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.
Shutdown of Black Market Clinics in Dominican Republic
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.
Dr. Robert Haber Speaks to Doctors on the Black Market for ISHRS Hair Transplant Repair Day
Dr. Robert Haber interviewed various members at the ISHRS World Congress in Panama and presented cases of hair transplant repairs and discussed what is happening around the world with the black market clinics. They are all participating members of ISHRS World Hair Transplant Repair Day on 11.11.
Do You Know Who IS Actually Performing Your Hair Transplant Surgery
Watch the replay of an ISHRS patient educational live stream hosted on January 11, 2023 in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery as part of the ISHRS Fight the FIGHT consumer awareness campaign on the unlicensed practice of medicine.
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 …
What Happens When a Cheap Hair Transplant Goes Wrong
This patient’s case is unfortunately a too common one. A young man was desperately seeking to improve his hair appearance by a surgical hair restoration and got dazzled by the promises and the low-cost offers that are heavily advertised by a beauty clinic. These kinds of facilities attract people interested in getting a hair transplant, based on heavy advertising and …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Patient Shares Story of Bad Hair Transplant In Turkey
In this video a patient shares his bad experience with a hair transplant clinic in Turkey. When doing research, the patient contacted a clinic and they told him they would transplant 5,000 hair grafts without ever having seen a picture of him. Once he arrived at the clinic, the doctor drew the hairline, but it wasn’t what he wanted it …