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A hair transplant in Istanbul, flying from New York $1,900 advertised.
$4,500 real.

The advert leaves out the flights ($780), the hotel and meals ($320), aftercare and meds ($240) and a week off work ($1,260). Atlera adds it all up, so you see the real price before you book.

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Issue No. 01ATLERA
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Issue No. 01 · The real price of a hair transplantIstanbul

Your hair transplant in Istanbul, priced all-in.

Put in your own numbers, check your clinic's quote for red flags, and read the seven rules every clinic will be scored on. Free, and no signup to see it.

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  • No face ratings
  • Planning help, not medical advice
  • Adults 18+

Worked example, New York to Istanbul.
Generated footage of a model, not a patient.

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The $1,900 myth

What a hair transplant in Istanbul really costs once the trip is added in. Put in your own numbers.

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In this issue

01 · The price

Everything the advert leaves out.

A worked example, flying from New York. One price is on the advert; four more come with the trip. Change any line in the receipt below and the photo and the bar follow.

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Fig. 1The advert's price, and the four things it leaves out. Still life generated for Atlera; a worked example, not a quote.

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"Real" includes the days you can't work. When real quotes go live, each one will show its source and the date we checked it.

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Hair transplant · FUE · Istanbul

From New York · worked example

01Surgery, from the quote
02Return flights
03Hotel and meals
04Aftercare, PRP and meds
05Time off work days × $$1,260
Total, all-in$4,500

The advert said $1,9002.4× the advert

02 · Your quote

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    Question 1 of 6 · Named surgeon

    Does the quote name the surgeon who does the extraction and implantation?

    03 · Red flags

    Four frames, circled.

    Twelve frames from planning a trip, marked the way an editor marks a contact sheet. The four circled ones are lines from clinic adverts; we don't name the clinics. Choose any frame.

    Contact sheet: twelve frames, four circled. Choose a frame to see it larger.

    Contact sheet, 12 frames · Circled: 4Generated photos, no real clinic

    A clinic brochure promising guaranteed density and unlimited grafts
    Frame 14ARed flag 1 of 4

    “Guaranteed density, unlimited grafts.”

    Red flag. No clinic can guarantee density, and your donor area has a limit.

    Ask the clinicCan you put the graft count in my quote?

    04 · How we differ

    The only before-and-after
    we'll ever show you.

    How most people research a clinic today, and what we do instead. Drag the line across the photograph.

    After: a hand holding a phone showing an Atlera receipt, $4,500 all-in
    Before: a phone showing a message from a clinic, only 2 slots left this month
    Fig. 4Before: the kind of message clinics send. After: the same trip, priced on Atlera. Generated photos; the receipt is a real Atlera screen.
    How Atlera compares with the usual way of researching a clinic
    QuestionThe usual wayAtlera
    The price you seeThe advertThe whole trip, itemized
    When results are judgedReviews in week oneMonth 12
    Your quoteYou guessChecked for red flags
    The rules behind a scoreNot shownSeven, published below
    Where a number comes fromNot shownA source and date on every real quote

    Drag left for Atlera, right for the usual way.

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    05 · Our rules

    Seven rules, published before we score anyone.

    Every clinic gets the same 100-point check. If a clinic disputes its score, we publish the reply next to it.

    1. 20

      A named surgeon operates

      Does the critical steps, not a rotating team of technicians.

    2. 20

      Results at month 12

      From real patients who agreed to share them.

    3. 15

      Credentials you can check

      License, accreditation and society memberships, each linked to its registry.

    4. 15

      Aftercare in writing

      Who pays, and what happens, if the result falls short.

    5. 10

      An itemized price

      A written quote with no surprises at the clinic door.

    6. 10

      A plan if something goes wrong

      Emergency steps, insurance and a doctor to see at home.

    7. 10

      An honest consultation

      Poor candidates are turned away; graft counts aren't upsold.

    A man at a desk by a window, reading a printed page, pen in hand
    Generated footage of a model, not a patient.

    From the editors

    The price gap is an information gap.

    Clinics quote one number in the advert and another at the door. Reviews get written in week one, before any hair has grown. We built Atlera so you see the whole bill, and the red flags, before you book.

    How much does a hair transplant in Istanbul really cost?

    In our worked example, flying from New York: $1,900 for the surgery, $780 for return flights, $320 for the hotel and meals, $240 for aftercare and meds, and $1,260 for a week off work. That's $4,500 all-in, 2.4 times the advert. Put in your own numbers.

    What do all-inclusive packages usually leave out?

    Often PRP (platelet-rich plasma), medication and the days you can't work. Ask the clinic to itemize the quote in writing, then check it for red flags.

    What should I ask a clinic before I book?

    Which named surgeon does the extraction and implantation, whether the graft count is in writing, whether PRP and medication are in the price, whether the deposit is refundable, and whether aftercare is promised in writing. The quote check turns your answers into a list to send.

    How are clinics scored?

    On seven published rules worth 100 points, the same check for every clinic. If a clinic disputes its score, we publish its reply next to it. See the rules.

    Why no face ratings?

    Atlera prices procedures and checks quotes. We don't rate faces.

    Is this medical advice?

    No. Atlera is a planning guide, not a clinic. Talk to a qualified doctor before any procedure.

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