What Patients in the UK Should Beware of When Considering Hair Transplant Surgery
Watch the live stream replay.
-How patients can get reliable information and seek ethical surgeons – ISHRS/BAHRS
-What is the definition of “Black Market”
And more.
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.
Beware of Who Will Cut Your Scalp in a Hair Transplant – Live Stream Replay
‘-What is the ISHRS Fight the FIGHT Campaign and why it was created?
-What is a safe hair transplant surgery?
-What points should a patient keep in mind when making a decision?
-What should be the criteria for choosing the doctor?
-What should the doctor be doing in the hair transplant surgery?
-What are the potential risks of the surgery?
-What steps various governments are taking to ensure patient safety?
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
