Patient avoids black market clinic - Consult with reputable doctors discovers malignant tumor.

Alba V. Reyes, MD, FISHRS, had a consultation with a 23-year-old patient who had initially gone to a low-cost black market clinic for a quote for a hair transplant from a bald spot on his crown area that he had since he was born. The black market clinic proceeded to give him a quote for a hair transplant and PRP. However, the young man’s father had doubts. So, they went for a consultation with her.

Upon evaluation, Dr. Reyes did a biopsy and it turned out to be a malignant tumor. This young man did not need a hair transplant and the tumor was removed. As part of educating the public of the importance of doing a proper evaluation with a doctor, Dr. Reyes performed the surgery pro-bono in collaboration with Dr. Derby Sang Caputo, a Plastic Surgeon, as part of ISHRS World Hair Transplant Repair Day. Although it was not a repair, it was a close call for something much worse for this patient.

Learn more about the ISHRS Fight the FIGHT awareness campaign. Our mission is to educate on the hair transplant industry's best practices and warn of clinics where doctors do not perform surgeries, yet market themselves as legitimate: https://fightthefight.ishrs.org/

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