Dr. Bulent Yaprak

Dr Bulent Yaprak is a specialist plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon who runs Yaprak Hair Clinic in Hamilton, New Zealand 1. The clinic says he founded it in 2015 and calls it New Zealand's first dedicated hair transplant clinic 1. It describes hair transplantation as a secondary specialty alongside his plastic surgery practice 1. His bio says he trained in plastic surgery at Istanbul University and worked as a consultant plastic surgeon at Waikato Hospital from 2012 to 2023 2. The Medical Council of New Zealand register lists his medical degree from Hacettepe University in 2001 3. The clinic is at the Waikato Specialist Centre, 83c Tristram Street, Hamilton 1.

The clinic offers FUE 4. It says Dr Yaprak performs every graft himself, under local anaesthetic 1. Its procedure page says he extracts the follicles with micro-punch tools and places each one himself 4. A procedure takes a full day, from 8:30am to about 4 to 6pm 4. Women are assessed individually 5. The clinic says it usually recommends transplants for men aged 28 and older, once hair loss has stabilised 5.

The clinic charges NZD 14 per graft, with a minimum of 1,000 grafts 5. Its own example puts 3,000 grafts at $42,000 5. It says the price covers the surgeon, nursing team, facility and all follow-up 5. Payment plans are not available 5.

Patients first send photos for a free assessment and graft estimate 1. An in-person consultation in Hamilton costs $267 1. A nurse checks the grafts the morning after surgery 6. Follow-up appointments over the following 12 months are included in the price 6. The clinic's phone number is 07 838 8984 1.

The ISHRS lists him as a Full Member who joined in 2016 7. The clinic says he passed the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery exam (FEBOPRAS) in 2012 2. The Medical Council of New Zealand lists him as practising, with a vocational scope in plastic and reconstructive surgery since 2013 3. His bio also lists membership of the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons 2.