Why do so many men waste money on Western Hair Transplants

[Dav7]

Just wondering, in Western Europe or the US you could pay up to $10,000 and up for a HT, whereas in say India or Pakistan you could get the same procedure done for $2,000 or even less. It just doesn't make much sense to me given that clinics in the West charge extortionist rates per graft.

[fred970]

Let me think...

[Notcoolanymore]

Are the results the same? Quality and safety? In addition to the safety of the procedure, how safe is it for an American to be in the Middle East?

With that being said, I am aware that there are plenty of American hair loss surgeons that will screw you up also.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

These are all good points. I also wonder if the cost of living, employee saleries, and other daily expenses are much less there compared to here in the US.

[drybone]

I think its about convenience. Who wants to fly to India to have a transplant ?

We aint talking about a 100k procedure that you can get there for 15k .

[25 going on 65]

Good luck suing a 3rd world butcher for malpractice

[Dav7]

Good luck suing a 3rd world butcher for malpractice

What makes you think they are any less competent? Isn't everything in a country like India dirt cheap in comparison to the west? For instance you could probably buy a dozen cars for the same price you'd pay for one car in say a Western country. Same goes for property, food etc. dirt cheap in comparison to here. Wages are also a fraction of what they are in the West.

Why is it any different using your Western money to get a hair transplant for a fraction of the cost for the same procedure in the same way that you could buy up a few cheap properties in poorer countries to rent out etc? Also India and Pakistan, though poor are not Somalia or some rogue Mad max states. They have laws in place as well, in fact the same Common Law system that you have in the United States. So why do you think that they would get away with been butchers?

[fl4va]

What makes you think they are any less competent? Isn't everything in a country like India dirt cheap in comparison to the west? For instance you could probably buy a dozen cars for the same price you'd pay for one car in say a Western country. Same goes for property, food etc. dirt cheap in comparison to here. Wages are also a fraction of what they are in the West.

Why is it any different using your Western money to get a hair transplant for a fraction of the cost for the same procedure in the same way that you could buy up a few cheap properties in poorer countries to rent out etc? Also India and Pakistan, though poor are not Somalia or some rogue Mad max states. They have laws in place as well, in fact the same Common Law system that you have in the United States. So why do you think that they would get away with been butchers?

"rough mad max state" is exactly what Pakistan is.

[drybone]

I dont think they would 'butcher' you. I think you could easily storm back there to fix whatever plugs you are missing.

Its flying , getting a visa, getting the shots blah blah......for what?

Colorado hair institute charges $2 per graft. I am flying to Denver tomorrow to check out if its the real deal.

Nobody is going to tell me $2 is too much to pay and they need to fly to India to pay $1 per graft.

[fred970]

Let me put it that way: I had laser eye surgery in Belgium for 3000€. Why didn't I go to India?! I could have it done for like 1000€! You see how ridiculous this thread is now?

[25 going on 65]

What makes you think they are any less competent? Isn't everything in a country like India dirt cheap in comparison to the west? For instance you could probably buy a dozen cars for the same price you'd pay for one car in say a Western country. Same goes for property, food etc. dirt cheap in comparison to here. Wages are also a fraction of what they are in the West.

Why is it any different using your Western money to get a hair transplant for a fraction of the cost for the same procedure in the same way that you could buy up a few cheap properties in poorer countries to rent out etc? Also India and Pakistan, though poor are not Somalia or some rogue Mad max states. They have laws in place as well, in fact the same Common Law system that you have in the United States. So why do you think that they would get away with been butchers?

Most US HT doctors have been butchers tbh....
Just seems like a lawsuit against a Pakistani or Indian surgeon would be even harder than against a doc in your own country

[simba]

As a pakistani let me assure you that getting medical treatments in pakistan is a very, very bad idea.

[Tracy C]

Why do so many men waste money on Western Hair Transplants.

To you it is a waste of money. To others it is money well spent. When shopping for a hair transplant surgeon, making a decision based primarily on price is generally not a very good idea. There are many other factors to consider that are likely to be much more important than the price.

Speaking for myself, there is absolutely no way I would go to India or similar countries for any surgery of any kind. It is much too risky. The risk outweighs the savings by a very large margin.

[chrisis]

Something is wrong if you talk in terms of continents instead of specific physicians.

A hair transplant is not just a surgical procedure, but cosmetic and therefore requires proven artistic competence if you want to get, say, the hairline, exactly right. You can only be sure of your result if you research specific doctors and their portfolio of patients. It's irrelevant where they're from, but the vast majority of the few good ones come from Western countries, like Belgium and North America.