BAVINA SOOKDEO
Hair loss can be an emotionally challenging experience, impacting not only one’s appearance but also self-esteem and confidence.
This reality is what drove Dr Emerson Budhoo, founder of Caribbean Hair Transplant, to establish a clinic that addresses this issue closer to home. With the clinic's founding in 2020, amidst the covid19 pandemic, Budhoo set out to provide top-tier hair restoration services to people in the Caribbean, who, like many others, had been seeking such treatments overseas.
Budhoo’s inspiration for founding Caribbean Hair Transplant came from a pivotal observation he made while travelling in Turkey. There, he noticed a high volume of men travelling from all over the world for hair restoration procedures, a trend driven by the emotional toll of hair loss. “I saw how deeply hair loss was affecting men,” Budhoo shared. “It became evident that men were going to great lengths – literally – to enhance their appearance and regain their self-esteem.”
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This realisation ignited a passion within Budhoo to establish his clinic right here in Trinidad and Tobago.
“The pandemic's unique circumstances, where individuals had more time to focus on personal well-being, accelerated awareness and demand for hair restoration services,” Budhoo explained.
Since its inception, Caribbean Hair Transplant has been delivering life-changing results, reaffirming its founder’s commitment to improving lives through hair restoration. “Caribbean Hair Transplant has grown into a beacon of hope for many,” Budhoo said.
The clinic operates exclusively from its Port of Spain location. However, as demand continues to grow, Caribbean Hair Transplant has plans to expand to additional locations.
“We are looking to open a location in south Trinidad in the near future,” Budhoo said.
This expansion is aimed at enhancing convenience for clients across the island. The vision for the clinic goes beyond just hair restoration; it’s about improving access to treatments that can truly transform a person’s self-image, he said.
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Caribbean Hair Transplant specialises in several types of hair restoration services, including hair, beard, and eyebrow transplants. One of the clinic’s key differentiators is its use of advanced technologies and techniques, specifically the follicular unit extraction and direct hair implantation methods.
“These techniques differ from traditional methods such as follicular unit transplantation, which involves removing a strip of scalp and suturing the area,” Budhoo pointed out.
In the follicular unit extraction technique, individual hair follicles are extracted from the
