preparation instructions on Dr. Cinik Hair Hospital’s website and other reliable sources. These instructions include nutrition, supplements, and don’ts, preparing the scalp, enhancing the number of healthy hairs, and strengthening hair roots & shafts for the best possible result. That is a minus for the clinic.
Do you dream of meeting with Dr. Cinik before the operation date? Even if you agree on the surgery date and buy your flight, it is impossible. He is pretty busy taking tens of international patients every day, and his medical team handles initial consultation and most hair restoration surgeries.
Look at Dr. Emrah Cinik’s hair transplant packages listed above in detail. You will realize that he charges €800 to open channels which is the doctor’s primary duty according to ISHRS. So don’t expect to see him 1-1 in a Zoom call or Google meeting.
Dr. Cinik Clinic is very careful about hair loss diagnosis and pre-operational health status checkups. They prepare a detailed report including blood test results with HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, vitamin D, Zn, Mg, and Total Iron Binding Capacity. The report also includes graft counts and allocation to bald zones.
Dr. Cinik Hair Transplant Center provides information about their hair transplant stages on the website. Clients can find answers to their questions from pre-operational procedure to post-operational care by doing a little search.
Emrah Cinik’s booking process is seamless. Patients can contact the clinic via an online contact form which is very easy to find and fill. The multilingual team of the Cinik will get back to the client very soon.
Scalp/hair Images from all directions are required for hair loss and hair transplant analysis. After finding out you are eligible for a hair restoration operation, you can book a surgery date. You need to pay a €500 deposit fee to reserve your seat.
A non-refundable deposit, around €500, is charged to secure your booking. If you cancel your booking, the amount is retained at the clinic.
However, in case of an emergency or illness (such as COVID-19), the clinic is flexible in rescheduling your surgery date.
Facilities, Services, 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.
When you arrive in Istanbul, the driver of the clinic waits for you at the main exit with a sign with the client’s name and takes you to the VIP Van for hotel transfer.
The primary package only includes 2-night accommodation in the 5-star hotel Renaissance Istanbul Polat Bosphorus. The hotel is located in quite an excellent location with a Bosphorus view.
In our opinion, 1 night extra for the rest and recovery before the tiring journey back home is crucial for graft health. To get it, the client needs to upgrade the package and pay €500 extra, and most Turkish clinics don’t add the cost for an extra night.
Regarding hospitals/clinics, Dr. Cinik Hair Hospital is top-notch with the latest modern equipment. Also, the clinic has taken all the necessary precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic and is safe for disease transmission. The clinic is also a Turkish Government and EU-approved private hospital with its hair restoration operating rooms with comfortable and ergonomic hair transplant chairs. The medical staff is well trained and very friendly and accommodating.
Dr. Emrah Cinik Clinic has 28 rooms which the doctor is proud about. Considering the fact that there is only 1 doctor, it is a huge minus, according to us, since it makes the clinic a “hair mill” accepting too many international patients a day. It’s not surprising to hear online patient complaints stating that they saw the doctor for only 3 minutes.
On the European side of Istanbul, the clinic is at a central location and easy to access. It is only 30km from Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and 44km from Istanbul Airport (ISL). The biggest shopping centers in Istanbul, Cevahir Shopping Mall, and Zorlu Shopping Center, are very close to the clinic.
Furthermore, the clinic and 5-star Renaissance Istanbul Polat Bosphorus hotel is just 1.5km from the clinic, which is very good considering the traffic jams in Istanbul during rush hours.
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. Cinik is a psychiatrist with aesthetic medicine and cosmetics certifications. We believe that the hair transplant surgeon’s specialty should be dermatology or plastic surgery, and that’s a minus.
The clinic offers no soft sedation option, and the sedation procedure requires an expert anesthesiologist, which increases the cost. They do local anesthesia with needle-free dermojet for every patient.
