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Cosmedica Clinic

Istanbul, Turkey

Last reviewed 2026-10-05

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Our take

Editorial summary

Cosmedica is a Şişli clinic built around Dr. Levent Acar and a package-dependent, multi-team operating model. Current official material consistently assigns consultation and hairline design to Dr. Acar. The VIP pathway additionally assigns recipient-site incisions to him; a detailed near-one-year VIP account reports that the technical team performed extraction and implantation. Current standard-package material does not clearly name the physical incision operator, so THI does not extend the VIP promise to standard FUE or DHI. Two recent patient accounts report five and nine patients present for procedures on their respective days, but these observations do not establish a normal daily range, an absolute maximum or the number of simultaneous teams. Official 2026 prices are unusually specific, while independent patient evidence includes both strong mature results and poor-density, donor-planning and aftercare complaints. Trustpilot currently withholds the profile rating because of a guideline breach and states that it removed a number of fake reviews; THI does not infer who created them or treat the platform action as a clinical-quality measure. The THI score remains withheld pending calibration of the planned 25-clinic cohort.

At a glance

Structured facts

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Profile verification

partially verified

Commercial relationship

No commercial relationshipPublisher declaration

Declared by Turkey Hair Index on 2026-10-12.

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Recorded separately and never used in score calculation.

Patient volume

Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

Cosmedica does not publish a current typical or maximum daily patient figure. One VIP patient reported five total patients on a slower-season day, and another patient reported nine total patients on June 24, 2026. These are two patient-specific same-day observations, not a clinic-wide daily range or proof of simultaneous room count.

Sources:[9][10]

Procedures

Sapphire FUE hair transplantation, Micro Sapphire DHI hair transplantation, Beard transplantation, Eyebrow transplantation, Hair transplantation for women, Afro-textured hair pathwayPublicly documented

These are clinic-published services; listing does not establish suitability or comparative effectiveness.

Sources:[1][4]

Procedure roles

Who Actually Performs the Procedure?

Consultation: Cosmedica publishes a personal consultation with Dr. Acar, and current patient accounts describe his participation before surgery. (Dr. Levent Acar)Third-party source
The evidence supports consultation involvement without establishing its duration or identical delivery for every patient.
Sources:[1][2][9]
Hairline design: Current official pages state that Dr. Acar plans each transplant and designs the hairline; the detailed VIP account independently supports that role in one case. (Dr. Levent Acar)Third-party sourceSources:[1][2][9]
Planning: The clinic publishes Dr. Acar's involvement in graft planning and uses FotoFinder TrichoScale AI for donor-area analysis. (Dr. Levent Acar)Publicly documented
This is clinic-published planning information, not an independent assessment of patient-specific appropriateness.
Sources:[1][2]
Incisions / channels: The current VIP package explicitly assigns recipient-site incisions to Dr. Acar and a detailed VIP patient account corroborates that stage. Standard package tables name the blade but not the physical operator. (Dr. Levent Acar — VIP Micro Sapphire DHI pathway only, Standard-package physical incision operator not clearly disclosed)Third-party source
Do not rewrite the VIP incision promise as a clinic-wide doctor-performed surgery claim.
Sources:[2][9]
Extraction: Current patient accounts describe technical-team extraction in both standard and VIP contexts. Dr. Acar personally extracting grafts was not established. (Technical team; VIP account identifies a VIP technical team)Third-party source
These are patient-reported workflow observations. Patient-specific operator names and qualifications remain unconfirmed.
Sources:[9][12][11]
Implantation: A detailed VIP account assigns implantation to the VIP technical team, while standard-package patient evidence also describes team execution. (Technical team; VIP account identifies a VIP technical team)Third-party source
The current evidence does not establish that Dr. Acar physically implants grafts.
Sources:[9][12][11]
Supervision: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
Doctor involvement is established at defined stages, but continuous room presence, the supervision ratio and doctor coverage across same-day cases were not confirmed.
Sources:[2][9][10]

Workflow

Daily Patient Volume

Reported range: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
Cosmedica does not publish a current typical or maximum daily patient figure. One VIP patient reported five total patients on a slower-season day, and another patient reported nine total patients on June 24, 2026. These are two patient-specific same-day observations, not a clinic-wide daily range or proof of simultaneous room count.
Sources:[9][10]

Before treatment

Consultation & Planning

Doctor consultation: YesThird-party sourceSources:[1][2][9]
Video consultation: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
A named-doctor video consultation was not established as a standard inclusion.
Sources:[3]
Photo assessment: YesPublicly documented
The clinic offers a preliminary remote assessment based on submitted images.
Sources:[1][3]
Coordinator involvement: YesThird-party source
Travel, translation and package coordination are distinct from medical decision-making.
Sources:[3][9]
Notes: Ask in writing who will perform extraction, recipient-site creation and implantation for the exact package, and request the assigned technical operators' qualifications and team-continuity plan.Third-party sourceSources:[2][9][11]

