(upbeat foreign singing)
- I am getting a hair transplant
in Hair Restoration Blackrock.
I've noticed my hair receding for a while.
I even notice it sometimes looking like a wig
about to fly off if the wind
blows a certain direction. (screaming)
We've come to the amazing Istanbul,
which is a gorgeous city full of amazing food and culture.
Wow.
- Hello.
- There's William struggling.
So Instanbul-y.
But, The hair restoration industry
is largely unregulated.
Something HRBR is pushing for.
A lot of people come here to kind of get a cheap fix.
So we're gonna see some of the clinics today
and we'll report back.
I'm basically Louis Theroux on the hunt for a new wig.
So follow me.
(dramatic tones)
So I have just arrived to our first clinic
and I'm gonna go in for a consultation
at clinic one of three we're visiting today
so I'll go in, get the consultation
and report on it when I come back out.
See ya in a minute.
(dramatic music)
So I'm just out of my first consultation
and it was an experience.
It was a very manically busy clinic.
When I got in and they asked me if I wanted a job,
that was the first question that came out
and then I met this really lovely lady
and took me into a room and she just asked me
to lift up my hair.
And I lifted up my hair and someone else walked in
at that point, I think her manager or something,
so she only actually caught a glimpse of my hair
and forehead for like two seconds
and then she immediately then gave me a diagnosis
from that one second of seeing my hairline
and told me that I could get 100% full coverage
if I had this certain operation she was recommending
and I could get 2,000 hair follicles put in.
And so it was just slightly dodgy
that she was able to say all of that
from just seeing my hairline for like two seconds,
so yeah, really lovely lady, slightly odd consultation.
We could not come to Istanbul
and not come to the gorgeous Blue Mosque.
It looks magical.
So we're gonna go in and have a little look now.
So come on.
So cool.
(crowd quietly talking)
It's so high.
(upbeat music)
Kinda want one of those pretzel things.
Do you want one?
Yeah?
I'm just out of my second consultation there.
I guess probably the most off putting thing about it
was I went into the consultation room
and they weren't doctors but they took photos of my head
and then sent them to their doctor
and then got a diagnosis back within,
I don't know, ten minutes
and were able to tell me exactly
what they could do and for what price.
Now the price was pretty amazing.
It included three nights accommodation,
airport transfers and everything.
So I can kind of see why you might be
sucked into it quite easily bought.
This whole industry is completely unregulated
and that is something that HRBR is kind of pushing for.
They would like to be regulated
so you can kind of separate the good ones from the bad ones.
Yeah, that consultation was a bit odd
in that they diagnosed me on the spot
but through a doctor that wasn't in the room.
Look how stunning these bins are.
Just pop your rubbish in there, down into the depths.
Genius, no touching, love.
Stunning.
I'm at the Grand Bazaar, this stunning indoor market
full of spices and teas and dried flowers.
I've a list of things I have to get for William
so follow me in and check it out,
I'm so excited.
(relaxing music)
Hi,
Can I get some spices please?