Turkey has become the hair transplant capital of the world. And it's part of a global boom in medical tourism.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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Top view of a scalp after hair transplant surgery. Photo by ridvan_celik/Getty Images.

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