The truth about the penalty "Health Center 4" for deceiving patients about hair transplantation and misconduct
The Riga City Court has completed the case against the medical center "Health Center 4" (VC4) for deceiving patients about hair transplantation, misconduct, and the illegal use of the protected hair transplantation brand "Rubenhair." This brand is operated by Rubenhair Hair Clinic, founded in 2013.
Hair transplantation and treatment clinic "Rubenhair" is the leading hair treatment and transplantation clinic in Latvia and the Baltic states, specializing in high-quality hair and eyebrow transplantation. Rubenhair Hair Clinic ensures high-quality, natural, and reliable results for both men and women.
The Health Center 4 Medical Center (VC4) registered the internet domain www.rubenhair.lv in 2022, upon opening which, the "Health Center 4" website appeared, offering hair transplantation services identical to those offered by Rubenhair Hair Clinic for 11 years since 2013. Several complaints have been received about poorly performed hair transplantation at the "Health Center 4" Medical Center (VC4).
The main criterion for the quality of hair transplantation is a surgeon's ISHRS certification (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, located in the USA).
The court ruling specifies to remove from the register and cease the "Health Center 4" Medical Center (VC4) from illegally using the protected hair transplantation brand "Rubenhair," as well as to cease the VC4 clinic's deception of hair transplantation patients by pretending to be a company it is not.
The majority owner of the "Health Center 4" Medical Center (VC4), Māris Rēvalds, along with former Latvian Minister of Health Ivars Eglītis, owns a joint private company SIA "Vizuālā diagnostika." Ivars Eglītis served as the Latvian Minister of Health from 2007 to 2009. This company, registered in 2006, offers state-funded diagnostic examinations and has established private branches in state hospitals. SIA "Vizuālā diagnostika" had a turnover of 7.5 million euros in 2022 and a profit after tax calculation of 2.1 million euros. The company's turnover in 2021 was 7.7 million euros with a profit after tax payment of 1.8 million euros. (Source: Firmas.lv)
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