Dr. Mehmet Erdogan
Co-founder and hair transplant surgeon in a multi-doctor clinic·Smile Clinic
Istanbul, Türkiye
€5,790 Fixed package · Cost detailsBackground
Dr Mehmet Erdoğan is a co-founder of Smile Hair Clinic in Istanbul, Turkey 12. The clinic says he and Dr Gökay Bilgin founded it in 2018 2. His bio says he was born in Konya in 1982 and studied medicine at Yeditepe University 1. It says he also holds a bachelor's degree in health services management from Anadolu University 1. The bio lists earlier posts in emergency medicine and at Medicana Health Group, where he directed the international patient centre from 2013 to 2018 1. It says he has performed more than 5,000 hair transplant procedures 1. The bio lists English and German as his foreign languages 1. Smile Hair Clinic lists five doctors, and he sits on its medical editorial board 23.
Procedures and techniques
His bio lists sapphire FUE, micromotor graft extraction, donor area analysis and hairline design among his areas of expertise 1. The clinic offers sapphire FUE, DHI, manual FUE, unshaven and long FUE, and body, beard and eyebrow transplants 2. The clinic's package cards show who performs which steps 4. In the Diamond package, consultation, planning, hairline design and sapphire incisions are done by Dr Erdoğan, Dr Bilgin or the head doctor, Dr Firdavs Ahmedov 4. In all packages, implantation is listed as done by surgical technicians 4. The cards do not say who performs the extraction 4. The clinic says each of its doctors accepts a maximum of two patients a day 4.
Pricing
The clinic publishes fixed package prices in euros and says graft count never changes the price 4. The Diamond package, the only tier that names Dr Erdoğan, costs €5,790 4. That tier may instead be performed by Dr Bilgin or Dr Ahmedov 4. The Gold (€2,390) and Platinum (€3,290) packages are planned by two other doctors at the clinic 4. The clinic says every package includes PRP, blood tests, medication, hotel nights, VIP transfers and one year of follow-up 4. Diamond adds exosome therapy, a three-month hair care kit and three nights in a five-star hotel 4. The clinic says flights and anything unrelated to the procedure are not included 4. It does not publish a price per graft 4.
Booking and aftercare
The clinic offers a free consultation through an online form 5. It says a case manager collects photos and a medical survey, and the case manager and a surgeon prepare an evaluation report 5. All packages include a one-year care plan 4. The clinic says a patient experience specialist follows hair growth for 18 months after surgery 5. No guarantee or waiting time is published 4.
Credentials and memberships
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked October 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.
- 1. https://www.smilehairclinic.com/en/dr-mehmet-erdogan/
- 2. https://www.smilehairclinic.com/en/
- 3. https://www.smilehairclinic.com/en/medical-board/
- 4. https://www.smilehairclinic.com/en/hair-transplant-turkey-cost/
- 5. https://www.smilehairclinic.com/en/smile-gentle-care/
- 6. https://www.fue-europe.org/membership/member-directory/
What patients say on reddit
23 people shared their experience with Dr. Mehmet Erdogan across 23 reddit threads between 2019 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- male 23 yo 2,150 grafts surgery 2023
- couldn't be happier with results source ↗
- hotel and transport taken care of source ↗
- donor a little beat up source ↗
- some over harvesting on right donor source ↗
- one hairline spot has less density source ↗
lR9A9l had 2,150 grafts (FUE) with Dr. Mehmet Erdogan at Smile Hair Clinic in Turkey in February 2023, choosing the higher-cost package so the doctor did the incisions, and recalls paying around $3k. Over monthly updates from month 3 to month 11 they stayed positive, saying 'in my case i couldn’t be happier' while noting a less dense spot on the hairline and a donor 'a little beat up' with some over harvesting on the right side. Commenters questioned the straight, multi-hair hairline; OP denies being paid to promote the clinic.
5 threads they wrote in
- Jan 2024 Before & After - Month 11 - 2,150 Grafts - Smile Hair Clinic - Dr. Mehmet Erdogan ↗
- Dec 2023 Before & After - Month 10 - 2,150 Grafts - Smile Hair Clinic - Dr. Mehmet Erdogan ↗
- Aug 2023 Before & After - Month 6 - 2,150 Grafts - Smile Hair Clinic - Dr. Mehmet Erdogan ↗
- Jul 2023 Before & After - Month 5 - 2,150 Grafts - Smile Hair Clinic - Dr. Mehmet Erdogan ↗
- May 2023 Before & After - Month 3 - 2,150 Grafts - Smile Hair Clinic - Dr. Mehmet Erdogan ↗
- male 4,550 grafts surgery 2025
- great communication, shuttles and aftercare source ↗
- compliments on how natural it looks source ↗
- would probably pick another clinic knowing complaints source ↗
Historical_Let_8249 had 4,550 FUE grafts (about 2,600 in the crown) at Smile Hair Clinic with Dr Mehmet Erdogan in early February 2025, paying $6,700 for the top doctor package (about $9,000 with flights). At 5 months he wrote he was happy with the results so far and still waiting for full results, especially in the crown, and praised communication, shuttles and aftercare. He also said he would probably have picked a different clinic had he read the sub's complaints first; some commenters said he overpaid for what they see as a hair mill.
