Hair Transplant Pricing, Wigs and Hairlines, Time Between Surgeries

I am sorry to ask so many questions and I did try and search for the ones I have. If they are redundant, I apologize. Also, if you could keep my info as anonymous, I would appreciate it.

1. For pricing is the $6 for 2,500 and $2.50 per session or per patient. As in: If you do 2,800 one session and 2,900 another. Would I still be paying $6 for 5,000 over 2 sessions or is it $6 for the first 2,500 and $2.50 for the rest, no matter how many grafts or session I have after?

 

2. Second, I know you can’t technically answer this without a master plan. But I am going to be 23 in a couple months and my hairline is shot/receding pretty bad. I’m quickly starting to realize I may become a Norwood 3 to a 6. I’m still not sure yet. Anyways, no matter the Norwood I still want to start building a strong hairline. I’m impressed with the wig technology now, except for one thing…the hairline. If I would get an amazing hairline back and then wear a piece to hide the rest until something logical comes by, I think that would be the best option right now. If I saw you and you said I was a good candidate for this would you say this is a decent plan?

 

3. Theoretically speaking, if I got one surgery with 2,800. Do I have to wait for the 2,800 to completely grow in the 12 to 18 month span to get another or could I schedule another session closer to the other a couple months later.

I believe there is confusion with respect to the NHI surgical fees. That pricing applies to traditional strip surgeries performed by us in our Los Angeles office. The standard fee is $6 per graft up to 2500 grafts. Anything beyond 2500 grafts would be charged at $2.50 starting with the 2501st graft. So graft #1-2500 are one price, #2501+ are lower. Like a taxi ride, the meter starts all over again on the next trip.

Some men (who are completely bald) choose to have hair transplants in the frontal hairline so that they can wear a wig on the top and still keep a natural looking hairline. It could be a decent plan for you.

Generally, patients need to wait about one full year before they can have another hair transplant surgery. This is because we need to assess how the new transplanted hair has grown and also to make sure the donor scalp has returned back to its flexible/elastic state. Some people can accelerate that timeline to 8 months.