Crown Hair Transplant Guide. Sule Hair Clinic — doctor-led boutique clinic in Istanbul. Sapphire FUE, DHI, Hybrid from €2,990.
Most crown cases need 1,500–3,000 grafts. A small early vertex thinning may close with 1,200–1,800 grafts, while a fully bald crown (Norwood 5–6) often requires 2,500–3,500 grafts, sometimes staged across two sessions to protect the donor area.
The crown has a spiral growth pattern (the whorl) where hairs exit the scalp at changing angles and directions. It is also a curved, three-dimensional surface, so it needs more grafts per visual result than a flat frontal zone. Recreating the swirl correctly is what makes crown work a surgeon-skill question, not just a graft-count question.
It needs more grafts for the same visual coverage. Light reflects off the curved vertex and the scalp shows through more easily, so surgeons typically plan 35–45 grafts/cm² in the crown versus around 40–50 in the hairline, but over a larger and rounder surface area.
Yes, when donor supply allows. A combined hairline plus crown plan usually falls in the 3,500–5,000 graft mega-session range. If donor capacity is limited, the hairline is prioritised first because it frames the face, and the crown is completed in a second session 10–12 months later.
Transplanted hairs shed in weeks 2–6, regrowth starts around month 3–4, and the crown typically shows visible coverage by month 8. Because the vertex grows slightly slower than the frontal zone, final density is judged at 14–18 months rather than 12.
Often yes. The vertex responds better to finasteride and minoxidil than the hairline does. Stabilising loss for 6–12 months before surgery prevents the transplanted island from being surrounded by newly thinning native hair.
Sule Hair Clinic is a doctor-led hair transplant clinic in Istanbul, Türkiye. Dr. Enver Kayıkçıoğlu personally performs all Sapphire hairline channel incisions. Medical Director Dr. Selahattin Tulunay, a board-certified plastic surgeon, carries out the final quality control. Anaesthesiologist Dr. Zafer Ersin Ünlüer manages anaesthesia and intra-operative monitoring, and Şule Ölmez performs the hairline design consultations. We deliberately keep the number of operations per day very limited so every patient gets the full time of the senior team, have completed 30,000+ consultations, and our graft-handling protocol with Hypothermosol cooling protects graft viability. All-inclusive packages start at €2,990 and cover surgery, hotel, VIP transfers, medication and 12 months of follow-up; flights are not included. Google rating 4.9 from 1,700+ reviews. Turkish Ministry of Health approved · USHAŞ registered health tourism provider.
Address: Yeşilpınar, Çay Sk. No:2, 34065 Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Türkiye. Telephone: +90 545 674 31 91. Email: info@sule-hairtransplant.com.