
Istanbul, Turkey — No Channels
The Site Opens and the Follicle Lands in the Same Motion.
Follicles taken with 0.7 mm micro punches and placed with a Choi implanter pen — no separate channel step, and no head shaving. Up to 7,000 grafts, six to eight hours under local anaesthetic, and the result at twelve months.
DHI cases from our Istanbul facility, with written consent, each dated. Note that none of them shaved their head to have it done. Results vary widely.



Recorded with consent, none filmed before month nine. Two of them are women, and none of the six shaved their head.
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Every other technique here opens the recipient sites first and places the grafts afterwards. DHI removes that step: the follicle is loaded into a pen, and the same movement that pierces the scalp delivers it. Less time outside the body, and no reason to shave your head.

No shaving · up to 7,000 grafts · one day
Six to eight hours in one day under local anaesthetic, by ultra-fine needle or needleless sedation gas. Follicular units are taken with 0.7 mm micro punches, loaded into a Choi implanter pen, and delivered directly — the pen opens the site and releases the follicle in one motion. Because nothing has to be pre-cut, the grafts spend less time outside the body and the surrounding hair can be left in place, which is why the head does not need shaving. It takes a surgeon at least eighteen months of specialist training to master.
Hairlines, and anyone who cannot take visible downtime — which is why it is so often the choice for female patients.
Up to 7,000 grafts, the package ceiling across FUE and DHI. Your own number comes from your donor area.

Hair Transplant Specialist
Sefa Yaşar graduated from the First and Emergency Aid (Paramedic) Program at Beykent University. He began his healthcare career as an emergency department nurse and has been working in the field of hair transplantation since 2018. He has experience in pre-operative preparation, hair transplant procedures, and patient follow-up.
Education
Turkey does more hair transplants than anywhere else, and that cuts both ways. The volume buys real expertise and real savings — and it also fills the market with clinics selling “DHI” on a price list without the training the technique demands. Ask who holds the pen before you ask what it costs.
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Theatres, recovery and aftercare in the same building, not a subcontracted hospital.
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1,020,000 international operations were performed in Turkey in 2023. Volume is the honest advantage.
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Lower operating costs, not lower standards. The same procedure runs £3,000–£10,000 in the UK.
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If your case needs more grafts than an unshaven session can place, we will tell you that.
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English, Italian, Spanish and French. The plan and the aftercare explained in your own language.
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Ask what happens when the transplanted hair falls out. It will, and it is normal.
DHI skips the separate channel stage — the pen opens and places at once.
DHI is commonly used when shaving isn't acceptable, subject to donor density.
Because placement is individual, very large plans may be split rather than rushed.
Each graft is loaded and inserted with precise control — ideal for hairlines.
If you kept your hair, the first wash teaches you how to clean without disturbing grafts.
How direct implantation works, why it suits hairlines, and what a DHI hair transplant in Turkey involves.
DHI (Direct Hair Implantation) is a hair transplant technique in which grafts are loaded into a Choi implanter pen and placed directly into the scalp. Unlike classic FUE, there is no separate channel-opening stage: the pen creates the opening and inserts the graft in a single movement.
The Choi implanter pen is the instrument that places each graft during DHI. It sets the angle, depth and direction of every graft individually, which is why DHI is often chosen for hairlines, where natural direction and a slightly irregular edge matter most.
Yes, DHI is commonly used for patients who cannot or prefer not to shave. Whether your procedure can be unshaven depends on your donor density and the size of the area to be treated, which is assessed from photographs before you travel.
Extraction is the same across all of these. If shaving is not your obstacle and a large area needs covering in one session, the shaved techniques reach further.
Personalised Care, Just for You
Send photographs of the front, top, crown and back of your head. A surgeon replies with the graft number your donor area can actually spare, which of the six techniques it calls for, what it costs with hotel and transfers included, and how long the result will take. Including when the honest answer is fewer grafts than you hoped for, or medication before surgery. No obligation, no cost.
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