Botched Hair Transplants and Repair Options
Black market hair transplant clinics pose a serious risk, often leaving patients with severe scarring, poor hair growth, and depleted donor areas.
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Scalp Necrosis After a Hair Transplant: A Case Study
Dr. Maxim Chumak discusses a case study of a patient with scalp necrosis after a hair transplant from a black market clinic in Turkey and his treatment for repair.
A Tragic Loss That Could Have Been Avoided
Update October 29, 2024. The father of the young man went to the press to share his story after this article was written by Dr. Jean Devroye. Here is a link to the story. June 25, 2024Written by Jean Devroye, MD, FISHRS, Hair Transplant Surgeon in Brussels, Belgium and founder of Devroye Instruments Today, I’m so sad. A young 24-year-old …
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.
Ghost Hair Transplant Done at an Unethical Clinic
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 …
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.
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 …
Beware Illegal Hair Transplant
Hair transplant patients around the world are being lured to “black market pirate clinics” operated by technicians with little or no training promising guaranteed results which pose serious risks to unsuspecting men and women seeking help for hair loss. Hair Transplant Risks You Should Know – Unlicensed Practice of Medicine from International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons Many of the …