How to have an Affordable Hair Transplant

Do you know anyone who is bald by choice? If given a chance, most people will choose to restore their hair to their youthful days! If it is true, why we see a lot of bald people around us? Maybe lack of awareness or maybe lack of affordability. This is an era of information. Still, there are many people who are unaware of the benefits of hair transplant procedure. And many people wonder whether they can afford a hair transplant. Let us see how we can make a hair transplant procedure affordable.

During the past few decades, the cost of hair transplant has decreased significantly. However, it is still a costly procedure—but not as costly as some people think. Let us examine two most important factors regarding hair transplant cost. If you understand and take care of these two factors, you will certainly find affordable hair transplant.

Hair Transplant Method

The cost of hair transplant significantly depends on the transplantation method used for your transplant. There are two commonly used transplant methods nowadays: strip removal and FUE (follicular unit extraction).

1. Strip removal hair transplant: Strip removal is a time-tested method to restore hair. In this method, your surgeon removes a strip of scalp from the back of the head to obtain donor hair follicles. The surgery team extracts all available hair follicles from this strip. After extraction, these follicles are planted into the required area.

2. FUE hair transplant: In FUE hair transplant, each individual hair follicle is harvested directly with the help of a tiny tool. These harvested hair follicles are then transplanted into the affected area.

The Difference

The difference of both procedures lies in the way the hair follicles are extracted. Strip removal offers quick extraction of required hair follicles. Because surgeon needs to put less effort, it costs less. However, it leaves a linear scar at the donor area.

FUE requires considerably more effort to extract donor hair. That’s why, it costs more. However, it does not leave linear scar—although it still leave tiny pinhole scars. My advice! Both procedures are good. See the pictures of the scars and the results, and choose a procedure accordingly.

Number of Grafts Required

Hair transplant cost also depends on the number of grafts you need to transplant on your head. Therefore, a 2000 grafts transplant is certainly cheaper than 4000 grafts transplant. If you cannot afford a mega session of 5000 grafts, you can consider a smaller session of let’s say 1500 hairs; you can always have another transplant when you can afford it. Even a small number of hair placed at right place can make a difference. Additionally, you can use hair loss concealers on these transplanted hairs to have a head full of hair.

I hope you will find a hair transplant reasonably affordable. Start saving for your new looks now!