People

Surgical Team

Doctors: Dr. Levent Acar — Founder and clinic-described lead hair-transplant physicianPublicly documented
Biography details are clinic-published; the historical directory establishes only the dated ISHRS listing.
Sources:[5][7]
Roles: Dr. Levent Acar: consultation and hairline design across current packages, VIP pathway: Dr. Acar performs recipient-site incisions, Technical teams: patient-reported extraction and implantation, Standard package: physical incision operator not clearly disclosedThird-party sourceSources:[2][9][11]
Team members: Esra A., Şeyda Y., Mahfuz A.Publicly documented
The Turkish clinic page identifies these assistants and states approximately ten years of work with Dr. Acar. It does not provide a complete current roster, full qualifications or patient assignments.
Sources:[6]
Team continuity: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
The clinic does not publish the complete technical roster, patient-specific operator assignment, number of active teams or whether one team remains with one patient throughout the procedure.
Sources:[6][10]
Experience notes: Cosmedica states that the three named assistants have worked with Dr. Acar on hair-transplant procedures for approximately ten years.Publicly documented
This is a clinic-published tenure claim.
Sources:[6]

Assessment

Donor Management

Published information

Cosmedica publishes FotoFinder TrichoScale AI donor analysis, doctor-determined graft planning and donor-conservation language for large sessions. Independent evidence is mixed: individual patients report strong donor appearance, questioned graft totals and conflicting residual-donor estimates. These observations do not establish systematic miscounting, a representative donor outcome or a clinic-wide complication rate.

Third-party source

Clinic-published planning is specific, while patient evidence is self-selected and mixed.

Sources:[1][2][9][15][14]

Published donor analysis: The current package includes digital donor analysis, and the clinic states that Dr. Acar determines the final graft count.
Sources:[1][2]
Large-session limits: The clinic publishes megasessions up to 6,000 grafts and acknowledges donor-depletion and shock-loss risks in its 2026 pricing guide.
Sources:[2]
Mixed independent evidence: Patient reports include a positive mature VIP donor account, questions about stated graft totals and conflicting residual-donor estimates in a repeat consultation.
Sources:[9][15][14]

Treatment scope

Procedures

Confirmed procedures: Sapphire FUE hair transplantation, Micro Sapphire DHI hair transplantation, Beard transplantation, Eyebrow transplantation, Hair transplantation for women, Afro-textured hair pathwayPublicly documented
These are clinic-published services; listing does not establish suitability or comparative effectiveness.
Sources:[1][4]

Costs

Pricing

Pricing evidence: EUR 2,550–10,000 per packagePublicly documented
These are clinic-published, time-sensitive 2026 package prices. Confirm the exact package, graft plan, role allocation, hotel nights, add-ons, cancellation terms and final total in writing. Package adjuncts do not establish improved clinical outcomes.
Sources:[2]
Price model: fixed packageSources:[2]
Hotel: IncludedSources:[2]
Transfers: IncludedSources:[2]
Other inclusions: Sapphire FUE up to 4,000 grafts — €2,550; megasession up to 6,000 — €3,450, Micro Sapphire DHI up to 4,000 grafts — €3,290; megasession up to 6,000 — €3,990, VIP Micro Sapphire DHI up to 4,000 grafts — €8,000; megasession up to 6,000 — €10,000, Consultation and hairline design by Dr. Acar, Next-day result check, personal companion/translator, five-star hotel and VIP transfers, VIP package adds recipient-site incisions by Dr. Acar and Regenera ActivaSources:[2]
Last checked: 2026-10-05
Source: Cosmedica official 2026 price and package page

After treatment

Aftercare

First wash: The clinic publishes a next-day result check and postoperative care pathway.Publicly documentedSources:[2]
Clinic follow-up: Current packages include a next-day result check.Publicly documentedSources:[2]
Remote follow-up: Cosmedica publishes 12 months of free support through its representatives and a dedicated aftercare team.Publicly documented
Availability does not establish response or resolution quality in every case.
Sources:[1][6]
Medications: The clinic publishes medications and aftercare products within its package pathway.Publicly documentedSources:[1][2]
PRP availability: YesThird-party source
PRP availability or inclusion does not establish an outcome benefit.
Sources:[9]
Follow-up duration: 12 months of clinic-published supportPublicly documentedSources:[6]
Notes: The clinic publishes a written growth-warranty pathway with conditions. Individual mature complaints report difficulty obtaining meaningful escalation after poor growth, so availability and resolution quality remain separate.Third-party sourceSources:[2][12][13]

Editorial assessment

What Stands Out

Current 2026 package prices and inclusions are unusually specific and allow standard, megasession and VIP pathways to be compared.
Dr. Acar's consultation and hairline-design roles are clear; the VIP package separately identifies his recipient-site incision role.
Three long-serving assistants are publicly named, providing some institutional-continuity context.
The independent patient footprint includes mature positive and negative cases rather than one uniform outcome direction.

