Virtual consultations and telemedicine are not new concepts in healthcare.
Thanks to the advancements in technology, especially artificial intelligence-based (AI) technology, consultations in healthcare have been virtualised during the last decade. But most people have remained reluctant to use virtual consultation due to various reasons, more importantly, because it was a “new concept” that most of us were not familiar with.
But then COVID-19 happened. We were all locked down in our houses. And this time, most people were reluctant to pay a visit to their doctor or to go to the hospital even if they needed it due to the fear of being infected by the COVID-19. For the healthcare professionals, the workload was already high and time was very precious to be spent on a patient who would not necessarily need a physical examination.
This was, unarguably, the turning point in the rise of virtual consultations, also for hair transplant consultations.
Conventional Hair Transplant Consultation vs Virtual Hair Transplant Consultation
If you are interested in having a transplant or already had a hair transplant, you may have an idea of how the conventional hair transplant consultation works. You first need to contact the hair transplant clinic or the doctor. But of course, you do not directly communicate with the doctor, you communicate with a medical consultant who facilitates the communication between you and the doctor. Then you send the pictures of your head to your medical consultant who shares these pictures with the doctor to get the personalised treatment plan for you. Ah! You also need to answer a set of medical questions on the phone or by e-mail to see if you are a suitable candidate for hair transplant or under which conditions you can have hair transplant. Then, the doctor gets back to the medical consultant about your treatment plan and the conditions. And finally, your medical consultant sends you your treatment plan and quote.
Phew! Just explaining this process was tiring, cannot imagine how time-consuming this would be in reality.
The Advantages of Virtual Hair Transplant Consultations
Instant Hair Transplant Treatment Plan
On the contrary to conventional hair transplant consultations, in Virtual Hair Transplant Consultations, you get your AI-Based hair transplant treatment plan in just a couple of minutes. You use the virtual hair transplant consultation platform, answer a couple of questions, and upload pictures of your head.
Then, that is it, you get your treatment plan straight away; no inefficient lengthy communication.
24/7 Availability
Especially, if you are thinking of having your hair transplant overseas, you may have to wait even a little more to get your hair transplant treatment plan due to the time difference, but only if you choose to have a conventional hair transplant consultation. Thanks to the 24/7 availability of virtual hair transplant consultations, you can get your AI-Based hair transplant treatment plan any time of the day, even in the middle of the night!
Yes, the medical consultants and doctors sleep but these platforms don’t.
Accurate Treatment Plan Suggestion and Graft Calculation
As these platforms are based on AI and machine learning, they know the needs of the patients and provide them with personalised AI-Based hair transplant treatment plans accordingly. So, your instant hair transplant treatment plan guarantees accurate graft calculation that is at least 90% accurate in calculating the grafts you may need for your hair transplant.
Data Privacy
Virtual Hair Transplant Consultations offer not only 24/7 availability, instant hair transplant treatment plan, and accurate graft calculation but also data privacy. Complying with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), your images and information is stored in a safe and secure platform. Your confidential data or images no longer wander around WhatsApp!
Ease of Use
It is very easy to have virtual hair transplant consultations. The only thing you need to do is to register first, then answer an easy set of questions, and get your instant AI-based hair transplant treatment plan with the accurate graft calculation needed for you. Plus, you can also see different hair transplant packages with prices, you can pick and choose and customise your hair transplant treatment package; for instance, if you want, you can include accommodation and airport transfers in your package. Finally, you can book your treatment and pay your deposit securely through the virtual hair transplant consultation platform. And if you prefer, you can also book an online video consultation with your preferred doctor prior to paying your deposit and booking your treatment.
How Are You Going to Find A Virtual Hair Transplant Consultation?
There are pioneering medical travel companies offering AI-based hair transplant treatment plans such as MCAN Health in Turkey. MCAN Health collaborated with Dr Ethos which is an AI-based virtual consultation platform. International hair transplant patients of MCAN Health from all corners of the world travel to Istanbul to have their hair transplant Turkey. And they use 24/7 available virtual hair transplant consultation provided by Dr Ethos to get their instant hair transplant treatment plans.
If you are also after a high-quality hair transplant, why not get your AI-based hair transplant treatment plan in minutes?