Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 8, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 I mentioned it to my brother, who's a police officer, and now my heads full of comments about being robbed by the clinic and left for dead 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Remind me, which is the clinic your going too? 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Hi, John, Esma and Serkan Tetik. I know cash only isn't ideal but trust them from what I've read. It's just easy to freak out a bit when someone puts thoughts in your mind. Edited December 8, 2020 by jc80220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted December 8, 2020 Administrators Share Posted December 8, 2020 I’ve heard that it is somewhat standard in Turkey. 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Exactly what Melvin has just said. It is pretty much standard. It’s how I paid for my first FUE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Thanks, guys. Your input really does a lot to ease my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MachoVato Posted December 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 You might ask them if they will accept credit cards. But there's usually a transaction fee and conversion fee, which makes it more expensive. In my procedure, I brought $7,000 USD cash and paid an additional $4,000 USD on credit card (because we agreed to do more grafts than estimated). HLC Ankara | 4261 Grafts | Nov 7, 2020 (Hairline) Dr. Bisanga, BHR Clinic in Brussels | 1528 Grafts | Aug 12, 2021 (Crown and Temples) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Thanks, Mac. Did you have any problems with customs, declaring that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MachoVato Posted December 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 For Americans, you only have to declare over $10k HLC Ankara | 4261 Grafts | Nov 7, 2020 (Hairline) Dr. Bisanga, BHR Clinic in Brussels | 1528 Grafts | Aug 12, 2021 (Crown and Temples) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Coming out of the Uk it’s anything over €10,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Thanks, both. I already knew about those sums, but it still says you have to declare a ''large amount'', which I assume 3k is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2020 Why do clinics only take cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2020 ttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 i would use american express. that way if they don't render services, you can call amex and issue out a chargeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MachoVato Posted December 9, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2020 10 hours ago, jc80220 said: Why do clinics only take cash? I just think it's a cash centric culture. I offered to wire the whole amount before I flew out, but they didn't want that much money before the procedure. I did ask if I could wire the money to them when I got there, they were ok with that idea. You could ask the clinic for that option. My surgery was over 2 days (and I stayed an extra 6 days in Turkey) so I had time for the bank to wire and funds clear. But I just took cash and paid the balance on credit card. Also, the Lira was down almost 10% against the dollar when I was there over the previous 2 weeks. They were very happy to take my USD! HLC Ankara | 4261 Grafts | Nov 7, 2020 (Hairline) Dr. Bisanga, BHR Clinic in Brussels | 1528 Grafts | Aug 12, 2021 (Crown and Temples) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Thanks, Macho. You went with HLC(?) though which is obviously top tier. For those of us paying less it is a concern. Can I ask the forum, would Dermisoy require cash only payment? Edited December 10, 2020 by jc80220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireboy99 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 11 hours ago, jc80220 said: Thanks, Macho. You went with HLC(?) though which is obviously top tier. For those of us paying less it is a concern. Can I ask the forum, would Dermisoy require cash only payment? Went with Demirsoy, I paid in USD. Took around 5000$ in cash while flying. I believe his assistant told me they would charge ~8% extra if paid with a credit card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jc80220 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thanks, Fireboy. Wow, 8%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Portugal25 Posted December 15, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) On 12/8/2020 at 11:24 AM, jc80220 said: I mentioned it to my brother, who's a police officer, and now my heads full of comments about being robbed by the clinic and left for dead 😄 I do believe this is the standard in Turkey. I went to a top Doctor in Turkey and only was allowed to wire the booking deposit the rest was paid in cash euros on the first day of the surgery. I traveled with 7000€ in cash and was quite scared of carrying around that much money but I had the clinic driver waiting for me at the airport and the Hotel was across the street from the clinic. Edited December 15, 2020 by Portugal25 1 Dr. Rahal 28/3/2008 (3425 Grafts / 7035 Hairs) https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/17877-dr-rahal-3425-grafts-28032008-18-months-update/ Dr. Kaan Pekiner 26-28/12/2019 -3895 grafts (2007 FUE + 1888 BHT https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55853-dr-kaan-pekiner-fuebht-3895-2007-fue-1888-bht-28122019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted December 15, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) On 12/9/2020 at 5:30 PM, smurf said: i would use american express. that way if they don't render services, you can call amex and issue out a chargeback Also, Amex chargebacks are unrepresentable, meaning the merchant can't dispute them. Amex would always reverse the transaction if the customer claims it was fraudulent. Edited December 15, 2020 by UnbaldEagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Portugal25 Posted December 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/9/2020 at 5:30 PM, smurf said: i would use american express. that way if they don't render services, you can call amex and issue out a chargeback Revolut is much better because there are zero taxes with this card plus the exchange rate favors euro/usd/gbp. I never travel without Revolut! You can even make cash withdrawals without taxes (limited amount per week). 1 Dr. Rahal 28/3/2008 (3425 Grafts / 7035 Hairs) https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/17877-dr-rahal-3425-grafts-28032008-18-months-update/ Dr. Kaan Pekiner 26-28/12/2019 -3895 grafts (2007 FUE + 1888 BHT https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55853-dr-kaan-pekiner-fuebht-3895-2007-fue-1888-bht-28122019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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