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.
Patient Case Studies
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.
Overharvested Donor Area – Hair Transplant Casualty Black Market Clinic Shares His Story
My name is Chris, and I am seeking assistance worldwide. I fell victim to a fraudulent and illicit hair transplant clinic, and I am in need of help. Approximately fifteen months ago, I made a regrettable mistake by opting for a hair transplant in Turkey. I had limited knowledge about the procedure, and it was a friend who suggested I …
Patient Avoids Black Market Clinic- Consult with Reputable Doctor Discovers Malignant Tumor
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 …
Victim of Black Market Hair Transplant Clinic Shares His Story
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 …
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 …
Harvesting from Outside Safe Zone – Hair Restoration Gone Wrong
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 …
Hair Transplant Repair Case Studies
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 …
He Was Promised 2,500 Grafts- He Got 230 at Most
In this video, a patient from Guatemala recently visited 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 …
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 …