Inside Turkey's $2B Hair Transplant Tourism Boom

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Spencer Macnaughton has been losing his hair since his 20s. Getting a hair transplant in New York City would cost up to $20,000. So Spencer did what nearly a million people do every year: He flew to Istanbul. Turkey is the undisputed capital of hair transplants. The $2 billion industry is built on high-volume clinics with lower costs. But having the procedure done in "Hairstanbul" comes with risks. What if something goes wrong? What does aftercare look like when you're back in your home country? To find out, Business Insider followed Spencer from his last haircut in New York all the way to the implant chair in Istanbul. Two years later, we caught up with him again for the big reveal. Read "I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place": https://bit.ly/3Oa60sd 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Exploring Hair Transplant Options 03:31 - The Risks 05:13 - This History of Fighting Hair Loss 06:04 - Modern Methods 07:12 - The Global Market 08:02 - Traveling to Turkey 09:02 - The Competition 10:04 - Complications and Regulations 10:33 - Preparing for Surgery 12:19 - Surgery Day 14:52 - Aftercare 16:53 - The Reveal 17:42 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #hairtransplant #turkeyhairtransplant #baldnesstreatment #soexpensive MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: There's More Caviar Than Ever. Why Is It Still So Expensive? https://youtu.be/5Y_5MozNiZk Beyond & Impossible Burgers Were Everywhere — What Happened? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mdzlfQQSl8 The Real Reason Disney Is So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asc_TrJllyo Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider Why Hair Transplants Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider