French student's fatal choice reveals dark side of cheap beauty treatments
A 24-year-old French student got trapped by fake medical credentials in Turkey while seeking affordable beard transplant. His fathers story shows how dangerous low-cost beauty tourism can be
Earlier this year a budget-friendly beard transplant in Istanbul turned into a life-changing nightmare for Mathieu Vigier Latour a 24-year-old business student from France
The young man picked a turkish clinic that showed health ministry approval and charged just €1‚300 (way cheaper than french prices) for the procedure. The operation went wrong from start - about 1000 hair grafts got lost during the transfer process which shouldnt happen in proper medical settings
When it started to grow out it looked like a hedgehog‚ it was unmanageable
The transplanted hairs grew in weird angles creating an un-natural look; the student dealt with these issues:
- Constant physical pain
- Burning sensations
- Sleep problems
- Irregular beard pattern
The situation got worse when Mathieu learned that his so-called surgeon was actually a real-estate agent. Even though a belgian doctor tried to fix the damage the scalp injury was permanent - this discovery pushed the young man into severe mental health issues
Jacques Vigier Latour shares his sons story to warn others about cheap medical tourism risks: the student took his life in his Paris dorm just 3 months after the failed operation. The father hopes his testimony might stop similar tragedies from happening to other people who look for low-cost procedures abroad
