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Learn the Dangers of Black Market Hair Transplants


Illicit Clinics

When performed by a licensed + trained medical doctor, Hair Transplants are a safe hair loss solution. However, non-doctors, with little to no training, are also performing surgeries. They promise low prices + guaranteed results, yet can deliver terrible results! See stories here.

Your safety + well-being are at risk, if you don’t research your doctor.

Don’t become a victim of the Fraudulent Illicit + Global Hair Transplants!

UNSUSPECTING
PATIENTS

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LIFELONG
VICTIMS

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Irreparable
consequences

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FIGHT
BACK

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IDENTIFY FRAUDULENT
CLINICS

FAKE IDENTIFICATION +
FALSE PROMISES

Just Because It Looks Legitimate
Does Not Mean it Is

BEWARE OF THESE IMPORTANT WARNING SIGNS

GET GUARANTEED
RESULTS
UNLIMITED
GRAFTS
NO
RISK

Get Informed!
Illicit Surgery FAQs

WHAT ARE POSSIBLE ILLICIT
SURGERY COMPLICATIONS?

Some Clinics Are Cheap +
Great! Others Prioritize Profits Over You

WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU AT AN ILLICIT CLINIC?

TERRIBLE
INFECTIONS
LIFE-THREATENING
COMPLICATIONS
AWFUL
RESULTS

Doctors Who Prioritize
Your Safety

REAL DOCTORS
THEIR REAL PLEDGE

Some Clinic Websites Say A Doctor Will
Operate, But Will They?

SEE DOCTORS WHO PLEDGE TO OPERATE ON YOU

PERSONAL
TREATMENTS
SAFER
CHOICE
EDUCATED + TRAINED
SURGEONS

LICENSED PHYSICIANS SPEAK OUT

ISHRS is a Not-For-Profit of select, member doctors who are here to educate on hair transplant industry best practices + warn you of clinics where real doctors do not perform surgeries yet market themselves as legitimate.

“We want patients to be aware of the doctors credentials, be safe and know who is behind the mask.”

Dr. Ricardo Mejia

“You can’t hide a bad hair transplant. As a profession, we have the responsibility to maintain the quality.”

Dr. Mel Mayer

“We don’t sell hair transplants. We engage in the short and long term management of hair loss.”

Dr. Bessam Farjo

There’s a reason why this is a medical procedure and why patients need to take it seriously.

Dr. Sharon Keene

When you see a young person with a bad hair transplant, it’s heartbreaking. They have lost trust.

Dr. Robert True

Young people have to think of preserving their donor area. If not, there is nothing left for the future.

Dr. Arthur Tykocinski

See Bad Hair Transplant Stories

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Don’t Become A Victim from Illicit Clinics

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