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FUECAPILAR / Dr. Doğan Turan & Dr. Gökhan Gür

Istanbul, Turkey

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Editorial summary

FUECAPILAR coordinates two distinct physician pathways rather than one uniform surgical model. Dr. Doğan Turan designs the case; in the Premium pathway his team extracts and he implants with an implanter pen. Current 2026 patient material indicates that Turan Standard may use another implantation operator whose formal public credentials are not sufficiently established. Dr. Gökhan Gür designs the case and creates recipient sites; extraction is team-performed in Standard and doctor-performed in Premium, while implantation remains team-performed. The clinic publishes a maximum of two surgeries per doctor per day, but a current clinic-wide total is not established. Current prices are patient-specific reports, not an official tariff. 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 .

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Recorded separately and never used in score calculation.

Patient volume
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

The official FAQ states a maximum of two surgeries per doctor per day. Because the physicians operate through separate practices and package pathways, THI does not convert that statement into a clinic-wide daily total.

Sources:[2][3]
Procedures
FUE, DHI / implanter-pen implantationPublicly documented

These are clinic-published technique labels, not evidence that one method is superior or suitable for a particular patient.

Sources:[4][5]

Procedure roles

Who Actually Performs the Procedure?

Consultation
The selected doctor performs consultation and design within that doctor's pathway. (Dr. Doğan Turan, Dr. Gökhan Gür)Third-party source

The physician role is well documented, but the two doctors operate through distinct practices and packages.

Sources:[2][14]
Hairline design
The selected named physician is assigned consultation and design; current patient accounts corroborate direct design involvement. (Dr. Doğan Turan, Dr. Gökhan Gür)Third-party sourceSources:[2][12][14]
Planning
The official pathways assign donor assessment and case design to the selected physician; operative delegation then varies by package. (Dr. Doğan Turan, Dr. Gökhan Gür)Publicly documentedSources:[2][4][5]
Incisions / channels
Turan Premium uses doctor-performed implanter placement, in which recipient opening and graft placement occur together. Gür creates channels in Standard and Premium. Current patient sources indicate that Turan Standard may use another implantation operator. (Dr. Doğan Turan, Dr. Gökhan Gür, Tuğçe Şengül Turan — Patient-reported Turan Standard implantation operator; formal public credentials not confirmed)Third-party source

The role of Tuğçe Şengül Turan is patient-reported; THI did not establish a current official title or professional credential.

Sources:[4][5][11]
Extraction
Turan extraction is assigned to a named specialist and team. Gür Standard extraction is team-performed; Gür Premium assigns extraction to Dr. Gür. (Dr. Gökhan Gür — Gür Premium, Mehmet — Clinic-identified Turan extraction specialist, Dr. Gür-trained extraction specialist or surgical team in Standard)Third-party source

FUECAPILAR is not an all-stage doctor-only model. The selected package materially changes who extracts.

Sources:[2][4][5][13]
Implantation
Dr. Turan implants in the reviewed Premium pathway. Dr. Gür's team places grafts in Gür pathways. Current 2026 patient quotes and cases indicate a separate Turan Standard operator pathway. (Dr. Doğan Turan — Turan Premium, Dr. Gür surgical team in Gür pathways, Tuğçe Şengül Turan — Patient-reported Turan Standard operator; credentials not confirmed)Third-party source

The official FAQ's broad Turan wording is not treated as universal across every package because current Standard-package evidence points to another operator.

Sources:[2][4][5][11][15]
Supervision
Each physician performs the stated doctor stages in that physician's pathway while other stages are delegated according to package. (Dr. Doğan Turan, Dr. Gökhan Gür)Third-party source

A current supervision interval or continuous-presence standard was not established.

Sources:[2][12][14]

Workflow

Daily Patient Volume

Reported range
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

The official FAQ states a maximum of two surgeries per doctor per day. Because the physicians operate through separate practices and package pathways, THI does not convert that statement into a clinic-wide daily total.

Sources:[2][3]

Before treatment

Consultation & Planning

Doctor consultation
YesThird-party source

The selected named physician is assigned consultation and design.

Sources:[2][14]
Video consultation
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

The reviewed sources did not establish a standardized current doctor video-consultation service.

Sources:[2]
Photo assessment
YesPublicly documented

Remote photograph review is an intake step and does not replace an in-person medical assessment.

Sources:[2]
Coordinator involvement
YesThird-party source

Coordination and transfers do not replace physician assessment or clinical escalation.

Sources:[1][12]
Notes
FUECAPILAR coordinates the Turan and Gür pathways from Acıbadem while the physicians' procedures are described at separate Istanbul practices.Publicly documentedSources:[2]

People

Surgical Team

Doctors
Dr. Doğan Turan — Co-owner and medical director; Turan pathway physician, Dr. Gökhan Gür — Gür pathway physicianThird-party source

Public professional and clinic records support the named physician association; they do not establish outcomes.

