Overview

• Owen woke up the day after his Turkey hair transplant in November 2022 with facial and scalp swelling so severe he feared an infection and mistook it for an STI.
• Medical experts caution that increased heart rate and sweating can reopen healing incisions and raise the risk of infection for hair transplant patients.
• The influencer received the procedure free in exchange for modeling work and spent about £800 on flights for his round trip to Turkey.
• Turkey has become a leading destination for lower-cost cosmetic surgeries that often include strict aftercare rules attached to promotional deals.
• Owen now shares his story publicly to highlight the preventable risks of ignoring post-operative guidelines.