Editorial assessment

Things to Consider

Standard and VIP pathways are materially different: VIP evidence supports Dr. Acar performing recipient-site incisions, not extraction or implantation.
The physical incision operator for standard packages, patient-specific technical operators and one-team continuity are not clearly disclosed.
Two patient reports describe five and nine same-day patients, but exact typical volume, maximum volume and simultaneous-team count remain unconfirmed.
Several patients question stated graft totals or describe conflicting donor estimates; ordinary photographs cannot establish the actual graft count.
Trustpilot withholds the profile rating because of a guideline breach and states that it removed a number of fake reviews. THI does not infer authorship, treat every review as unreliable or convert this into a clinical-quality score.
Mature patient evidence is genuinely mixed, and no clinic-wide success, complication, revision or guarantee-approval rate was identified.

Editorial assessment

May Suit

People who want current fixed-package pricing with hotel and transfers published before enquiry.
People comfortable with a package-dependent team model and who will obtain stage-specific operator commitments in writing.
People considering a VIP pathway specifically for Dr. Acar's hairline design and recipient-site incision role.

Editorial assessment

May Not Suit

People seeking one named physician to perform extraction, recipient-site creation and implantation from start to finish.
People who require a published low-volume or one-patient-per-day model.
People who require independently audited graft counts, donor outcomes or clinic-wide success rates.

Evidence log

Sources & Verification

Numbered links on structured facts lead to the corresponding entries below. A citation identifies the supporting material; it does not independently verify a claim.

[1] Cosmedica official websiteClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Supports clinic-published planning, donor analysis, procedures, package inclusions and large clinic-level experience claims. These are clinic-controlled statements.
[2] Cosmedica 2026 price and package pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Supports current euro prices, graft ceilings, package inclusions, VIP incision wording, donor-analysis inclusion and the written growth-warranty description. Prices and terms are time-sensitive.
[3] Cosmedica contact and legal-entity pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Supports the current Esentepe, Şişli contact address and the legal-company wording shown in the footer. It is not a facility-license verification.
[4] Cosmedica official clinic pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Supports the clinic's current self-description, team model and public service claims. Promotional superlatives and outcome claims are not treated as independently verified.
[5] Cosmedica biography — Dr. Levent AcarClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Supports the clinic-published medical education, medical-aesthetics title and hair-transplant timeline. It does not establish an unlisted specialty or board certification.
[6] Cosmedica Turkish homepage and named assistantsClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-10-05
Names Esra A., Şeyda Y. and Mahfuz A. as assistants and states approximately ten years of work with Dr. Acar. This is a clinic-published tenure claim, not a complete roster or qualification check.
[7] ISHRS 2019 membership directoryPublic record · Publicly documented · Verified · checked 2026-10-05
Historically lists Levent Acar, MD as an Associate Member. It does not establish current 2026 membership.
[8] Trustpilot — Cosmedica ClinicThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
Trustpilot currently makes the rating unavailable due to a guideline breach and states that it removed a number of fake reviews. The notice does not establish authorship, clinical quality or the reliability of every review.
[9] Patient report: 4,000-graft Cosmedica VIP case near one yearThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A detailed self-reported VIP case describing Dr. Acar's hairline and incision roles, team extraction and implantation, five patients in the clinic that day, and a strong but not perfect near-one-year result.
[10] Patient report: nine same-day procedures at CosmedicaThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
One patient reports eight other patients having procedures on June 24, 2026. It supports a same-day observation only, not a normal daily range or simultaneous-room count.
[11] Patient report: standard Cosmedica procedure described as technician-performedThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A prospective or early-stage patient account describing a standard technician-performed pathway. It is contextual and does not establish every standard case.
[12] Patient report: 4,000-graft DHI case at twelve monthsThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A detailed self-reported mature case alleging poor density, multiple operators, different extraction and implantation teams and unsatisfactory escalation. Comments disagree on the visual result, so the allegation is not treated as an independent clinical finding.
[13] Patient report: poor density at thirteen monthsThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A self-reported thirteen-month case alleging poor density, uneven coverage and difficulty obtaining meaningful support. It does not establish prevalence or causation.
[14] Patient report: repeat consultation and conflicting donor estimatesThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A former patient reports receiving two materially different residual-donor estimates during a 2026 repeat consultation. It is one account and has not been independently clinically adjudicated.
[15] Patient report: stated 6,000-graft session questionedThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A three-day postoperative account questions the stated 6,000-graft total and coverage plan. The case is too early for outcome assessment, and photographs cannot independently verify the count.
[16] Patient report: 6.5-month Cosmedica resultThird-party publication · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-10-05
A self-reported positive intermediate result with medication use and an explicit patient question about the stated 6,500-graft count.

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