About Dr. Ekrem Civas

While working as a dermatologist at Ankara Numune Hospital in 2003, he simultaneously opened his hair transplant clinic in Turkey, Ankara.

He became a member of ISHRS in 2004 and began implementing the FUE hair transplant method in 2006 after completing specialized training. Since 2008, he has focused on various aspects of hair surgery within dermatology. 

In 2007, Dr. Civas left the Department of Dermatology at Ankara Numune Hospital to focus on his practice full-time.

He also delivered his first international presentation titled “Creative Approaches to Correcting Poorly Performed Hair Transplants” at the 10th Congress of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in Paris in 2007.

Dr. Ekrem Civas is a Board-Certified doctor in Dermatology. He was also awarded the prestigious ABHRS Diploma, one of the most renowned diplomas in the field of hair surgery, by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS).

He is the first doctor in Turkey to become a member of the Fellows of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (FISHRS) by fulfilling the requirements in the field of hair surgery.

Dr. Civas is not just a meticulous, detail-oriented hair transplant expert but also a published academician and teaching instructor. He became the first hair transplant doctor in Turkey to be certified as an Advanced Board Review Course Instructor by the ABHRS.

He is known for his extensive research work on hair transplantation and dermatology and has published numerous papers on a national and international level. He regularly attends international conferences to lecture and to keep himself up to date about the latest technologies and innovative advancements in hair transplantation.

He was promoted to Associate Professor of Dermatology in 2021.

During his research, Dr. Civas compared 3 different instruments in FUE Hair Transplantation to shed light on the FUE limitations. He also identified the appropriate candidate profile with his study on the detection offollicular unit damage. The study was presented at the ESHRS (European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) Madrid meeting and published in the journal “Hair Transplant Forum International”.

Dr. Civas has published a book, 5 book chapters, 40 scientific articles, and 22 scientific posters. He has participated in 89 national and international congresses as an educator, speaker, and chairman.

He is married and has two children.

Publications

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Chronological Practice

• 1999 Training in hair transplantation in Istanbul
• 1999 Practical training in FUT hair transplantation
• 2004 Practical training in hair transplantation in Poznan, Stockholm, and Barcelona
• 2006 Practical training in hair transplantation in New York
• 2006 Practical training in FUE hair transplantation
• 2006 Research on Surgical Treatment of Secondary Cicatricial Alopecia
• 2006 Research on Surgical Treatment of Primary Cicatricial Alopecia
• 2009 Training in Body-to-Scalp, Scalp-to-Body, and Body-to-Body Hair transplantation
• 2011 First hair restoration doctor in Turkey to be certified by ABHRS
• 2013 Training in Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for hair loss treatment
• 2015 First hair transplant surgeon in Turkey to become Fellow ISHRS (FISHRS)
• 2016 Training in digital Trichoscopy and digital Dermatoscopy with Photofinder for hair loss diagnosis
• 2017 Training in Microneedling for Hair Loss Treatment
• 2018 ABHRS, Advanced Board Review Course lecturer
• 2019 Training in Autologous Hair Stem Cell Therapy in Madrid-Spain
• 2021 Training in Adipose-derived Stem Cell Therapy for Hair Loss

Achievements

Dr. Civas is the first Turkish hair transplant surgeon to be certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS), which is one of the most prestigious diplomas in hair surgery in the world.

For the first time in the world, by comparing three different FUE instruments, Dr. Civas determined the damages of FUE. His work shed light on the limitations of FUE and helped in determining the appropriate candidate for FUE. His research was presented at the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ESHRS ) conference held in Madrid and was also published in the International Society of Hair Surgery (ISHRS) Journal.

Dr. Civas is the second person in the world to research hair transplantation for Alopecia Areata, and his research was published as a scientific paper. His work on techniques of hair transplantation on scars on the scalp, beard, eyebrows, and mustache as a result of burn accidents and their case studies were recognized as part of the large-scale series of works at the ISHRS Congress in Boston.

His chapter on “Vascular Lesions: Nd-YAG Use” in a book about Nd YAG laser use was published and printed by Nova Publisher in America.

He is the head editor of the special issue of “Hair Transplant” in Turkish Clinics Journal, one of Turkey’s most prestigious scientific medical journals. This is the first book on hair transplantation to be published in Turkey.

Dr. Civas served as head moderator of the “Hair Transplantation Course”, held for the first time at the 21st Prof. Dr. Lütfü Tat Dermatology Congress.

Achievements 

• 2015: Admitted to the Fellow category in hair surgery in the United States, becoming the first Turkish doctor to receive the FISHRS title. 
• 2010: Passed the certification exam of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS) and became the first Turkish doctor to receive the American Board diploma. 
• Research: Conducted a study comparing three different tools used in FUE hair transplantation to evaluate follicular unit damage. This research was presented at the ESHRS meeting in Madrid and published in the ISHRS journal. 
• Primary Cicatricial Alopecias: Initiated in 2010, these studies were published in 2018 and significantly altered the surgical treatment approach. 
• Alopecia Areata: A long-term follow-up study was published in 2010, defining the surgical indication boundaries for this condition. 
• Burns and Traumatic Scars: Presented extensive case series on hair transplantation techniques for scalp, beard, eyebrow, and mustache scars at the 2010 ISHRS Congress in Boston, later published. 
• Editorial Role: Edited the special issue on “Hair Transplantation” for Türkiye Klinikleri. This publication is the first comprehensive Turkish reference book on hair transplantation. 

Positions

Congress Chair and Secretary: 

• Chair, 10th National Dermatologic Surgery Days and 1st Eastern Dermatology Days 
• Secretary, 8th National Dermatologic Surgery Days (2021) 
• Secretary, 7th National Dermatologic Surgery Congress (2018) 

Academic Positions: 

• Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Yüksek İhtisas University (2019-2020) 
• Educator, ABHRS Advanced Board Review Course (2018-2021)

Other Educational and Advisory Roles: 

• IPSEN-GEN Pharmaceuticals: Botulinum Toxin Applications (since 2018) 
• Regional Consultant for Cutera Aesthetic Laser Company, Middle East-Turkey (2015-2020) 

Editorial Board and Peer Review Roles 

• Editorial Board Member, Türkiye Klinikleri Cosmetic Dermatology (since 2016) 
• Reviewer, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (since 2017) 
• Reviewer, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (since 2018) 
• Reviewer, Dermatologic Therapy (since 2019) 
• Reviewer, Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (since 2020) 
• Reviewer, Pediatric Dermatology (since 2021) 
• Reviewer, Health Science Reports (since 2022) 
• Reviewer, Australasian Journal of Dermatology (since 2022) 
• Reviewer, Journal of Dermatological Treatment (since 2023) 
• Reviewer, Journal of Medicine and Life (since 2023) 
• Reviewer, Journal of Current Cosmetic Science (since 2024)