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Man left 'abandoned' by clinic after flying to Turkey for £1,300 hair transplant that left him with 'devastating' results

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Published 19:11 7 Jan 2025 GMT

Man left 'abandoned' by clinic after flying to Turkey for £1,300 hair transplant that left him with 'devastating' results

Tom Brett was initially thrilled to find a clinic with rock-bottom prices

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

A man says he was left ‘abandoned’ by a Turkey clinic after being tempted by the cheap prices for a hair transplant.

Tom Brett had been suffering from hair loss since the age of 20 and had been searching for a procedure in the hope it would restore his confidence. But unfortunately, it only ended up making things worse.

"Losing my hair was affecting my confidence big time," he admits. "I needed to do something."

So, the NHS worker sought out a quick fix and found that the prices were a fraction of what he’d pay in the UK.

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He spotted an ad online for the clinic and it seemed like the answer to all of his problems.

His hair ended up worse after the visit to Turkey. (Tom Brett/Cover Images)
His hair ended up worse after the visit to Turkey. (Tom Brett/Cover Images)

The Portsmouth man said: “I thought I was getting a great deal. It sounded professional, the price was unbelievable, and I was promised great results."

Having flown to Istanbul for his big transformation, he arrived at the clinic feeling nervous but hopeful as a surgeon greeted him and explained the procedure.

However, when the operation started, things quickly turned bizarre.

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“Out of nowhere, the surgeon handed the entire procedure over to an assistant,” Brett said. “I didn’t see the surgeon again after that. I was in shock. The assistant took over, and I didn’t feel confident about the whole thing.”

Despite the red flags, he was too nervous to turn back.

And three months after the surgery, he started to experience the horrifying results as instead of thick regrowth, his hair started falling out in patches.

“It was worse than before. I was gutted,” he added.

When Brett reached out to the clinic for answers they just ‘ignored him’ and left him feeling ‘completely abandoned’.

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With his hair falling out in clumps, the man’s confidence was at an all-time low.

“It was soul-crushing. I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror anymore,” he said. “I had trusted them with my appearance, and it had ruined me. I needed help.”

The UK doctor fixed the damage. (Cover Images)
The UK doctor fixed the damage. (Cover Images)

Brett then began reaching out to the media as he wanted to warn others about the potential dangers, meaning Dr. Roshan Vara, a leading UK hair transplant expert, saw his story and offered to fix the damage.

“Meeting Dr. Vara was like a breath of fresh air,” Brett recalled. “He was professional, caring, and there for me every step of the way. He stayed with me throughout the whole procedure, making sure I was comfortable. It was completely different from my experience in Turkey."

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The doctor worked tirelessly to repair the damage, with Brett’s hair growing back within months.

‘Finally happy’ with his appearance, the bloke has learned a hard lesson from this experience.

"There’s a reason the clinics are so cheap," he warned. “I got what I paid for—and it was a nightmare. If I’d known the risks, I never would have gone to Turkey.”

Brett added to others who may be considering a similar path: “Do your research. Don’t be lured by low prices. A cheap transplant can end up costing you more than you think - emotionally, physically, and financially.”

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Topics: Health, UK News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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