How to Get the Best Price For a Follicular Unit Transplant

Follicular unit hair transplants are the gold standard for medical hair restoration. How can you ensure that your cost for the procedure is a good value?

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Price Quotes
• Negotiating Skills

1. 
   Shop Around for The Best price on a Hair Transplant

   Get multiple quotes from different plastic surgeons and hair restoration clinics.

2. 
   Consider Traveling to Save Money on Follicular Unit Hair Transplants

   Consider taking a medispa vacation. Don't just focus on your local area; you may save hundreds to thousands of dollars in a major metropolitan area where there is more competition for follicular transplant procedures. The transplant procedure savings could pay for the trip.

3. 
   Make Referrals to Receive Discounts on Medical Hair Restoration

   Ask about professional discounts. Hair transplant surgeons rely on strong referrals for business. If you are a doctor, lawyer, CEO or work in some other high profile position with prospects for referring clients, you may get a break of up to $1.00 per follicular unit.

4. 
   Ask Details of Unit Price in Hair Transplant Quotes

   Carefully compare quotes to ensure the hair restoration clinics are using similar calculation methods. Some quote by the hair while others quote by the follicular unit- groups of 1 to 4 hairs growing in a cluster. A seemingly low overall price may actually represent fewer transferred follicular units; a low per unit price may be quoting by the hair and cost more in the end.

5. 
   Save Money on Multiple Hair Transplant Surgeries

   Consider how many follicular unit transplant procedures you will require to achieve satisfactory results. Two surgeries are very common. A clinic that can transfer more follicular units in one session may save you the added costs of a second hair transplant procedure.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't be afraid to ask a coworker or acquaintance from the gym for a referral to the surgeon who performed their follicular unit transplant. Most recipients are so thrilled with results that they love to share about their experience. Ask what they paid so that you don't pay more.
• Money isn't everything. You have to live with the results of your procedure. Only consider highly trained, reputable surgeons with a track record of follicular unit transplants achieving results with a natural appearance.
• Follicular unit hair transplants differ from outdated plug methods that give unnatural results. Don't fall for low quotes for inferior hair transplant methods.

Resources

• Follicular Unit Hair Transplant Procedures