Sources:[1][6][7][9]
Roles
Turan Premium: Dr. Turan designs and implants; a named specialist and team extract, Turan Standard: current patient material indicates non-lead-doctor implantation; the operator's formal public credentials remain unconfirmed, Gür Standard: Dr. Gür designs and creates channels; a trained specialist or team extracts and the team implants, Gür Premium: Dr. Gür designs, extracts and creates channels; the team implantsThird-party source

The four pathways should not be collapsed into a single doctor-involvement label.

Sources:[2][4][5][11]
Team members
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

The clinic identifies Turan extraction specialist Mehmet and describes trained teams, but does not publish a complete current extraction and implantation roster with formal credentials.

Sources:[2]
Team continuity
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

The reviewed sources do not establish named-person continuity across packages, operating dates or the two physician practices.

Sources:[2]
Experience notes
The clinic states that Dr. Turan has worked in hair restoration since 1999 and Dr. Gür since 2003; it also attributes nine years of experience to Turan extraction specialist Mehmet. These are clinic-published experience claims.Publicly documentedSources:[6][7][2]

Assessment

Donor Management

Published information

The clinic publishes staged planning for very large graft demand rather than an 8,000-graft single procedure. It also publishes small punch ranges and technique-specific donor planning. These are useful planning signals, not universal safety limits or measured outcome rates.

Third-party source

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

Sources:[2][4][5][14][16]

  • Staged large cases: The official FAQ says an 8,000-graft request would be divided into two procedures approximately 12–15 months apart.

    Sources:[2]

  • Turan extraction method: The clinic publishes approximately 0.7–0.9 mm punches, hybrid manual and micromotor extraction and staged extraction/implantation.

    Sources:[4]

  • Gür extraction and channel sizing: The clinic publishes mostly 0.8–0.9 mm extraction punches and recipient channels sized to graft characteristics.

    Sources:[5]

  • Mixed independent evidence: The reviewed public cases include positive mature development and patient-reported poor growth, graft-count disagreement and donor or density concerns. No prevalence or causation can be inferred.

    Sources:[14][16][17]

Treatment scope

Procedures

Confirmed procedures
FUE, DHI / implanter-pen implantationPublicly documented

These are clinic-published technique labels, not evidence that one method is superior or suitable for a particular patient.

Sources:[4][5]

Costs

Pricing

Pricing evidence
EUR 3,300–5,500 — case-specific price; scope variesThird-party source

FUECAPILAR does not publish a current official tariff. The displayed EUR range summarizes selected 2026 patient-specific quotes and procedures, not a universal minimum or maximum. A June quote also used USD and is not converted into this range.

Sources:[10][11][12][15]
Price model
case by caseSources:[10][11][12][15]
Hotel
IncludedSources:[10][11][12][15]
Transfers
IncludedSources:[10][11][12][15]
Other inclusions
Selected 2026 patient report: Gür Primary €3,300, Selected 2026 patient reports: Gür Standard €4,600 and Gür Premium €4,700–€5,300, Selected 2026 patient reports: Turan Standard €4,100 and Turan Premium €4,850–€5,500, Hotel and transfers reported in selected current packagesSources:[10][11][12][15]
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After treatment

Aftercare

First wash
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

Selected patients describe an in-person wash, but a current universal first-wash day was not established from the official material.

Sources:[15]
Clinic follow-up
The clinic publishes photograph checks on days 5, 10, 15 and 30, followed by months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18.Publicly documented

The published schedule establishes the formal pathway, not response quality in every case.

Sources:[2]
Remote follow-up
The clinic asks for scheduled progress photographs through month 18.Publicly documented

Independent reports about long-term responsiveness are mixed.

Sources:[2]
Medications
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

No universal current medication protocol is stored because prescriptions and suitability are patient-specific.

Sources:[2]
PRP availability
Not confirmedNot independently confirmed

A current universal PRP inclusion was not established from the reviewed sources.

Sources:[2]
Follow-up duration
Published checkpoints through 18 monthsPublicly documented

The clinic also publishes a conditional revision policy after the expected growth period; eligibility is case-specific.

Sources:[2]
Notes
The formal follow-up schedule is detailed, but current patient testimony includes reports of delayed or absent responses after concerns arose. These reports are contextual and do not establish a response-failure rate.Third-party sourceSources:[2][16][17]

Editorial assessment

What Stands Out

  • The clinic publishes a maximum of two surgeries per doctor per day and separates critical roles by physician pathway.
  • Dr. Turan's Premium pathway gives the doctor direct control of implanter placement, while Dr. Gür creates recipient channels in both Standard and Premium and extracts in Premium.
  • Official donor-planning material discusses staged large cases and publishes technique-specific punch ranges.
  • A substantial independent case archive permits inspection of both process and outcome directions.

