I had a really great experience with OTEK Hair Clinic, Dr Okan and his team. It started out as an enquiry when I booked a family holiday in Antalya. I was interested in tying in a hair transplant on the last day of my holiday. I had done some research on transplant clinics in Antalya and OTEK had great reviews and was top of the list for me.
I reached out to them to check availability and they quickly responded via WhatsApp. Most of the communication was through WhatsApp. They requested some general information, health, allergies, medication previous hair transplants etc. They also requested some pictures from different angles of my head.
After this I had a consultation. Dr Ertan explained that because I had a transplant before they would aim for the highest number of grafts possible without compromising the donor area. This reassured me as I obviously didn't want any risk to the hair that I already have. We also talked about price and expectations.
I took a few days to think about it and then I reached out again to book the procedure. OTEK requested a few details i.e passport details, flight confirmation, and accommodation details. I was on a family holiday so I already had accommodation but I think that they will help with this if needed. They sent me a booking form and that was it organised.
On the day of the procedure, OTEK had arranged transport to collect me from my hotel which was outside when I came out of the hotel. The driver was very pleasant. He drove to the clinic which I was greeted outside by one of Dr Okans team. The clinic itself is a modern building which is situated in what looks like a newly established area. I had a chat with Dr Okan and met with the team. I had my own room which was great . I signed some forms, had my head shaved, had blood tests done and then went in for surgery.
The team constantly checked that I was comfortable but please be aware that the local anesthetic injections are painful. I have had this procedure done before and it doesn't get any easier. The procedure is divided into two halves. The first half is the team extracting from the donor area , then there is a break for you to go back to your room to have a meal and then back to surgery for the extractions to be implanted. I think overall the procedure took about 6 hours in which I had fallen asleep a number of times.
When the procedure was over I went back to my room. I had something else to eat and then had another chat with Dr Okan about the procedure and the aftercare and also medications. He set up a whats app group in which I can contact him with any questions and I also have to send pics every day after each wash for 10 days and then monthly for him to monitor progress. The driver collected me from the clinic and dropped me back to my hotel. Approx 30mins away. I flew back to Ireland the next morning. Ideally, it would have been better to stay another day. ( I opted to leave the bandage on my head till I returned home as to lower risk of infection on the plane. A little embarrassing but worth it).
At the time of writing this review, it is 5 days after the procedure. The transplanted area looks great and the donor area is healing nicely.
Overall I had a great experience and I would like to thank Dr Okan and his team for taking care of me.
Grafts- 2700