In 2005, he was photographed with visible scars on his head, apparently from the surgery which was performed on him in 2003, in India. Unconfirmed sources reveled that he traveled to Dubai in 2007, where an American doctor performed another hair transplant procedure on him. The identity of the doctor who initiated the procedure was never revealed.
Between the period beginning 2007 to 2013, Salman Khan made many trips to Dubai, where the hair transplant was done on him in stages. It is believed that synthetic fiber was woven into his scalp as Salman did not want natural hair (for some reasons, best known to him). The doctor did achieve perfection this time, as Salman's hair look real and natural. But his scalp bears the scars from multiple hair restoration procedures which may never heal. Also but withstanding the fact that the introduction of synthetic hair will continue to inflict further damage, unless removed.
But Salman Khan is Salman Khan, he is rich and famous. He has all the money in the world to spend on plastic/cosmetic surgeons. Millions of rupees remain invested in his movies, so it was his compulsion to undergo such a painful procedure, and he did, only to fall into the trap of a novice surgeon. I don't even want to blame him, as cosmetic surgeries are shady domains. It is difficult to know about reputations of cosmetic surgeons before they actually perform a procedure on you.
People like you and I who are commoners, at times feel desired to look better and get tempted to visit a cosmetic surgeon. But there is much to be learned from this incident. Salman Khan had the money to choose the best surgeon, but ended up with a botched up hair transplant, so what chance do commoners like us have of finding a decent cosmetic surgeon, considering our meager financial resources? Maybe not even 1 in a 100, so the next time you are tempted to go for a cosmetic surgery, think about this story. Trust me, external beauty is not everything. Be happy with what god gave you and avoid going under the knife.
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