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Civas & Akpınar Hair Transplant Center / Dr. Ekrem Civas

Ankara, Turkey

Last reviewed 2026-09-24

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Our take

Editorial summary

Civas & Akpınar publishes two 2026 doctor-led packages. Package 1 is led by Dr. Ümit Akpınar; Package 2 involves Dr. Ekrem Civas and Dr. Akpınar in planning and hairline work, with Dr. Civas creating recipient incisions. The clinic assigns extraction to Dr. Akpınar and the surgical team and implantation to nurse technicians under doctor supervision. It publishes one procedure per day, current package prices and a three-nurse support-team description. Current credentials for Dr. Civas are supported by ABHRS, ISHRS and IAHRS records; individual nurse credentials and representative mature outcomes remain limited. The THI score remains withheld pending calibration of the planned 25-clinic cohort.

At a glance

Structured facts

Location

Ankara, 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

1 per day — The clinic publishes one procedure per day.Third-party source

The one-patient model is an explicit clinic policy corroborated by a current patient account; THI has not audited representative operating dates or simultaneous non-transplant work.

Sources:[2][3][6]

Procedures

FUE, DHI, Sapphire FUE, FUTPublicly documented

These are clinic-published technique labels. They do not establish comparative superiority or individual suitability.

Sources:[1][3]

Procedure roles

Who Actually Performs the Procedure?

Consultation: Package 2 assigns consultation and planning to both dermatologists; Package 1 is led by Dr. Akpınar. (Dr. Ekrem Civas, Dr. Ümit Akpınar)Third-party source
The package distinction is clinic-controlled and is corroborated by a detailed patient journey for one case; delivery for every booking is not independently audited.
Sources:[3][2][16]
Hairline design: Package 2 assigns hairline design to both doctors; a 2026 patient reports that both doctors drew the hairline. (Dr. Ekrem Civas, Dr. Ümit Akpınar)Third-party source
This records the Package 2 model and reviewed patient journeys, not a universal aesthetic result or suitability finding.
Sources:[3][14][16]
Planning: The clinic assigns graft distribution and donor planning to the named doctors according to package. (Dr. Ekrem Civas, Dr. Ümit Akpınar)Publicly documented
The published workflow is attributed to the clinic and does not replace an individual medical assessment.
Sources:[3][2]
Incisions / channels: Package 2 assigns recipient-site incisions to Dr. Civas; Package 1 assigns them to Dr. Akpınar. (Dr. Ekrem Civas)Third-party source
The named package allocation is explicit. A patient journey may describe a different stage sequence, so the selected package and named operators should be confirmed in writing.
Sources:[3][15][19]
Extraction: Both published packages assign extraction to Dr. Akpınar and the surgical team; the official team page identifies a head nurse technician for critical extraction work. (Dr. Ümit Akpınar, Surgical extraction team)Third-party source
This is shared extraction, not a claim that Dr. Civas extracts every graft or that one operator performs the whole stage.
Sources:[3][2][15]
Implantation: The clinic assigns implantation to the surgical team under doctor supervision; its team page describes three permanent nurse technicians. (Three nurse technicians)Publicly documented
The reviewed 2026 patient also reports nurse implantation. Occasional doctor participation in one case is not presented as a universal policy.
Sources:[3][2][4]
Supervision: The clinic describes doctor supervision of nurse-performed implantation and doctors present during the one-patient workflow. (Dr. Ekrem Civas, Dr. Ümit Akpınar)Third-party source
This supports doctor oversight and presence, not continuous observation of every graft or a fixed supervision interval.
Sources:[2][6][15]

Workflow

Daily Patient Volume

Reported range: 1 per day — The clinic publishes one procedure per day.Third-party source
The one-patient model is an explicit clinic policy corroborated by a current patient account; THI has not audited representative operating dates or simultaneous non-transplant work.
Sources:[2][3][6]

Before treatment

Consultation & Planning

Doctor consultation: YesThird-party source
The clinic publishes doctor-led assessment and current patients report direct physician consultation.
Sources:[3][2][16]
Video consultation: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
The clinic offers online assessment, but a current doctor video consultation standard was not established from the reviewed sources.
Sources:[1][5]
Photo assessment: YesPublicly documented
The clinic requests photographs before an in-person assessment; the limitations of remote assessment remain clinical questions.
Sources:[5][1]
Coordinator involvement: YesThird-party source
Coordinator support is described for arrangements and communication and does not replace physician assessment.
Sources:[2][6][15]
Notes: The public pathway combines photograph-based intake with doctor assessment, package selection and a one-patient surgical day.Publicly documentedSources:[5][3]

