Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu
Plastic surgeon·Op. Dr. İlhan Serdaroğlu Clinic
Istanbul, Türkiye
€4,100 for 4,100 grafts Patient reported, Jun 2026 · Cost detailsBackground
Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu is a plastic surgeon with his own practice in Suadiye, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey 12. He says he graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and specialised in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Akdeniz University in 2002 2. His ISHRS profile says he practised and taught plastic surgery at Akdeniz University in Antalya from 1994 to 2002 3. He says he began hair transplants in 2003, first with FUT, and focused on FUE after 2007-2008 2. He has worked in his own private practice since 2010 2. His site also offers facial, breast and body aesthetic surgery 4.
Procedures and techniques
His ISHRS profile says he operates on one or two hair transplant patients per day and specialises in FUE 3. It says he uses only motorised punches of 0.8 to 0.9 mm 3. It states he can perform high-density FUE sessions of up to 3,500 to 3,900 follicular units in a single day 3. His site lists shaved and shave-free FUE, DHI, female and curly hair transplants, beard, eyebrow and hairline work 4. The ISHRS profile adds scar camouflage and body hair transplants 3. He says refusing surgery in unsuitable cases should always remain an option 2.
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Booking and aftercare
Credentials and memberships
Sources
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What patients say on reddit
29 people shared their experience with Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu across 47 reddit threads between 2018 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- 4,100 grafts surgery 2023
- Hairline turned out very natural source ↗
- 100% recommend source ↗
- Density coming in nicely source ↗
- Doctor present for whole procedure source ↗
CauliflowerReal2500 had a transplant with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul on 9 November 2023, describing it as about 4,100 to 4,200 grafts (1,800 to 2,000 in the hairline) and paying about 5,200 to 5,500 EUR, plus stem cell therapy. They say Dr Ilhan did the extractions, hairline placement and injections, while two long-time technicians implanted. At 5.5 and 9 months they described the hairline as completely natural, saying 'couldn't be more happy' and '100% recommend'.
4 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2025 Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu Hairline Work ↗
- Aug 2024 Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu Results ↗
- Apr 2024 5.5 Month Update ↗
- Jan 2024 Hope ↗
- NW5 4,700 grafts surgery 2025
- everything went well source ↗
- doctor did a good job source ↗
- doctor judged extended donor area safe source ↗
MomentTop6956, a Norwood 5, had a first hair transplant with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Turkey in late 2025, with 3,400 grafts from the scalp and 1,300 from the beard (4,700 in total), at between 1 and 1.5 euro per graft. They posted photos the day after surgery and said everything went well and that they thought the doctor did a good job. One commenter pointed out that the donor extraction was very aggressive and reached the sideburns; they replied that the doctor analysed the situation and judged it safe. No later results are reported.
2 threads they wrote in
- 4,100 grafts
- incredibly happy with the 6-month result source ↗
- surgeon extracted grafts himself, designed hairline source ↗
- aftercare in first days was dissatisfying source ↗
- aftercare instructions late, no products provided source ↗
- dispute over cash-withdrawal paperwork source ↗
The user had 4100 grafts with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul, paying €1 per graft, €4,100 cash. They say Dr Ilhan extracted the grafts himself while two technicians implanted them over roughly 8 hours. At 6 months they are incredibly happy and would not hesitate to go back, but say the only thing they were truly dissatisfied with was aftercare in the first few days, with instructions arriving late by email and no products provided.
1 thread they wrote in
- male NW6 5,800 grafts surgery 2024
- experience nothing short of amazing source ↗
- no pressure at all source ↗
- staff and hotel were great source ↗
- doctor reachable directly by email source ↗
- donor tender, random breakouts at one month source ↗
Wolfie4836, who gave his Norwood as 6, had a transplant with Dr. Serdaroglu in Istanbul in September 2024: 3,950 scalp grafts and 1,850 beard grafts over two days (5,800 total), for which he said he paid $6,700 (in another post, $7,000 including two nights and airport transfers). He called the experience nothing short of amazing, said there was no pressure and that the doctor did most of the work with technicians assisting, and said he would highly recommend him. At one month he reported the shedding phase, a still-tender donor area and random breakouts, and gave no verdict at that point.
3 threads they wrote in
- NW5 2,700 grafts surgery 2024
- gave a proper emailed answer with total quote source ↗
- doctor present throughout, one surgery a day source ↗
- satisfied, final verdict in 6-12 months source ↗
- graft count questioned by commenters source ↗
CarlitoSyrichta had an FUE of about 2,700 grafts with Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu in 2024 and paid 3500 EUR, including airport-hotel transfers and a 5* hotel. This is a review one week after surgery; they said they were satisfied overall but could only judge in 6-12 months. They chose him for a proper emailed quote, one surgery a day and his presence throughout. Commenters questioned whether the count was really 2,700; OP was first unsure whether it was 1,700 or 2,700, then said the doctor confirmed 2,700.
