2000 grafts for $3500? $1 per graft hair transplant pricing? Low Price Leaders...

When you start getting involved with clinics that offer you rock-bottom pricing... RUN!!!

$1 per graft pricing does not equal quality or quantity...  They are going to skimp on something...trust me.  Either they are taking 3 hair grafts and splitting them and charging you by the hair... which will cost you $3 for a 3 hair graft or they are hiring unskilled technicians.  In the world of hair transplants you want very skilled technicians.

Call me crazy but I wouldn't by hair transplants based on price, nor would I buy Lasik Eye Surgery that way either. 

It's one thing to get a cheap haircut, as bad as the haircut is, it will grow back.  It's another thing to buy a cheap hair transplant. 

Here are some photos of grafts and hairs so you understand the games that the low price leaders can play. 

Are you really paying $1 for the above

Or are you paying $3 for this...

If you have any questions...feel free to post them.

Is Bald Beautiful? To Hair Transplant or Not to Hair Transplant?

In a recent article in the NY Times titled "Making the Most of Nothing" the author discusses how he decided to handle his hair loss by shaving his head.  There are other options however.  This is how we see it...

The Problem of the Shaved Head

For many men suffering with hair loss, shaving their head is an option they didn’t necessarily have years ago.  After all, men with shaved heads were once viewed as menacing looking, rogue types that mothers wouldn’t want their daughters anywhere near.  The shaved head in the business world was either a very old man, though even they tended to keep the horseshoe of hair despite it having withered to nothing, or someone trying to make a statement, trying to stand out.  In the conservative corporate world, the shaved head might just limit career prospects.  All that has changed as baldness has become a fashion statement.  Numerous celebrities essentially made the shaved head look acceptable, cool even.  There’s just one catch:

Not all men look good with a shaved head.

Head shapes are as varied as fingerprints and some just shouldn’t be seen.  Hair serves a function beyond keeping the head warm.  It also hides some misshapen skulls.  Trust me. Those men know who they are.  They dread the idea of losing hair or shaving their heads because what lies beneath ain’t pretty.

Hair Restoration might help hide some of the things that lie beneath. Check out some of the options at Samson Hair Restoration at www.samsonhairrestoration.com.

Why you shouldn't get off of Propecia if you want hair transplants

Generally people get off of Propecia because they feel like it's not doing anything.  However, if you take into account the Anagen Cycle (growth phase) of any particular hair on your head, it could last up to 2-3 years.  So...

Let's say you have a hair on your head that is in its growth phase...

Year 1

Let's also say that hair is on its last leg...it's super thin and fine and when it falls out in 1-2 years, it will probably not grow back. Note: A healthy hair doesn't just fall out one day and never comes back.  Healthy hairs become finer vellus hairs over time and cycles/phases (a.k.a. miniaturization) until one day they don't grow back at all. 

You start Propecia.

That thin hair will continue to grow.  When it's cycle is over, it goes into a Telogen Cycle (resting phase 5-6 weeks). There's another cycle in-between but we're getting into TMI. 

When a new hair grows back, it will come back slightly healthier than the previous hair.  That hair will then grow for 2-3 years and go back into the resting phase and the new one comes back stronger than the previous one.  And so on and so on.

This is why people don't notice a drastic change in the first year or two when they start Propecia.

Propecia helps you maintain what you have and slow down further loss. 

Now let's say you stop Propecia.

When you stop...it reverts back into the miniaturization process. So when some of your hairs fall out, they may come back finer. 

ALSO - Hairloss does not have a pattern.  It may get really aggressive one year and slow down for 2 years and then start back up. 

Keep in mind Propecia doesn't work very well on the hairs in the hairline.  It works better with the hairs in the crown and back of your head (donor area if you were to have hair transplants in the future). 

Getting on Propceia is good, you just have to commit and forget about instant gratification. 

Just know that it's doing it's thing in the background like an antivirus on a computer...it's working you just don't see it or may not notice it.