How to Get Hair Transplants

If you purchase products each month to prevent hair loss, you may want to consider getting hair transplants. After you get hair transplants, you won't need to use topical solutions, special shampoos or other hair loss solutions. In addition, unlike toupees, hair transplants come from your own hair and have a natural appearance.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Speak with your physician about your hair loss. Based on the treatments that you have already used and the results that were achieved, your doctor can discuss the options that you have and give you accurate information about what you can expect when you get hair transplants.
2. Research hair transplant surgeons in your area. In addition to getting a recommendation from your physician, you can search online forums to see what patients have said about specific surgeons in your area.
3. Schedule an initial consultation with a hair transplant surgeon. During your meeting, you can see photographs of his past patients and discuss the details of your situation. You can also find out how many grafts will be necessary to achieve the hair thickness that you desire.
4. Decide how many hair transplants you would like performed. Some patients opt to have two or three hair transplants performed, instead of a single transplant. This reduces the initial cost of the surgery and gives you the option of stopping at any point, but will clearly require a longer time frame.
5. Compute the amount you can afford to take out of your monthly budget to pay for your hair transplants. Unless you have enough to pay for the full cost of hair transplants with your savings, it may be easier to apply for financing. You can apply through most hair transplant surgeon's offices or on your own through companies like Capital One, Unicorn Financial or Care Credit (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• If you decide to get hair transplants, you can continue using topical solutions. This may help your hair transplants grow thicker. With the increased thickness, you might choose to have fewer grafts performed.
• Financing plans allow you to space out your payments over different lengths of time and may provide you with a grace period during which interest does not accrue.
• Remember that patients with extreme opinions express their views more often. As a result, online forums should not be used as your sole source of information about hair transplants and surgeons.