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Interview with Harry Wallop on His Investigative Report IN Turkey

Recently, Harry Wallop, a consumer journalist wrote an article for the Daily Mail after traveling to Istanbul, Turkey for an investigative report. Dr. Greg Williams, MBBS, FISHRS and BAHRS President interviewed him after he published the article and below are his answers. Had you considered having a hair transplant prior to writing the article? Very vaguely a few years ago …

Dr. True On Medical Tourism & what To Avoid

Dr. Robert True, MPH, FISHRS shares great advice in this interview on what to look out for when looking for a hair transplant surgeon. He also discusses what is happening in the medical tourism market and what to avoid, particularly having unlicensed technicians doing the surgery. You can also see what other Doctors have to say on this topic on …

Avoiding Bad Hair Transplants by Dr. Robert Haber

Dr. Robert Haber appeared on television in Cleveland talking about avoiding bad hair transplants, the black market and the unlicensed practice of medicine. Dr. Haber has been very active with the ISHRS since its founding, and served as President for 2002-2003 as well as Treasurer, on the Executive Committee, Board of Governors, and as Chair or member of over 15 …

Hair Transplant Story in Turkey

This young man went to a hair transplant in Turkey a year ago and shares his experience of his reulsts. The clinic promised him a certain amounts of grafts, PRP, a nice hotel and many other things that didn’t happen. His main takeaway is “Do Your Research”. The ISHRS is a global non-profit whose core purpose is to improve the …

Tips to Avoid Bad Hair Transplant Clinics

In this video, Dr. Dan McGrath and David DiMuzzio shares what is happening in black market clinics around the world. Dr. McGrath is the President of the ABHRS, the only recognized certification for hair restoration surgery and an esteemed member of the ISHRS. Here are three main questions you need to ask when doing your research: Can you show me …

He was promised 2,500 grafts- He got 230 at most

In this video, a patient from Guatemala recentlyvisited Dra. Schambach for a hair transplant repair. He had gotten a hair transplant two years earlier in another clinic in Guatemala. He realized before it was too late once he was undergoing the procedure that something was not right. When he went to the clinic for his first consultation before the surgery, …

Beware of clinics Where no doctor is present

A patient of Dr. Francisco Jimenez, ISHRS President, shares his experience of traveling to Turkey for a hair transplant after seeing advertisements in Spain for low cost hair transplants. Listen to his story as he shares his experience and the fact that he never saw a doctor. He doesn’t even know who performed his surgery. Now, he is getting a …

Hair Con India Pledge

During HairCon 2019, the annual conference of the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons of India, a “No To Ghost Surgery By Technicians” pledge was taken by all the attending delegates. They also formed a local ethical committee to address this issue. You can read more about this on our Hair Transplant Black Market page. As a responsible member of the …