Dr. Deniz Dağdelen — Board-Certified Dermatologist

Dr. Deniz Dağdelen personally performs and supervises hair transplant procedures at Now Hair Time, from hairline planning through the procedure itself. His background combines formal dermatology training, board certification at both the Turkish and European level, and a record of peer-reviewed academic publication — a combination that's genuinely uncommon among hair transplant providers in Turkey.

Training

• Medical education: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine (2008–2014)
• Dermatology residency: İstanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital (2015–2019)
• Specialist in Dermatology — Licence/Diploma No. 174709
• Practising in hair restoration at Now Hair Time since late 2022; previously a dermatology specialist in a public hospital

Board Certification

Turkish Board Certificate in Dermatology and Venereology (2019)

Issued by the Turkish Dermatology Board (Türk Dermatoloji Yeterlik Kurulu) following a formal board examination in dermatology and venereology. Certificate number 2, valid for a ten-year term.

European Board Certificate in Dermatology and Venereology — UEMS-EBDV (2023)

Awarded by the European Board of Dermatology and Venereology after successfully passing the European Board Examination. This is a voluntary credential, pursued by physicians aiming to meet a broader European standard of practice rather than a requirement for practising in Turkey. Relatively few dermatologists in Turkey hold it.

Academic Publications

Dr. Dağdelen is a published researcher and first author on peer-reviewed work appearing in Dermatologic Therapy (Wiley):

• "Correlation of metabolic syndrome with serum omentin-1 and visfatin levels and disease severity in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis." Original clinical research examining the relationship between metabolic syndrome and specific biomarkers in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients. DOI: 10.1111/dth.14378
• "Zosteriform cutaneous metastasis: A case series." A clinical case series documenting four cases of cutaneous metastasis presenting in a pattern that mimics herpes zoster — a diagnostically challenging presentation with direct relevance to accurate skin assessment. DOI: 10.1111/dth.14137

Both papers are indexed and independently verifiable by their DOI, rather than being claims that exist only on this page.

Role at Now Hair Time

Dr. Dağdelen is directly involved in the parts of a hair transplant that determine the outcome most: assessing donor and recipient areas, planning graft distribution, designing the hairline, and supervising the procedure. He performs the recipient-channel incisions himself.

Patients who want to verify his credentials directly, or request certificate copies or publication references, are welcome to ask before booking.

Why This Matters for Your Decision

Hair transplant clinics vary widely in how directly a doctor is involved in the actual procedure, and that variation is a legitimate thing to investigate before choosing where to have surgery done. Board certification — and particularly a credential like the European Board exam that isn't required to practise — is one of the more concrete, checkable signals available to a patient trying to tell clinics apart from the outside.

We'd encourage you to ask this same question of any clinic you're considering, not just this one.

Want the longer answer on who does what during your procedure? We answer that directly here, and set out our full clinical and post-operative protocols on our standards page.

Book a free consultation to have your case assessed, or read the 2026 cost breakdown if you're weighing up the budget.