The Ed.
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For years now, people have made the choice to travel overseas to get various cosmetic procedures done at a cheaper cost. While it's not always advisable, it's a trend that appears to be on the rise and the latest specialty to become popular amongst these medical tourists? Hair transplants.
Now, we're not just talking about head transplants. The rise of the hipster beard has meant that more and more men are taking the trip to Turkey to get facial hair transplants. A recent press releases noted that 15,000 people have travelled to Turkey for hair transplantation...but, is it safe?
The majority of men opting for these treatments are most from Italy, Greece and most recently, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Celik Nuri, a plastic surgeon and the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery's national secretary for Turkey, says that facial hair transplants are the most popular amongs Arab patients.
"Over the last ten years, all of the male models in fashion magazines have become less feminized and have a ton of facial hair to be more masculine," Nuri says. He personally is doing a lot more lipo-sculpting on Arab patients to mimic a muscular build. It's all a part of an overall boom in plastic surgery in Istanbul.
Nuri emphasises that follow-up care is important and possible even if patients have returned to their home countries. "Almost 100 percent of my patients communicate with Whatsappit's so visual," says Nuri, a reconstructive specialist. "I ask for photos every week and then every month. My hair-transplant colleagues ask for weekly updates."
If patients are unsatisfied they are always welcome to return and if they're having complications then Nuri will happily communicate with local physicians to ensure they can be attended to immediately.
Speaking to allure.com, Michael Edwards, the president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), says, "There are wonderfully talented, great doctors around the world, but if you have surgery abroad, you're not going to have the same access to them as you would to a closer doctor," says Edwards. "There are also equally as many, if not more, people who are out to try and capitalize on vanity and whatever the hot trend in surgery is at the moment. What's if there's an issue with wound healing? They're just going to tell you to go to a local ER."
Nuri agrees that there are people out there looking to capitalise on the latest trend. While he hasn't had any referrals made to him because of medical tourism gone wrong, there are patients going to underqualifiedor completely unqualifiedpractices. "The International Society [of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons] takes these clinics to court and shuts them down, but often the same people will just open a new clinic," he says. "It's the Society's responsibility to stop this, but it's also the patients' responsibility to see proper certification papers, not just a cheap price."
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
Now, we're not just talking about head transplants. The rise of the hipster beard has meant that more and more men are taking the trip to Turkey to get facial hair transplants. A recent press releases noted that 15,000 people have travelled to Turkey for hair transplantation...but, is it safe?
The majority of men opting for these treatments are most from Italy, Greece and most recently, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Celik Nuri, a plastic surgeon and the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery's national secretary for Turkey, says that facial hair transplants are the most popular amongs Arab patients.
"Over the last ten years, all of the male models in fashion magazines have become less feminized and have a ton of facial hair to be more masculine," Nuri says. He personally is doing a lot more lipo-sculpting on Arab patients to mimic a muscular build. It's all a part of an overall boom in plastic surgery in Istanbul.
Nuri emphasises that follow-up care is important and possible even if patients have returned to their home countries. "Almost 100 percent of my patients communicate with Whatsappit's so visual," says Nuri, a reconstructive specialist. "I ask for photos every week and then every month. My hair-transplant colleagues ask for weekly updates."
If patients are unsatisfied they are always welcome to return and if they're having complications then Nuri will happily communicate with local physicians to ensure they can be attended to immediately.
Speaking to allure.com, Michael Edwards, the president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), says, "There are wonderfully talented, great doctors around the world, but if you have surgery abroad, you're not going to have the same access to them as you would to a closer doctor," says Edwards. "There are also equally as many, if not more, people who are out to try and capitalize on vanity and whatever the hot trend in surgery is at the moment. What's if there's an issue with wound healing? They're just going to tell you to go to a local ER."
Nuri agrees that there are people out there looking to capitalise on the latest trend. While he hasn't had any referrals made to him because of medical tourism gone wrong, there are patients going to underqualifiedor completely unqualifiedpractices. "The International Society [of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons] takes these clinics to court and shuts them down, but often the same people will just open a new clinic," he says. "It's the Society's responsibility to stop this, but it's also the patients' responsibility to see proper certification papers, not just a cheap price."
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