1 thread they wrote in
- male NW6 3,400 grafts
- hairline looks really patchy at 10 months source ↗
- progress looks like the 3rd month source ↗
- really worried about the progress source ↗
Affectionate_Cut8644, a 31-year-old man per the thread title, posted at 10 months after 3,400 grafts from Dr Mehmet Erdogan at Smile Hair Clinic in Istanbul; the clinic rated him Norwood 6 and no price is stated. He writes that his hairline "looks really patchy" and looks more or less like the 3rd month, and that he is really worried about the progress. The clinic told him he is at 65-70% of the final result and can expect another 30% volume. He says he never took finasteride or minoxidil because of side effects and plans to start finasteride; commenters mostly criticised the clinic and the lack of medication.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 27 yo NW0-1 4,300 grafts surgery 2023
- amazing experience, nothing bad to say source ↗
- nurses great despite broken English source ↗
- donor healed well, no scars at 1 week source ↗
- dreaded shock loss on one side source ↗
doegotshwag, 27, had a 4300-graft FUE at Smile Hair Clinic, with Dr Mehmet Erdogan named, and paid for the premium package so the founding doctors would operate. He started from diffuse thinning (he thinks Norwood 0 or 1). His 10-month photo timeline notes shock loss on one side at 1 month, and he sums up the clinic as "Amazing experience, nothing bad to say." No price is stated.
2 threads they wrote in
- Aug 2024 My Entire FUE HT Journey (Smile Hair Clinic, 10 Months, WIP Post) ↗ removed on reddit
- Aug 2024 My Entire Smile Hair Clinic FUE HT Journey So Far (10 Months, WIP Post) ↗
- male 3,150 grafts surgery 2022
- donor area overharvested source ↗
- claims grafts transected, rushed work source ↗
- clinic assembly-line, butchers many patients daily source ↗
- clinic denied the problem source ↗
Formal-Beginning-796 had a Sapphire FUE at Smile Hair Clinic, Istanbul, in July 2022 with surgeon Mehmet Erdoğan; the clinic's own statement in the thread says 3150 grafts were implanted without complications, while the user claims about 4k or more were taken. About 18 months later he posted that his donor area was butchered and overharvested, with photos and screenshots of the clinic's denial. He later sought other patients for a group malpractice lawsuit, writing 'They need to be stopped.' No price is stated.
- 4,100 grafts surgery 2023
Emergency-Highway384 had 4100 grafts (2700 front, 1400 crown) at Smile Hair Clinic in 2023 with Dr Mehmet Erdogan, saying techs did all the removals and implanting while the doctor made the incisions and drew the hairline. They gave the package as Premium without a figure. At 5 months and 2 weeks they wrote that they are pretty happy so far, while asking whether ongoing scabs and bumpiness around the hairline are normal.
1 thread they wrote in
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adi_naveen had not had surgery and in November 2025 was choosing between Vera, Dr. Serkan and Smile Hair Clinic in Istanbul. They report Smile said they could choose Dr Bilgin or Dr Erdogan, and that on the Diamond package the incisions are done by one of those doctors or Dr Firdavs Ahmedov, with extraction by the chief surgical assistant and implantation by specialist technicians. They give no verdict and no price.
1 thread they wrote in
- Nov 2025 Istanbul Clinics - Need to decide ↗
- male 5,000 grafts surgery 2021
Parking-Diet7693 reports a 5,000-graft transplant at Smile Clinic in 2021 with no growth over 18 months, and says Dr Erdogan Mehmet praised the result as natural and told him to dermaroll, rest and avoid sun for a year. He says he takes finasteride 1 mg and did proper aftercare, and concludes "So I got lied upon." The claim is unverified: many commenters said the photos are from 21 days after surgery and not his, and the Smile Hair Clinic account disputed the timeline and graft count.
- male 3,000 grafts
- donor patchy like moth-eaten source ↗
- felt threatened and gaslit by the clinic source ↗
- suspects far more grafts attempted than documented source ↗
Foxxy-Top-2253 posted a video in June 2024 describing what they call medical malpractice by Dr. Mehmet Erdogan of Smile Hair Clinic. They say the Smile document recorded 3,000 grafts extracted but they believe about 5k+ had to be attempted, and that the donor is now 'Patchy like moth-eaten'. They also say the clinic threatened and gaslit them afterwards. Commenters in the thread noted it was a new account and one questioned the photos' origin; no price or surgery date is given.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 36 yo 4,700 grafts surgery 2023
- good job with incisions, angles and density source ↗
- donor area slowly healing, not too bad source ↗
- may need second operation for crown source ↗
Brief_Carpenter_1582, 36, had 4700 grafts with Dr Mehmet Erdogan in Istanbul in late 2023; no price is stated. He says a couple of technicians harvested and placed the grafts. Shortly after surgery he wrote that he felt the doctor did a good job with the incisions, angles and density, and that the donor area does not look too bad and is slowly healing. He hopes for a good result in a year and may need a second operation to fill the crown.
1 thread they wrote in
- male
- same hairline for far less money source ↗
In a comment on another patient's thread, he says he received the same hairline from Mehmet Erdogan at Smile Clinic for 3600 euro, compared with the $20k+ he says another doctor charges. He gives no graft count, date or overall verdict on his own result.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 4,100 grafts surgery 2022
- Overall happy with the result source ↗
- Crown could still be thicker source ↗
- Unsure the 4100 graft count is accurate source ↗
Jlees94 had surgery at Smile Hair Clinic in Turkey with Dr Mehmet Erdogan around December 2022, on the Platinum package, and thinks it cost around 2500 euro plus return flights. The clinic said 4100 grafts, which he is unsure is accurate. He posted photos covering weeks 0-10 and said he is "overall happy with it", though the crown could still be a bit thicker.
1 thread they wrote in
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