Both in terms of quality, price and the number of procedures carried out, Turkey is the world’s most popular destination for hair surgery and transplant procedures. Yet until now, HIV-positive people have struggled to take advantage of the country’s leadership in the field. Patients have found themselves being rejected as candidates from the first application, or, in the event that their HIV status is revealed in the required pre-surgical tests, they find their procedure cancelled. In other cases unscrupulous practitioners have been reported to demand exorbitant fees to complete hair transplant surgery for HIV-positive clients. It was partly to address this state of affairs that LION HEART clinic was established in 2001. Since than we have gained expertise by coordinating surgeries for HIV-positive individuals.