CLINIC RECORD · ISTANBUL-VITA issued 2026-07-08 · v1
Istanbul Vita, Istanbul
Ataşehir · Sapphire FUE / DHI · clinic
Hair restoration · Sapphire FUE / DHI
Surgeon — named
PENDING
check pending Measured · 82%
M1 · Facility & health-tourism licence 3 · 20%
UNVERIFIED Claims MoH authorization and shows an 'Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi' footer badge, but no certificate number and no JCI are published, so accreditation is provider-stated and the score sits mid-band. source ↗
M2 · Operating surgeon named + verifiable 4 · 22%
UNVERIFIED Four surgeons are named (H.E. Alakaya, M.A. Balci, T.Y. Arslan, Ö.M. Gültekin) with 'channel opening performed directly by the physician', but there is no directory confirmation, so who operates is named yet unverified. source ↗
M3 · Technique disclosure 4 · 10%
UNVERIFIED Sapphire FUE, DHI (Choi pen), a combined option and a proprietary 'Vita Technique' are described with protocol detail, keeping method disclosure high but below top for lack of a role map. source ↗
M4 · Claim / graft honesty 2 · 14%
UNVERIFIED Red-flag claims — 'up to 95% survival', '80–100 grafts/cm² vs industry 30–40' and a 'Lifetime Guarantee' in all packages — pull the score low. source ↗
M5 · Price transparency 5 · 8%
UNVERIFIED Prices are published from €3,200 all-inclusive across a $3,200–9,000 range in three tiers, giving full price transparency. source ↗
M6 · Aftercare & revision policy 3 · 8%
UNVERIFIED Month-by-month aftercare, 24/7 assistance and 1-year online follow-up are provided, but there is no formal revision or complication policy and the 'Lifetime Guarantee' covers permanence only, keeping it at mid-band. source ↗
Editorial · 18%
E1 · Professional corroboration 2 · 6%
UNVERIFIED editorial — Claims two surgeons have been 'ISHRS since 2016/2019' but this is not directory-verifiable, and there is no IAHRS or FUE-Europe standing, so society corroboration is low. source ↗ · provisional
E2 · International-patient path 4 · 6%
UNVERIFIED editorial — Coordinators in 13+ languages, 24/7 support, 1-year online follow-up and WhatsApp are offered, but written consent is not disclosed, keeping it below top. source ↗
E3 · Operator transparency 2 · 6%
UNVERIFIED editorial — No registered company name, registration number or full street address is shown (only 'Ataşehir'), and a mirror sibling domain istanbulvitaclinic.com exists, holding the score low. source ↗
Health-tourism licensed: caveat
Operating surgeon named: yes
In register scope: yes
Clinic operating: yes
What this register does NOT measure We do not rate the result of a transplant, a surgeon's skill, graft survival, complications or "who's better". We verify structural facts: the health-tourism authorization, the operating surgeon, the technique, the claims, the prices, the aftercare — and where something is unconfirmed, we say so.