People

Surgical Team

Doctors: Dr. Ekrem Civas — Dermatologist; ABHRS Diplomate and ISHRS Fellow Member, Dr. Ümit Akpınar — Dermatologist and clinic physicianThird-party source
Professional directories support Dr. Civas's current board and membership context; the clinic publishes Dr. Akpınar's medical training. These credentials do not establish outcomes.
Sources:[11][12][10]
Roles: Package 1: Dr. Akpınar consults, designs the hairline, assesses the donor area, creates incisions and shares extraction with the surgical team, Package 2: Dr. Civas and Dr. Akpınar plan together; Dr. Civas creates recipient incisions and Dr. Akpınar shares extraction with the team, Three permanent nurse technicians perform implantation under doctor supervisionThird-party source
The stage allocation is unusually clear, while names and formal qualifications for supporting nurses remain incomplete.
Sources:[3][2][4]
Team members: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
The clinic identifies a head nurse technician and two additional nurse technicians with experience ranges, but does not publish a complete named roster or formal credentials for each nurse.
Sources:[2][6]
Team continuity: The clinic says the nurse technicians are permanent staff and that temporary outside staff are not hired for surgery.Publicly documented
The continuity statement is clinic-controlled and cannot be tracked by named person across a representative sample.
Sources:[2]
Experience notes: Dr. Civas's public biography and professional records state Dicle University medical graduation, dermatology training completed in 1999 and Associate Professor status in 2021. The clinic and Dr. Akpınar profile state Hacettepe medical graduation and dermatology training for Dr. Akpınar.Third-party source
The physician credentials are supported by professional records and clinic-published biographies; no conclusion is made about nurse credentials from silence.
Sources:[9][13][10]

Assessment

Donor Management

Published information

The clinic publishes trichoscopic donor analysis, miniaturization mapping, safe-donor planning and a typical 3,000–3,500-graft session range. These are clinic claims and not universal medical limits. Independent mature evidence is mixed and no rate can be calculated.

Third-party source

The planning framework is decision-useful, but it does not establish an individual safe graft number, donor-complication rate or clinic-wide outcome consistency.

Sources:[5][8][3][16][17][18]

Published donor analysis: The clinic describes trichoscopic donor assessment, miniaturization mapping and future-loss planning.
Sources:[5][8]
Published graft range: The clinic says extraction is typically limited to approximately 3,000–3,500 grafts per session; this is not a universal safety limit.
Sources:[8][3]
Mixed independent evidence: The reviewed material includes positive mature accounts and patient-reported density, donor or growth concerns. These are case-level reports without a representative denominator.
Sources:[16][17][18]

Treatment scope

Procedures

Confirmed procedures: FUE, DHI, Sapphire FUE, FUTPublicly documented
These are clinic-published technique labels. They do not establish comparative superiority or individual suitability.
Sources:[1][3]

Costs

Pricing

Pricing evidence: EUR 1.75–2.25 — listed price; unit not specifiedPublicly documented
These are time-sensitive clinic-published 2026 package terms. The package page states an all-inclusive final quote after assessment; request a dated written quote and confirm the selected package and operator allocation before booking.
Sources:[3]
Price model: otherSources:[3]
Hotel: IncludedSources:[3]
Transfers: IncludedSources:[3]
Other inclusions: Package 1: €4,500 base up to 2,500 grafts, then €1.75 per graft, Package 2: €5,750 base up to 2,500 grafts, then €2.25 per graft, Clinic-published hotel, transfers, medication, aftercare and up-to-one-year supportSources:[3]
Last checked: 2026-09-24
Source: View source

After treatment

Aftercare

First wash: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
A standardized first-wash protocol was not established from the reviewed sources.
Sources:[3][7]
Clinic follow-up: The clinic publishes a next-day check and a coordinator-led follow-up pathway.Publicly documented
Availability is published; response quality and escalation performance were not independently measured.
Sources:[3][2]
Remote follow-up: The clinic states that WhatsApp follow-up and coordinator support continue for up to one year, with 24/7 coordinator availability claimed.Publicly documented
This is a clinic-published service claim, not an independently audited response-time guarantee.
Sources:[2][3]
Medications: The current package page lists medication and an aftercare kit.Publicly documented
Exact prescriptions and individual suitability require clinician confirmation.
Sources:[3][7]
PRP availability: Not confirmedNot independently confirmed
A current PRP inclusion for the reviewed hair-transplant packages was not established.
Sources:[3]
Follow-up duration: Up to one yearPublicly documented
Clinic-published duration; service-level response standards remain unaudited.
Sources:[2][3]
Notes: The package publishes next-day review, medication, an aftercare kit and up-to-one-year support. The clinic's success-rate language is not treated as an outcome denominator.Publicly documentedSources:[3][7]

Editorial assessment

What Stands Out

The clinic publishes two 2026 packages with unusually clear doctor and team role allocation.
A one-procedure-per-day policy is stated on several current pages and is corroborated by a 2026 patient account.
Dr. Civas's ABHRS, ISHRS and IAHRS context and Dr. Akpınar's dermatology training are publicly traceable.

