Gustaf Bodin started Poseidonkliniken when he was not able to find a clinic in Sweden that could perform a hair transplant with the implanter method.
Poseidonkliniken’s goal is to change the way we see hair transplants. More and more people are interested in having a hair transplantat, but most don’t want to have surgery with a lot of down time. Actually having the time to do the procedure is a big factor today. We offer our customers the possibility of going back to work the day after the procedure without any down time, and the traces of the procedure disappear after a few days. The only question Poseidonkliniken’s customers need to ask is, “Why not?”, and book the next available appointment.
FROM SPLITTING HAIRS TO HAIR TRANSPLANTS
Before I started Poseidonkliniken I worked for 18 years as a lawyer and partner at one of the world’s largest law firms. My specialty was mergers and acquisitions and transactions, which is a stressful and time-consuming field. I started losing my hair when I was 35. First I thought it was the stress at work that made me lose my hair, but I quickly understood that this was not the case. So I continued to stress and tried Rogaine and other topical treatments against hair loss, but I stopped after a few months because I could not see any results. And I just felt silly standing in front of the mirror applying the solution, and it was really expensive. Having a hair transplant did not feel like a good alternative either. I thought it was for old geezers and a very vain thing to do. The hair transplants I looked into had an unnatural looking hair growth and also required advanced surgery and long healing times. It felt like a catch 22 to want more hair but not wanting to do what it took to get it.
WAYNE ROONEY – A PICTUR PERFECT ROLE MODEL
During 2011 there Wayne Rooney’s hair transplant received a lot of attention. When I Googled him it turned out that a lot of famous performers, actors and athletes had chosen to have hair transplants to get more hair. Some spoke openly about it while others did not, but it was clear that each of them had achieved more hair through a hair transplant judging from their before and after pictures. Of course, it is easy to be affected by reading about how people you admire and respect have done a hair transplant. When I looked into what possibilities there were in Sweden, I quickly lost hope. The Swedish hair transplant clinics had an “old man vibe” which just reenforced my preconceptions about hair transplants, so I hesitated booking an appointment for a consultation. Another thing that made me hesitate was that I did not want to have a big surgical procedure with lots of down time. I simply was not able to take that much time off work to have the procedure done and I did not want anyone to find out that I had had a hair transplant. Another catch 22.
STARTING A CLINIC IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A HAIR TRANSPLANT WITH THE IMPLANTER METHOD IN SWEDEN ANY MORE
When I finally had decided to have an implanter treatment I was not able to find a clinic in Sweden that used the method that Wayne Rooney and others had used. I realized that there must be thousands of men like me that choose not to have a hair transplant because they did not want to have a big surgical procedure done with a long down time, and because they do not identify with the target audience that the Swedish clinics seem to be aimed at. So I killed two birds with one stone. I started Poseidonkliniken in Stockholm, hired a doctor who was trained in the implanter method and then I had a hair transplant myself. I have never regretted any of those two things. You can't be a lawyer without hair on your head all your life. In my case, the short social downtime has not been such a big factor. When I tell others that I run a hair transplant clinic, I am always asked if I have had a hair transplant myself. It's really a great question to get, since if it is not noticeable then it must look natural. But the most gratifying thing is how positive everyone is about this type of treatment, even those who you don't think would be. None of the people I've met think it's silly or vain to have a hair transplant. On the contrary, I actually think most people think it's worse if someone suffers in silence with something they don't like about themselves, when it's so easy to fix. After seeing over 3000 men and women in consultations and helping over 1200 men and women grow more hair, I have noticed that many people worry about what others will think about them having a hair transplant. But I tell them, from my own experience, that they don’t have to worry about that, others will be positive about it. I'm very happy with my own procedure. I now have a hairline and am no longer considered bald, just maybe a bit thin haired. I've got a pretty classic haircut for a man my age. I think it's good to be able to show clients in similar situations what kind of results they can expect. But, of course, it is much easier to achieve a better result with better conditions, and most people who come to us have better conditions than I did and are able to get a much better result.
KOSTNADSFRI KONSULTATION
Det första steget mot önskat resultat börjar vid ett personligt möte då vi skräddarsyr hårtransplantationen efter varje individs behov – för att uppnå bästa möjliga resultat.
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KOSTNADSFRI KONSULTATION
Det första steget mot önskat resultat börjar vid ett personligt möte då vi skräddarsyr hårtransplantationen efter varje individs behov – för att uppnå bästa möjliga resultat.
Vill du veta mer om behandlingen?
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ANDERS LIMPAR
– I had heard that you can’t exercise for several months after a hair transplant, which would have been a problem for me since I workout almost every day. But with the method I chose for my hair transplant at Poseidonkliniken, I was able to start exercising within a week after the procedure.
– If you want to do something to improve your looks then a hair transplant is a great option. Feeling good about yourself is important, and if more hair will do that for you, then I think you should definitely have a hair transplant.
– Having a hair transplant has definitely made me feel more comfortable when I am on stage. I would have never thought that it would have such an impact on my self-esteem and self-confidence as is has.
