Turkish beard transplant gone wrong: A tragic end for french student
Mathieu, a 24-year-old student from France, had long dreamed of a thicker beard. Hoping to fulfill this dream, he decided to undergo a beard transplant at a clinic in Istanbul, drawn by the appealing price. According to French media reports, this marked the beginning of his nightmare. Tragically, the young man is no longer alive.
After completing all the necessary tests, Mathieu visited a clinic in Istanbul that the Turkish Ministry of Health approved. The French newspaper "Le Parisien" reports that the procedure occurred on March 2, 2024. He paid 1,300 euros (about 1,900 Canadian dollars).
The procedure involved transplanting specially selected hairs from the back of his head to his beard area. The Turkish "surgeon" assured Mathieu it was a simple procedure, but as soon as he left the operating room, the 24-year-old student felt something was wrong.
The surgeon turned out to be a real estate agent
Since the procedure, the young man experienced burning facial pain and continually festering wounds. Moreover, the hair on the back of his head did not grow back—he lost about a thousand hairs due to the transplant.
Upon returning to France, Mathieu began investigating the clinic and the "doctor" who performed the procedure. It turned out that the alleged surgeon had no medical qualifications and was working as a real estate agent.
The family searched for a specialist to correct the botched procedure for two months. Eventually, they found a doctor in Belgium who agreed to attempt reconstruction. Unfortunately, the 24-year-old did not live to see it.
Just four months after the ill-fated procedure, Mathieu took his own life in his room in Paris. In an interview with "Le Parisien," his father admitted that his son couldn't bear to see his reflection in the mirror, feeling he no longer recognized himself.
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