1 thread they wrote in
- male NW6-7 5,500 grafts surgery 2023
- very satisfied, would definitely recommend source ↗
- doctor personally answered email within days source ↗
- results better than expected source ↗
- crown not as dense as the sides source ↗
FrankieLee_, a Norwood 6-7 patient, had a two-day FUE with Dr. Serdaroglu in Istanbul on June 20-21, 2023: 4,125 grafts from the scalp and 1,380 from the beard (5,500 in the title). They paid just under $7000 cash, including airport transport and 4 nights in a five-star hotel but excluding airfare. They said they were very satisfied and would definitely recommend him, and about a year later said the result looks like a full head of hair, though the crown, which was left unfilled, is not as dense as the sides.
- male
- density clearly better at month 4 source ↗
- scalp much less visible source ↗
- better than expected without a transplant source ↗
- first 1-2 months were slow source ↗
Much_Charity_5591 did not have a hair transplant: in April 2026 he reported a 4-month non-surgical treatment with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu, PRP plus a spray plus a herbal treatment, for noticeable crown thinning. He said the first 1-2 months were slow but after month 3 things changed a lot, and that it was "way better than I expected". He was glad to have tried this before going for a transplant. No price or product names were given, and one commenter called the post vague.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 3,000 grafts surgery 2024
- Would recommend this doctor source ↗
- Honest and supportive source ↗
- Doctor answered my call at night source ↗
- Hairline looks natural now source ↗
- Doubts about temples right after surgery source ↗
tomi7465 had about 3,000 grafts with Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul on 25 November 2024. He says Dr. Ilhan did the extractions and was present most of the time while his team did incisions and implants. He lost some grafts after touching a lamp with his head that night; the doctor answered his night call and saw him the next day and the day after. At 7 months he said he would recommend the doctor, that the hairline looks natural, and that his barber called his donor one of the best looking he had seen.
2 threads they wrote in
- male NW6-7 5,505 grafts surgery 2023
- very satisfied so far at 6 months source ↗
- surgeon personally answered emails within a day or two source ↗
- beard and donor areas look normal source ↗
- bald spot remains at back/crown source ↗
The user, a Norwood 6-7 patient from the US, had a two-day FUE with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul on 20 and 21 June 2023, with 4125 grafts from the scalp and 1380 from the beard. He paid just under $7000 cash excluding airfare, after US clinics quoted up to $21,000 for 3500 grafts. At about 6 months he says he is very satisfied so far and would definitely recommend Dr Serdaroglu, though a bald spot remains at the back/crown that he may go back to finish.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 2,800 grafts
- chose him as not a hair mill source ↗
- direct contact with the doctor felt comfortable source ↗
- no pain apart from anaesthesia needles source ↗
- quoted graft count not an oversell source ↗
The user had 2800 grafts with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul, paying 2900 euros for the procedure only, excluding flight, accommodation and shampoo. He chose him because he considered him no hair mill, with a maximum of one patient a day, and said the doctor drew the hairline, applied the anaesthesia and did all the harvesting while his team implanted under supervision. He felt no pain apart from the needles. The available text gives no result or overall verdict.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 3,800 grafts surgery 2022
- Very, very positive experience source ↗
- Quite happy with the results source ↗
- Professional approach to the whole process source ↗
Strictly-OneThing-55 had 3800 grafts with Dr Ilhan Serdaroglu in Istanbul in early 2022, followed by a second operation of 900 grafts in December 2022, and posted photos from November 2025. He calls it a very, very positive experience, says he is quite happy with the results, and offers only positive words for the clinic and its professional approach. No price or technique is stated.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 4,200 grafts surgery 2024
- glad I went through with it source ↗
- doctor present throughout, only patient in clinic source ↗
- doctor proactively follows up requesting photos source ↗
plugandstop posted 10 days after a procedure of 4200 grafts with Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu in late 2024, choosing him on the recommendation of two friends whose results he had seen and because he is a medical doctor and surgeon. He said the doctor personally does the graft extraction while his team does the implantation, is present throughout, and follows up for photos afterwards. He said he is glad he went through with it and wholeheartedly recommends the doctor; no price is given and it is too early for results. One commenter said the post sounds like clinic PR.
1 thread they wrote in
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