PLASTIC SURGEON Anastasios Vekris

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Anastasios Vekris is one of the leading specialists in hair transplantation in the world today. His expertise in the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique has led him to the top. The consequence of this is his regular attendance at leading international conferences as a guest speaker, moderator and trainer in live procedures and hands-on workshops. Over the many years of his career, he has presented numerous scientific papers on various topics in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.

He and his medical team have performed numerous hair transplant procedures in Greece, the UK and France, the USA and many Middle Eastern countries. His patients include many internationally renowned celebrities from the entertainment, media and business world.

Plastic Surgeon Dr Anastasios Vekris is member of HESPRAS (Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery), registered in the Specialist Registry of the General Medical Council in Great Britain, member of ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery), member of IPRAS (International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery), member of the World FUE Institute, whereas he is member in a number of Greek and international scientific societies.

He completed his undergraduate education at the Medical Faculty of the University of Ioannina. He specialised for many years in General Surgery and Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Microsurgery and Burns at the University Hospital of Ioannina and Latseio Burns Centre in Athens.

After receiving the specialty of Plastic Surgery, he worked as Registrar at the University Clinic of Plastic Surgery and Burns of the Academic General Hospital of Ioannina. He specialised in alopecia restoration surgery and hair transplantation at some of the most renowned centres abroad, among others under Dr. J.C. Kim at KNU University Hospital of South Korea, and further expanded his knowledge in London and San Francisco, USA.

Plastic Surgeon Dr Anastasios Vekris has extensive experience in the treatment of burns and in hand surgery. He is a highly trained microsurgeon and is considered to be one of the leading experts worldwide in hair transplantation, having performed many hair transplant operations in Greece, Great Britain, France, the US, and many countries in the Middle East. His patients include many internationally renowned personalities from the world of show business, media and business.

He has been Scientific Director and Director of Medical Education and Research of DHI International Medical Group. He is the founder and scientific director of Advanced Hair Clinics and Cosmetic Derma Medicine Medical Group in Athens. He has been involved with the FUE transplantation technique for more than 20 years, having performed at Advanced Hair Clinics -overall, himself and his medical team- over 20,000 cases, more than any other Greek doctor. Thanks to his specialisation in FUE, he has performed a significant number of difficult and specialised cases, such as eyebrow transplantation, beard transplantation, body hair FUE, and restoration of scars from previous hair implant surgeries with FUT or strip technique. He has trained dozens of doctors and nurses, both in Greece and in many countries abroad, in hair transplantation, especially in the FUE method.

He has been invited as a speaker, trainer and coordinator at many Greek and international medical events and conferences and has published numerous scientific papers on various aspects of plastic and aesthetic surgery and hair transplantation, having participated in more than 120 Greek and international conferences. For several years he participated in the World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery as an invited speaker at round tables, as a world-class specialist in FUE hair transplant technique. His scientific papers have been published in various authoritative Greek and foreign medical journals.

He has published articles in daily newspapers and numerous magazines and has participated as a guest in many TV shows of medical interest. He is married and has 3 daughters.

Numerous participations in scientific conferences

Dr. Vekris actively participates and enriches with his scientific researches presented at important international conferences. Since 2012, when he opened the first clinic, he has been present in the scientific scene, representing the medical community of our country.

Since the same year he has been steadily participating in ISHRS conferences around the world, from Alaska, USA and the Bahamas in 2012 to Bangong in 2019 and Lisbon in 2021 and Delhi, India in 2023.
He also participates as a guest speaker and educator at most conferences, including the International World FUE Institute Workshop and the annual conferences of the Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of India (AeSurg).

The above are only indicative of his attendance at scientific conferences, workshops and conferences around the world.