2023-09-15 23:30:00
Refusing to go bald, Quebecers travel to Turkey to find a well-stocked scalp.
“Why not!” says Simon Chartrand, a 38-year-old real estate broker with Sutton Quebec. The man from Sorel-Tracy didn’t like seeing himself lose his hair at such a young age.
“In terms of haircuts, I became very limited. I also shaved and I didn’t have a head to be bald,” he says.
Nearly two years ago, he paid around $4,800 to fly to Turkey and receive a hair transplant. It was much cheaper than in Quebec, he argues.
Turkey has become a global destination in recent years for this type of medical tourism. Both here and in Europe, men go there to regain their previous hair.
Annie Vincent co-founded Nomades Médical initially for bariatric surgeries in Turkey. Then, receiving requests for hair transplants, she said she teamed up with a doctor who does “a few per month” for Quebecers.
The explosion in demand also leads to an explosion in supply. Caution is therefore required for these medical trips abroad, which are sometimes the scene of horror stories. Experts remind you to make sure you deal with a doctor and a hospital, for example, rather than a clinic.
3200 grafts
After 3,200 grafts on his head, Simon Chartrand went from a cockscomb to a full head. “I am more than satisfied. People who have never seen me before can’t guess it,” he says.
Simon Chartrand, a 38-year-old real estate broker, traveled to Turkey in October 2021 for a hair transplant. Cosmetic surgery file for men JONATHAN TREMBLAY/LE JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL/AGENCE QMI
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Her partner, Patrick Charbonneau, is considering high-definition liposuction. “I want to have abs,” he says, adding that despite training several times a week, he never achieved the demarcation he desired.
“No less a man”
For Sean Bastien, who also traveled to Turkey last year for a hair transplant, it’s a question of self-esteem. It was his partner who encouraged him to move forward, tired of hearing him complain that he was losing his hair. “I don’t feel less of a man because I had a hair transplant,” says the 49-year-old.
The fire prevention consultant also received more than 3,000 grafts, an operation that lasts around 12 hours in total.
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He adds that you have to wait six to eight months for the graft to become less apparent.
Before and following hair transplantation Photos provided by Sean Bastien
He says the surgery takes a long time, but is not painful. Local anesthesia is given to the head.
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