Why OFWs come home to Manila to get their hair back
The Philippines is fast
becoming the go-to place for hair restoration procedures.
Medical findings show that
about 30% of the adult population experience some degree of hair loss, even up
to their 40s and 50s. Nearly two-thirds of men start to go bald at various
stages and ages in their life. Due to the great psychological value
attached to having a full head of hair, thinning hair and hair loss are a big
issue for people young and old, especially for men.
MAXiM Hair Restoration, an
11-year old hair transplant clinic, says the number of foreigners, medical
tourists and vacationing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) coming to their
clinic for hair transplants has been steadily growing through the years. Clients
from the US, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Middle East, Canada,
China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia are growing in number.
OFWs with more disposable
income are seeking ways to improve their appearance and raise their
self-esteem. “Employers perceive younger-looking, well-groomed people to
be more attractive and competent. So when we look good and appear
younger, we get more job opportunities,” says Mateo Cepe, a contract worker
from Dubai.
“Hair transplants in Manila cost
less and are world class. MAXiM has a long track record and international
experience. It is famous and reputable among us OFWs,” says Leonardo
Eguia, a former OFW from Taiwan.
Other OFWs undergo hair
transplants for more personal reasons. “There are clients who want to improve
their relationships and feel better about themselves. Many OFWs are ecstatic
after seeing their new hairlines. More hair on their head takes them to a
new level in their personal life and gives them renewed confidence,” said Mac Fadra,
CEO of MAXiM Hair Restoration.
Unlike other hair transplant
clinics that also offer cosmetic procedures like face lifts, skin tucks and
botox, Fadra says MAXiM is entirely dedicated to hair restoration.
“We can restore hair on the scalp, eyebrows, chest, implant facial hair like
beards and sideburns, and perform non-surgical procedures such as Scalp
Micropigmentation. We can take hair from the sides and back of the head as well
as from the chest, arms and other parts of the body."
MAXiM performs MEGA sessions of
up to 4,000 grafts in one session whereas other centers perform mini sessions,
requiring clients to return repeatedly for more grafts (hair). Also,
MAXiM doctors are plastic surgeons who are adept at wound healing and aesthetic
procedures compared with other centers where the doctors performing hair
transplant procedures are ordinary physicians without any plastic surgery
experience.
According to the MAXiM mantra,
"Hair is all we do and we do it well." They are
super-specialized and focused on hair restoration and nothing else.
MAXiM Hair Restoration is the
Manila branch of the New York-based hair transplant company that also has
offices in Connecticut and Chicago in the US; Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United
Arab Emirates, and other Asian markets.
For more information
about hair restoration or addition, go to www.maximhairrestoration.com/locations/manila or
call (02) 818 6000 or 813 2001 for a FREE consultation. OFWs and those
residing outside Metro Manila can avail of Skype sessions.
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