Under his supervision, the clinic conducted over 10.000 hair transplant surgeries. We are unsure how many of them are done by Dr. Emrah Cinik. Many patients complain about not seeing a hair transplant surgeon in online reviews.
His entire team comprises 65 employees, and each surgical team has at least 3 technicians or nurses helping the leading operator. At least one person speaks fluent English on each team.
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.
As you can validate from various reliable sources, if you don’t pay extra for doctor involvement, Dr. Cinik will only attend pre-op consultations.
Following hair restoration operation phases in Dr. Cinik Clinic is handled by technicians in primary packages:
- Graft harvesting
- Canal opening
- Implantation
- Post-treatment result check
- PRP treatment
As an organization, we are influenced by ISHRS guidelines, and according to it, this is a red flag. The doctor should do parts requiring surgical expertise.
Bio-enhancements such as hypothermosol and ATPv (a.k.a liposomal ATPv) are not used in the hair restoration surgeries of Dr. Cinik, and they are pretty crucial for high graft survival. It’s a big minus for such an experienced doctor not to include such a precious element into the hair transplant procedures to cut costs.
Having 28 rooms and 65 employees, one can’t expect Dr. Cinik to accept one patient daily and thoroughly concentrate on them. The clinic is one of the hair mill hair clinics in Turkey.
The biggest issue is that some technicians are just newbies and are probably randomly assigned to you. Therefore your result might be good and posted to Dr. Cinik’s Instagram or bad and ignored.
A symmetrical hairline is drawn using a laser-assisted tool in pre-op consultation. Also, local anesthesia with needle-free dermojet is employed in operation.
However, we found no information about telogen and miniaturization ratio examinations. We believe it is critical to estimate:
- Donor capacity
- Overharvesting protection
- Estimated coverage calculation
It’s another disadvantage for Dr. Cinik Clinic.
Normal FUE (Follicular Unit Excision), Sapphire FUE, and DHI FUE methods are employed to perform beard, hair, and eyebrow transplants in his clinic. We found no information regarding FUT or Artas Robotic Hair Transplant Technique on Dr. Cinik’s website and reliable online sources. Most probably, they don’t perform FUT and Robotic hair restoration.
Post-Surgery, Instructions and Aftercare: 4/5
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.
After the surgery, a technician does a post-op checkup. During the checkup, bandages are removed, and the first hair wash is done with a special shampoo. A special solution is applied to the donor zone for fast healing. The patient with probable male pattern baldness (AGA) is also educated about post-op recovery and healing procedures.
The clinic regularly reaches out to the patient and asks for photos to check the healing process. That’s important in order to intervene early before a complication gets serious. So, post-treatment care of the clinic is good.
Dr. Cinik Hair Hospital offers a 10-year hair transplantation guarantee if the patient strictly follows their post-operative guidelines. If the clinic makes a mistake in the hair transplant operation, the patient can get a re-operation. A patient should contact the clinic to learn guarantee measures.
Post-op instructions are clear, concise, and easy to find online. They are listed under 5 main categories:
- Activities
- Hair Growth
- Physical Protection
- Washing
- Special Care
Since bio-enhancements are not part of procedures, post-op ATPv spray is not provided by Dr. Cinik Hospital. As we know, it takes days for transplanted hair follicles to connect blood vessels, and ATPv spray prevents them from dying by giving the primary cellular energy source: ATP.
Dr. Cinik Clinic post-operative aftercare kit is pretty comprehensive. The medication inside the bag lasts about a week.
The kit content:
- 1 box of antibiotics (Aksef).
- 1 box of painkillers (Parol/Pirofin).
- 1 box of gastroprotective drug (Omeprol).
- 1 box of anti-edema (Prednol).
- 1 box of blood diluent (Coraspin/Ecopirin).
- Panthenol spray
- Sebamed shampoo
- Headband
- Bucket hat
- Neck pillow
- Carry bag
They also sell additional packages for €200. Extras last 6 months:
The extra content:
- 6 shampoo bottles.
