I rarely take the time to write reviews but felt an obligation in this case. It has been two months since my hair transplant procedure in Istanbul. I had trepidations before going to Turkey for this surgery. Since I was unable to afford the outrageous prices charged here in the US, I explored having it done abroad, especially in the hair transplant capital, Istanbul. I was worried about doing it so far away where it wouldn’t be easy to do follow up if something went wrong and the standards might not be as high as the US? After a lot of research, I concluded that I would trust the doctors in Istanbul by paying a little more than the Istanbul average and go to the best surgeon I could find there. That turned out to be a very wise choice. I may have found a doctor there who exceeds even the very best HT surgeons in the US. I’ve had a terrific experience so far with Dr. Demircioglu and Diamond Hair Clinic. Beginning with his detailed, highly informative website explaining the difference between having the procedure done at a “hair mill,” a cheap factory-like procedure as opposed to having it done by a highly skilled top surgeon who specializes strictly in hair transplants. Dr. Demircioglu has performed over a thousand hair transplants. He has a strict limit of performing just one procedure a day and only ten procedures a month. He truly cares about each patient. Months leading up to the procedure I had very detailed, always prompt correspondence over a week or two with the doctor’s liaison, Mahmood, who patiently answered every one of my numerous questions and concerns about the procedure on What’s App. We exchanged photos from each stage of my hair loss along with examples of other successful procedures I was hoping for. He helped me zero in on what I wanted and what I could expect along with sharing our conversations with Dr. Demircioglu for his expert analysis. By the time I arrived in Turkey for my hair transplant, I felt I knew them already. The hotel and transportation in Istanbul was first class and comfortable. The hotel regularly caters to hair transplant patients, so I felt relaxed walking around the hotel in the days following my HT. Everything went smoothly the day of my procedure. Perhaps the best part was the meticulous pre-op meeting I had with Dr. Demircioglu going over exactly what he was going to do and precisely how to design my new hairline and why. We spent well over an hour on this meeting because this was going to determine the success of my future look. We decided on a very natural hairline, which required 4500 grafts to be relocated from the back to the front and middle of the top of my head since I was at a Norwood V stage. My crown would have to be done at a later time, perhaps two years from now. I arrived for the procedure at about 8:00am that morning and left close to 7:00pm, almost 11 hours later. The doctor also spent time with me after my surgery carefully going over what my post-op procedures needed to be, how to sleep, how to wear the pillow he provided, medicines and shampoos, vitamins, etc (also provided). He wanted to make sure I would do everything right to maximize my outcome and success. His follow-up over the next ten days was outstanding. After my first wash two days later at his office, I sent him five photos (every angle) every day for the next ten days for his analysis to make sure everything was healing properly. I will be sending him updates every month throughout this year as well. He truly cares about his patients outcomes. As I said earlier, I don’t think I could have received a better, more precise HT for five times the price in the United States. If I later have my crown done, I will definitely return to Dr. Demircioglu.