World’s Leading Hair Transplant Countries

Today, Hair Transplantation is a major medical tourism selling point. These are the leading countries of the field.

Today hair transplantation is one of the most attractive medical procedures for middle-aged and elderly people who experience the daily loss of their precious hair. Hair transplantation is already part of the broader Cosmetic medical sphere which is one of the main reasons for medical tourism, so naturally it already has a market going for itself. Countries that dominate the hair transplantation scene tend to be countries that already have a strong foothold in the cosmetic field. Today we will examine the world’s leading hair transplant countries.

Turkey

We have already briefly alluded to the country’s immense prowess in the hair transplant sphere here. Turkey is already a medical sphere power, however it differs from most others in this regard as it is widely regarded as “World’s Capital of Hair Transplantation”. This title alone should suffice in letting you know what we’re dealing with here.

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There are a number of advantages to seeking hair transplantation in Turkey. Low cost. Turkey provides hair transplant operations with a cost 2-3 times lower than in the European states and cheaper even compared to some of their Asian rivals (such as South Korea and Thailand), and 5 times lower than in the USA.

According to the provided data by Turkish clinics, the approximate cost of hair transplantation in Turkey is $1,600; while it costs $3,600 in South Korea, $3,900, in Thailand, and $4,000-$9,000in Europe. While in the USA it goes up to $15,000.
Turkish clinics often guarantee a very high success rate. There procedures are often provided with a success rate of %98.

Fast treatment arrangement. Turkey’s incredibly short or otherwise non-existent waiting queues are a major component of its medical tourism success. The arrangement for travel to Turkey will take only several days if a patient needs to have a procedure immediately. Upon arrival patients may immediately begin their treatment course.

Extensive and inclusive packages; Private Turkish clinics offer packages cost of the procedure which also includes accommodation and language assistance, as well as special cosmetic care products. In most of the cases, the clinics in other countries provide services that include only the procedure and medical consumables.

South Korea

As we have mentioned before, the technological might and expertise of the Korean medical sector is rivaled by only a few countries in the world. South Korea is a hotbed for cosmetic surgeries, so a naturally it is also a hair transplantation power.

Due to both the amount and the quality of the plastic surgeries that is performed in Korea annually, it is considered a capital of cosmetic medicine

Affordable prices; although the costs of receiving hair transplantation in South Korea is more expensive than Turkey (about $1,600 more) or India (approx. $1,300 more), but it is still 2-3 times lower than the costs in USA ($8,000-$15,000). This makes South Korea a great alternative for American and European patients for receiving hair transplants.

Language barrier; all patients are generally provided an interpreters in command of the most known languages in the world if needed.

Much like Turkey, Packages include a great deal of services other than just the procedures, including interpreters, airport pickups and housing/accommodation.

Thailand

Thailand is also among popular countries to get cosmetic procedures abroad. According to ISAPS, about 150,000 such operations are performed annually. A large number of medical tourists also consider Thailand as the best country for hair transplant overseas.

Thailand is one of the oldest and most experienced countries in the field of medical tourism in the SEA region and as its clinics the country regularly attracts patients from the USA, Europe, the UAE, Canada, and Australia. The advantages of hair transplant treatment in Thailand that makes it one of the world’s leading hair transplant countries are:

• Vast medical experience. As a progenitor of cosmetic medicine in its region as well as a country with a lot of local citizens subject to cosmetic surgeries, Thailand has an abundance of doctors that have achieved excellence in this field. Moreover, the specialists improve their skills of performing hair transplant abroad and then implement new knowledge in Thailand.
• Affordable prices. Thailand offers reasonable hair plantation prices .While these prices are about the same as in European countries or South Korea, but about 2-4 times lower than in the USA (up to $15,000 less), Canada (about $16,000 less), Australia (up to $30,000 less). Cosmetic fanatics from these countries consider Thailand an excellent alternative and one of the very best places for a hair transplantation in the world.
• Combination of treatment and convalescence. Thailand is not only a top destination for hair transplant but also is a world-renown resort. So a patient can stay for a top-notch vacation in the country after their hair transplant procedure.

Article by: Parsa Khaknezhad