Hair transplantation

Türkiye has solidified its reputation as one of the world's most sought-after destinations for plastic surgery, particularly hair transplantation, attracting individuals from Europe, America and even faraway Australia, according to sector representatives.

Hair transplantation in Türkiye has been the topic of a Spanish comedy movie called "Por los pelos."

A man has died suspiciously while having a hair transplant operation in a private hospital in Istanbul.

İbrahim Gül, 28, working as a hairdresser in Italy, returned to Istanbul to have a hair transplant operation and buy supplies for his shop.

Israeli men come to Turkey to have hair transplant operations despite strained political relations between Israel and Turkey.

Nearly 200,000 Israelis visited Turkey in 2014 but the figure exceeded 500,000 in 2019, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute.

The majority of Israeli tourists come for good medical service, especially plastic surgery and hair transplants.

An Iraqi-origin British citizen, who arrived in Istanbul to undergo "VIP hair transplantation," has been beaten and robbed by a group that claimed they would operate the transplant surgery. 

The British man, identified only by the initials A.H., preferred Istanbul for the surgery as the city is reputed to be one of the most significant hubs for hair transplant tourism.  

On his to-do list for his trip to Istanbul, Palestinian tourist Jameel wants to visit the Blue Mosque and take a tour on the Bosphorus, like any other tourist.     

But he has one more, less conventional purpose -- to have 1,500 strands of hair implanted one by one, in an increasingly popular anti-hair loss treatment in the Turkish metropolis.     

Turkey ranks the world's first for the number of hair transplant operations carried out, amid rapidly rising demand from Arab citizens from Gulf countries.

A senior official from the Health Ministry, Ömer Tontu?, said over 200 hair transplant operations were carried out daily in Turkey, mainly on foreign patients. 

The hair transplant business in Turkey has reached $1 billion, with Istanbul as the most popular destination for those want a new head of hair, Wired magazine has reported.

By Lina Giannarou

Plastic surgeon dr Antoan Dajoub for "Blic" I've done facelift and hair transplantation for Gadaffi

Professor dr Antoan Dajoub, respected plastic surgeon who came to live in Novi Sad in Serbia because of the ongoing war in Syria, was a member of the medical team who done facelift and hair transplantation procedure for Muamar Gadaffi.