DR NAVEED A KHAN
2 min readSep 15, 2017

The rise in demand for hair loss treatments has been unparalleled. The number of searches online for hair loss treatments is more than that for all cosmetic surgeries put together. This increased demand has led, to a lot of fly by night operators, who use unqualified personnel for providing these services. Looking specifically at the field of hair transplant, one cannot help but observe the steep rise in hair restoration clinics mushrooming all over the country. But the more alarming fact to surface out recently is that, technicians who have been trained by a qualified surgeon, quit their job and form their own team. This group then free lances as a mobile hair transplant team conducting all aspects of the procedures (which they are actually not qualified to perform independently) for unscrupulous doctors (not practicing or trained in hair restoration) or to centers which offer cheap hair transplants to patients. Apart from poor results of the procedure, what is more important is that the precious donor area is damaged. The day is not far, where one will see a lot of hair transplant cripples, with donor depletion caused by overharvesting, especially with FUE, by these technicians. Most of these clinics offer an absurd number of grafts in one session. This practice is prevalent only because Hair Transplant is a very long & physically tedious surgery. Many doctors, technicians & clinics use these unethical means because they wish to offer these surgeries at unbelievingly low cost and carry on their current practice at the same time.

DR NAVEED A KHAN
DR NAVEED A KHAN

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