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Turkey becomes preferred destination for Hair Transplants

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Medical tourism is at its peak nowadays with millions of patients traveling across borders to get treated in foreign destinations. While rising healthcare costs in their countries back home can be considered as the main reason for this, other factors like the non- availability of certain treatments at home or the idea of combining the with a lucrative holiday package in a foreign locale also play important roles in an individual’s decision regarding medical tourism.

Turkey becomes preferred destination for Hair Transplants

  1. Staggering Price Difference

  2. No Waiting Periods

  3. Treatment Availability

  4. Medical – Holiday Packaging

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In this scenario, a lot of people have been flocking to Turkey lately for one sole purpose; hair transplant. The country has steadily grown to become the hair transplant center of the entire medical tourism industry. Also called as hair restoration, hair transplant involves permanently restoring hair on the scalp by transplanting new hair follicles into the thinning or bald areas.

Why Turkey?

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Turkey has started taking its medical tourism industry quite seriously over the past few years. With the medical tourism market contributing heavily to the country’s revenue (even more than standard tour packages), Turkey has made plans to beat out competitors like Greece and Spain with favorable government policies for both medical tourists and foreign investors.

Over 15000 medical tourists visit Turkey every year for hair transplants. The revenue derived from the same accounts for about 5% of the total revenue generated by the country’s medical tourism industry (which amounts to over $1 billion).

The country’s policies aimed at attracting foreign investors have also successfully lured companies like KhazanahNasional (Malaysia’s state investment arm), Qatar’s First Investment Bank, the Carlyle Group, ADM Capital and the World Bank’s International Finance Corp (IFC), etc. into investing in its medical tourism industry. This clearly shows that Turkey is all poised to become one of the leading medical tourism destinations in the country for hair transplants as well as other medical procedures.

Why Opt for Medical Tourism in the first place?

Hair Transplant

A lot of individuals may find it strange that someone travels abroad for the sole purpose of getting treated for an ailment or illness? Why would anyone want to go abroad for medical treatments if they can get everything back at home? The truth of the matter is that not every medical procedure can be availed at home. And not every individual would be able to afford the sky rocketing health care costs at the facilities back home.

  • Staggering Price Difference

knee replacement surgery

Let’s do the math here. An individual opting for a knee replacement surgery would need to spend at least $50000 in the U.S. But travel to a destination like Colombia or Costa Rica, and he/she can get the same treatment for as less as $8450. And this price would usually include the flight tickets, inland transportation costs, accommodation and food.

  • No Waiting Periods

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An individual opting for a medical procedure like a gastric bypass surgery in U.S. or Canada would need to wait for a very long time before his/her time comes. Why bother to wait in line when you can easily travel to a destination like Costa Rica and get treated almost immediately?

  • Treatment Availability

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Certain treatments are banned in developed countries like the U.S. and U.K. However, an individual in need of these treatments can easily travel to another destination that offers them the same, without any compromise on the quality or the safety of their health.

  • Medical – Holiday Packaging

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A lot of medical tourism companies in Turkey offer medical visitors to club their treatments with lucrative holiday tour packages that would help them explore the country while undergoing treatment. A medical tourist arriving at the country can opt for a myriad of packaged tours ranging from beach vacations, cultural tours, heritage tours and even religious pilgrimages while in Turkey.

These tourists can combine several medical services like hair transplants, dentistry, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, cardiovascular surgery and cancer treatments with trips to Bursa, Istanbul, Izmir, Kusadasi and Cappadocia, etc. On site medical tourism companies would make all the arrangements from booking the flight tickets and arranging accommodation to even scheduling doctor appointments and tours.

Turkey is fast becoming the most preferred destination for hair transplant procedures in the world. The country’s booming medical tourism industry coupled with reduced medical costs, minimal waiting periods and lucrative medical cum holiday tour packages can be considered as the main reasons for the same.

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