Alba V. Reyes, MD, FISHRS, had a consultation with a 23-year-old patient who had initially gone to a low-cost black market Clinic for a quote for a hair transplant from a bald spot on his crown area that he had since he was born. The black market clinic proceeded to give him a quote for a hair transplant combined with …
This case is presented by a victim of a black market hair transplant clinic. He contacted the ISHRS directly after finding the Fight the FIGHT campaign microsite and wishes to tell his story publicly to help others be aware. A video interview (hiding his identity) was conducted by the ISHRS after he reached out to us wanting to share his …
Repairing hair transplants that fall under Ghost Hair Transplants Ghosting is a term used when it is assumed a doctor is going to do the surgery, but then the doctor never appears and another individual performs the surgery. Usually, they are unlicensed and not qualified or authorized to perform surgery. Such cases have become so rampant today due to mushrooming …
The public Ministry of Health in the Dominican Republic recently shut down 11 illegal black-market medical centers in different parts of the country in violation of Law 42-0 and regulation number 11-38 and 11-03.
This is a case study of a patient who had a bad experience from a clinic operating in Malaysia. Without doing proper research, the unsuspecting patient, a Malaysian-Chinese man, aged 27, fell victim to a bad hair transplant. The patient was looking for a hair restoration surgery due to his receding hairline and was promised a successful result. Unfortunately, the …
See this video of Ricardo Mejia, MD interviewing Shady El-Maghraby, MD, MSc, FISHRS on various case studies of hair transplant repairs. As a hair restoration surgeon in Egypt, Dr. El-Maghraby is getting requests for repairs on a weekly basis. Learn more about ISHRS World Hair Transplant Repair Day on 11.11, where doctors will perform pro bono surgery for victims of …
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. 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 …
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 …
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.