Do Doctors Charge Per Graft or Per Hair?

I’ve been doing a bit of research and noticed when people get a hair transplant there are usually 2 numbers that come into play. folicular Unit grafts and the total hair transplanted. Do surgeons charge per graft or per hair? I think how it works is say a patient had 400 grafts done (per/unit graft) and a total of 1800 hairs. Each grafts varies whether there’d be 1 hair-5 hairs in the bundle. Correct me if i’m wrong.

thanks

You are correct. The fees actually vary by:

1. Charges per session (small, medium, and large)
2. Charges per graft (most common practice)
3. Charges per the hair

The best quality graft is a follicular unit graft and the number of hairs you get varies from 1-4. When some clinics charge per hair, it makes the price to the patient higher, and if grafts contain a larger number of hairs that are naturally found on the patient’s scalp, they may look pluggy. That is why the follicular unit graft is superior to all other types of grafts. Follicular unit grafts can be obtained with a strip method of harvesting, as well as through follicular unit extraction (FUE).