Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum but have been following this forum doing some research. I've been wanting to get a hair transplant for a while and finally decided to take some steps to make this happen. From all the reading that I've done, I see that Istanbul would be a great option for how competitive it is, how much experience they have and the competitive prices.
I decided to contact the clinic Dr Serkan Aygın, since he is one of the best rated clinic on Google Maps. I filled out their online questionnaire where they asked me the standard questions and medical conditions. I mentioned that I was HIV+, undetectable and healthy. I then was contacted via WhatsApp, and they asked me again some information, photos and medical conditions. My first instinct was to reply "I filled this info already on your website" but I just decided to reply again and mention again about my health conditions.
Today they replied via WhatsApp saying "Unfortunately due to the ministry of health new laws, we cannot perform operations for patients with HIV". I am not sure about the laws in Istanbul, but I am a bit confused since now I found some cases where people that are HIV+ have had the transplant and I even found a clinic that has an HIV+ FUE special
TO THE REAL QUESTION:
I understand that some clinics reserve the right to reject someone like me, because, even though, I'm undetectable, healthy and can prove it, hesitation of safety might exist due to the nature of the procedure. So... instead of going fishing trying to find other providers, I wanted to ask you all if you have any recommendations of places that actually accept HIV+ patients?, or if there are any providers that can chime in, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you for your time and attention!
D.R.