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 …

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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 …

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Botched Beard Hair Transplant & Repair

In 2017, this patient traveled to hospital in Istanbul for a beard transplant. His experience was disastrous. It has taken him a lot of time, cost, and pain to fix the near irreparable damage that – for a time – he believed had permanently ruined his face. He booked his procedure through a travel medical agency; through them, they arranged …

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Medical Tourism: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

With the rise of the internet and globalization, the world is literally at our fingertips. Not only can we easily cross borders for leisure travel and tourism, it is possible to visit nearly any country to conduct business or to purchase goods and services. In recent years, this worldwide open marketplace has given rise to another growing trend: medical tourism. …

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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 …

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