Editorial assessment

Things to Consider

  • Doctor involvement changes materially by package; confirm the exact pathway and every stage performer in writing.
  • Current patient sources indicate a separate Turan Standard implantation operator, but that person's current official title and professional credentials are not sufficiently public.
  • The clinic publishes two surgeries per doctor per day, not an exclusive one-patient model, and a clinic-wide daily total is not confirmed.
  • There is no current official tariff; displayed prices are selected 2026 patient-specific evidence and may change.
  • The formal aftercare schedule is detailed, while independent evidence about responsiveness and mature outcomes is mixed.

Editorial assessment

May Suit

  • People willing to choose and document a specific physician/package pathway rather than rely on the FUECAPILAR brand name alone.
  • People seeking doctor involvement in defined critical stages while accepting team-performed stages disclosed in advance.
  • People who value a published physician workload cap and staged planning for very large graft demand.

Editorial assessment

May Not Suit

  • People who require one named physician to extract, create recipient sites and implant every graft.
  • People who require a complete named support-team roster with independently confirmed credentials.
  • People who require a current official public tariff or a representative, independently audited 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. [1] FUECAPILAR official websiteClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports the public clinic identity, 2017 founding claim, named physicians and Istanbul coordination model. It is clinic-controlled.

  2. [2] FUECAPILAR English FAQClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports physician consultation/design, package-dependent extraction and implantation roles, the two-surgeries-per-doctor cap, staged large cases, follow-up schedule and conditional revision policy. Clinic-controlled wording is not a delivery audit.

  3. [3] FUECAPILAR German FAQClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Contains broader clinic-volume wording than the English FAQ. THI therefore preserves the per-doctor cap but does not publish an exact clinic-wide total.

  4. [4] FUECAPILAR Dr. Turan implanter-pen pathwayClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports team extraction, published punch range, staged workflow and Dr. Turan implantation in the described physician-performed pathway.

  5. [5] FUECAPILAR Dr. Gür channel-opening pathwayClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports Gür donor assessment, extraction technique, doctor-created recipient channels, custom blade sizing and team graft placement.

  6. [6] FUECAPILAR profile — Dr. Doğan TuranClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports clinic-published education, medical-director role and experience chronology. It does not independently verify outcome claims.

  7. [7] FUECAPILAR profile — Dr. Gökhan GürClinic website · Publicly documented · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Supports clinic-published education, experience and current clinic association. Historic membership wording is not presented as a current credential.

  8. [9] IAHRS directory — Dr. Doğan TuranPublic record · Third-party source · Partially verified · checked

    Supports Dr. Turan's current FUECAPILAR location listing in the checked professional directory. Directory inclusion is not an outcome guarantee.

  9. [10] March 2026 FUECAPILAR multi-package quoteThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    One prospective patient reports current Gür Primary, Standard and Premium and Turan Standard and Premium quotes with package-specific doctor roles. It is patient-specific, not an official tariff.

  10. [11] June 2026 Turan Standard and Premium quoteThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Reports patient-specific USD pricing and different implantation operators for Standard and Premium. It supports a transparency question, not the operator's formal credential.

  11. [12] September 2026 Turan Premium patient journeyThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Patient reports 3,300 grafts, €5,500, a two-day procedure, Dr. Turan implantation and hairline involvement. Timing is too early for outcome assessment.

  12. [13] June 2026 Turan Premium process caseThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Patient reports 2,496 grafts, named specialist Mehmet performing extraction and Dr. Turan implantation. It is case-level process evidence, not a mature result.

  13. [14] July 2026 Gür 3,150-graft outcome updateThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Patient reports a positive developing result after an October 2025 procedure and describes Dr. Gür consultation and channel creation. It remains one self-selected case.

  14. [15] July 2026 patient report of Turan Standard pathwayThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Patient reports 4,000 grafts, €4,100 and implantation by Tuğçe Şengül Turan. At 3.5 months it is early process evidence and does not verify professional credentials.

  15. [16] September 2026 Gür-pathway patient complaintThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    One patient alleges poor growth, a graft-count disagreement and non-response after an October 2025 procedure. These are attributed allegations, not a medical audit, diagnosis or prevalence estimate.

  16. [17] Trustpilot profile for fuecapilar.comThird-party publication · Third-party source · Not independently confirmed · checked

    Trustpilot displayed 2.6/5 from four reviews, with two in the prior 12 months, on the checked snapshot. The sample is very small and contextual; it does not award THI points.

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