SURGEON·VERIFIED APR 2026

Dr. Tsvetalin Zarev

Hair restoration surgeon at the ZAREV Clinic, Sofia. Practising since 2014.

Practising

12 yrs

since 2014

Specialism

fue · beard-transplant

+ 1 more

Credentials

0 verified

GMC, BAHRS, ISHRS, ABHRS

Clinic

ZAREV Clinic

Sofia

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Summary

Dr. Tsvetalin Zarev is a graduate of Medical University Sofia and has been specialising in hair follicle transplantation for over 12 years. He developed and refined the AVA FUE (Automatic Vacuum-Assisted FUE) technique over nine years of practice and gained worldwide attention in 2019 by completing one of the largest documented single-session FUE procedures on record.

Primary clinic: ZAREV Clinic, Sofia
Hair restoration since: 2014
Qualifications: ISHRS
Specialisms: fue, beard-transplant, eyebrow-transplant
Consultation: in_person

Credentials

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Medical registration

Bulgarian Medical Union (BLS) · 2300012276

International surgeon. Registration verified against the local medical board.

Self-declared

Specialisation

fue, beard-transplant, eyebrow-transplant

Hair restoration is not a standalone UK specialty. Practising surgeons typically come from plastic surgery, dermatology, or general surgery.

Self-declared by the clinic

no central register

Clinic

Most UK hair restoration surgeons work from one or two regular sites. This is where Dr. operates.

Primary

ZAREV Clinic

Bul. Simeonovsko Shose 97K, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sofia

ZAREV Clinic in Sofia is internationally renowned for record-breaking FUE gigasessions, with Dr. Zarev gaining global recognition in 2019 for a documented 14,000-graft single session using his proprietary AVA FUE (Automatic Vacuum-Assisted Follicular Unit Extraction) technique. He personally handles all consultations, designs, extractions, and implantations.

Experience

Years practising and specialism. Case counts are not tracked in any public UK register; we only list what is independently verifiable.

Years practising

since 2014

Primary techniques

fue · beard-transplant · eyebrow-transplant

Verified credentials

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