Dr. Juan Francisco Vlieg

Dr Juan Francisco Vlieg is the medical director of DHI Panamá, a hair restoration clinic in Punta Paitilla, Panama City 1. The clinic is part of the DHI Global Medical Group network 3. The clinic's site says (in Spanish) that he is a physician dedicated exclusively to hair restoration 5. It says he has performed thousands of hair transplant procedures 1. The site does not say where or when he qualified in medicine 5.

The clinic uses the DHI technique for men, women, beards and eyebrows 5. The site says follicles are extracted one by one and implanted directly with a patented DHI implanter 1. It says the procedure is done as an outpatient under local anaesthesia, without a scalpel or stitches 1. The site says Dr Vlieg takes part in the consultation, designs the hairline and performs every implantation 1. His doctor page says he personally directs the procedure and supervises every stage, from design and extraction to implantation 5. The clinic also offers exosomes, PRF, mesotherapy, laser therapy and medication 1.

The pricing page says (in Spanish) that the minimum price per procedure is $3,000 2. It says the cost beyond that is $1 per implanted hair 2. The English homepage instead says the price is based on the number of grafts, with the same $3,000 minimum 4. The clinic says the price includes the assessment and design with Dr Vlieg, the full procedure and follow-up 2. It also offers an all-inclusive package for patients from the US and Canada from $5,650 2. The page also lists hotel and airport transfers as included, without saying which price they belong to 2.

Patients can book an assessment with Dr Vlieg by WhatsApp 1. The pricing page says the doctor sets the number of hairs needed and the exact price at that assessment 2. The clinic says it holds check-ups at 2, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months 3. It says postoperative washes are included 2.

The clinic says he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 5. Registry records list him as an ABHRS diplomate 7. He is listed as an ISHRS Associate Member 6. The clinic calls him a member of the ISHRS 5.