Editorial assessment

Things to Consider

Dr. Civas does not perform every stage in the published Package 2 model: extraction is shared with Dr. Akpınar and the team, and implantation is assigned to nurses.
The support team is described as permanent and experienced, but individual nurse names and formal qualifications are not fully public.
Official 2026 prices are time-sensitive and package-specific; obtain the selected package, graft range and stage allocation in writing.
Current 2026 cases are too early for mature outcome assessment, while older independent evidence is mixed.
Review-platform averages and provider-account labels are contextual only and do not establish quality, misconduct or success rates.

Editorial assessment

May Suit

People who value a one-patient-per-day model with two dermatologists involved in planning and package-specific recipient-site work.
People comfortable with shared extraction and nurse-performed implantation when the roles are disclosed in advance.
People who want a current official package structure and are prepared to reconfirm the dated quote before booking.

Editorial assessment

May Not Suit

People who require Dr. Civas to personally extract and implant every graft.
People who need a complete named nursing roster with individual credentials and tenure.
People who require a representative, independently audited clinic-wide outcome rate.

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] Civas & Akpınar official websiteClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports the public Ankara clinic identity, two-doctor model, one-patient policy and procedure options. Clinic-controlled claims are not independent outcome verification.
[2] Civas & Akpınar official about and team pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports one patient per day, two dermatologists, a three-nurse team, permanent-staff wording, doctor oversight and up-to-one-year coordinator follow-up.
[3] Civas & Akpınar 2026 price and doctor-led packagesClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports the current Package 1 and Package 2 rates, graft examples, operator allocation, one-procedure model and package inclusions. Price and terms are time-sensitive.
[4] Civas & Akpınar day-of procedure pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports doctor anesthesia context, doctor-created channels and nurse-technician implantation wording.
[5] Civas & Akpınar trip and consultation pathwayClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports photograph intake, dermatologist assessment, graft planning, donor analysis and nurse-technician placement descriptions.
[6] Civas & Akpınar hospitality and one-patient pageClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports one-patient-per-day wording, two dermatologists, 3–4 nurses and a coordinator. It is clinic-controlled operational context.
[7] Civas & Akpınar postoperative instructionsClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports clinic-published postoperative timeline and care instructions. It is not a measured outcome or response-time audit.
[8] Civas & Akpınar donor-planning and failed-transplant guidanceClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports clinic-published donor analysis, miniaturization mapping, stated typical extraction range and one-patient workflow. It does not establish a universal safe limit or measured survival.
[9] Dr. Ekrem Civas official biographyClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports clinic/doctor-published education and dermatology chronology. It is not by itself a current regulatory license check.
[10] Dr. Ümit Akpınar official physician profileClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Supports Hacettepe medical education, TUS ranking and dermatology training claims for Dr. Akpınar.
[11] ABHRS physician directory — Dr. Ekrem CivasPublic record · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-09-24
ABHRS lists Dr. Civas as a Diplomate. Hair-restoration board status is not treated as a Turkish dermatology or plastic-surgery residency claim.
[12] ISHRS membership records for Dr. Ekrem CivasPublic record · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-09-24
ISHRS directory records Dr. Civas as FISHRS in the checked membership material; current membership should be reconfirmed directly with ISHRS.
[13] IAHRS CV — Dr. Ekrem CivasPublic record · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked 2026-09-24
IAHRS-hosted CV records dermatology training, Associate Professor status and ABHRS Diploma context. It remains a professional record, not an outcome guarantee.
[14] September 2026 patient journey — 3,610 graftsThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Patient reports a September procedure, €6,125 payment after a 3,500-graft quote, doctor-led hairline drawing and one patient that day. Early timing makes it process and price evidence, not mature outcome evidence.
[15] February 2026 patient account — one patient and nurse implantationThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
A patient reports one operation that day, both doctors' involvement, Akpınar anesthesia and initial extraction, senior-nurse extraction and three-nurse implantation. It is one self-reported case.
[16] Independent patient journey — approximately 3,400 graftsThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Patient reports direct consultation and hairline drawing by both doctors, with a positive developing result. It is self-selected and cannot establish a clinic-wide outcome rate.
[17] RealSelf patient case — 3,400 grafts and long-term dissatisfactionThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
One patient reports limited crown coverage and dissatisfaction more than a year after surgery. This is an attributable case report, not a diagnosis, causal finding or prevalence estimate.
[18] RealSelf patient case — one-year result and donor concernThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
One patient reports satisfaction with a one-year result while also describing visible donor-area thinning when buzzed. The provider account label is recorded separately; no misconduct inference is made.
[19] RealSelf patient case — 3,200 graftsThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Provides a long-term patient account describing doctor recipient-site work and technician participation. RealSelf displays an account-status label; the reason is not established.
[20] Trustpilot profile for civashairtransplant.comThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
Trustpilot displays a small 3.4 average from three reviews on the checked snapshot. The sample is volatile and contextual; it does not award THI points.
[21] RealSelf provider page for Ekrem CivasThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked 2026-09-24
The reviewed provider pages display an Account Suspended label. The reason is not established; THI makes no regulatory, disciplinary or clinical inference from it.

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