- 3 boxes of multivitamins (60 tablets each).
- 3 boxes of Biotin (60 tablets each).
- 2 boxes of Finasteride (28 tablets each).
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 | 2,897 | 1,938 | 417 |
| Review Rating | 4.9 ⭐ | 4.8 ⭐ | 4.7 ⭐ |
The clinic has thousands of online reviews (hopefully, they are not fake and written by real patients) which is quite helpful for researchers. However, not many of them responded.
We especially expect clinics to stay behind their work and handle negative comments since they are essential to decision-making.
There are pretty bad reviews by real patients, and no further explanation is done by the clinic, which would put a question mark on the patient’s minds.
Some of the good reviews are as follows:
Some of the recent bad reviews are as follows:
Most clients are satisfied with their results.
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.
The clinic provided before/after photos of real patients on its website, Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube. The results look natural.
Graft survival rates are good but not over 90%. Without bio-enhancements going above 90%, the graft survival rate is tough to achieve.
Let us remind you that clinics choose the best results to put on these platforms.
Conclusion
Dr. Emrah Cinik Rating
According to our Dr. Emrah Cinik review, the average cost in his clinic is affordable compared to hair transplants in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Showing pricing and detailed packages on the website is a crucial step to being as transparent as possible. Patients won’t question whether they are offered different prices than others.
One drawback is charging extra for Dr. China’s involvement in the hair transplant process. Needle-free dermojet local anesthesia is standard in many clinics in Turkey, but it is also extra at Dr. Cinik hospital.
The hospital is state-of-the-art with the latest technology equipment. However, doctor involvement in hospital’s surgery rooms is extremely low. Many patients complain that Dr. Cinik does not allocate time for them to redraw their hairline or answer crucial questions.
In the hair transplant center, there are various other hair loss treatments such as PRP, mesotherapy, and after hair transplant laser therapy or LLLT.
28 operating rooms, a dedicated team of 65 including complete beginner technicians and nurses; even though Dr. Cinik is an experienced surgeon, his lack of involvement puts a question mark on minds.
Our objective rating for the clinic is 3.5/5.0 according to our Price-Service-Result (PSR) framework.
Finally, we leave the following question to you to answer and decide accordingly:
What’s the benefit of choosing a famous doctor if he does not contribute to the result?
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Emrah Cinik Biography
Dr. Emrah Cinik was born in 1977 and studied medicine at Uludag University between 1996 and 2002.
In Bursa, he took a medical aesthetics and cosmetics certificate to perform a hair transplant surgery legally.
Between 2002 and 2007, he worked in the medical aesthetics and cosmetics field in Bursa, Turkey.
Since 2007, he has been running his hair clinic in Beşiktaş/Istanbul/Turkey.
He was a former member of the ISHRS (The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery). He attended ISHRS conferences to improve his skills. Currently, he is not listed in the membership list of ISHRS; most probably, he has left due to imposed restrictions on surgical procedures.
He is a Turkish Medical Association and FUE Europe Hair Transplant Society member.
Dr. Cinik is one of the most famous hair transplant doctors in Turkey in 2022, having 20 years of experience and performing over 10.000 hair transplantations.
FAQ
Does Dr. Emrah Cinik have bad reviews?
Yes, he does. In Trustpilot and Google, he has plenty of bad reviews, some of which are not responded to/managed. The common point in bad reviews is that no doctor is involved in the Dr. Cinik hair transplant operation.
Does Dr. Cinik have good DHI reviews and results?
Yes, his clinic and medical team have been doing DHI FUE for years and achieving good hair density and natural hairlines with DHI (Direct Hair Implantation) technique.
What does the community on Reddit think about Dr. Emrah Cinik?
People on Reddit call his clinic a “hair mill.” Some of the reviews are OK, but some of them are quite bad. The community also shares before/after photos that are not shown on Dr. Cinik’s official website.
