John Paul Brammer
Writer and artist based in Brooklyn who authored a GQ piece about his personal experience with hair transplants and consult culture around balding.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 25min
Why men are travelling to Turkey for hair transplants
Glen Jankowski, a psychology researcher on men's body image and author of Branding Baldness, and John Paul Brammer, a Brooklyn writer who shared his own transplant story in GQ. They explore why Turkey became a hair-transplant hub. Topics include medical tourism, consult culture and clinic experiences, the history and marketing of baldness, risks and regulation, and the social pressures pushing men toward cosmetic fixes.
