Mar 08 2010
Hair Transplant Prices Don’t Come Inexpensively
Yes, they are performing hair transplant surgeries nowadays to help people who have thinning hair or are balding. The problem is that a lot of people are finding that they can’t afford to have the procedure done. You’ll admire the full hairlines of stars, but before you get too envious, you have to keep in mind that they can afford whatever it costs to have new hair transplanted on their heads. With a hair transplant costing between $4,000 and $20,000, depending on the quantity of work that needs to be done, it’s no wonder that only the wealthy and famous are being able to afford to have them.
So are there any methods to cut the cost of having a hair transplant done that will make it more reasonable for working people? To start with, you can shop around for the doctor who you need to have do the work for you. Some doctors charge as much as $15 per graft while others will do grafts for $3 each. Right there you will find a giant savings. You also must know how many grafts will be required before you can estimate the price of having the grafts done. If you only need some the cost will be comparatively small. However, you may end up being shocked at only how many grafts you will need.
By visiting various websites, you will find a graft figuring out tool you can use to give you a ballpark figure for grafts. Even if you only have moderate hair loss on the top of your head, you could need as much as two thousand grafts. At just $3 each, you’re already talking $6,000, just for grafting. So even though you’re getting the grafts done at a discount rate, it’s still going to cost you serious money to have the entire job done. Naturally, once you’ve had the transplant done, it will last you for the rest of your life.
When you consider the high cost of having a hair transplant done, you need to think about what other types of hair restoration would cost you. For example, you can get a hair system for approximately $1,200 which seems much more affordable. This system will need to be reattached and groomed every couple of weeks which will cost about $675 a year. And the system is only going to be good for about a year’s time, even if you do have the costly maintenance work done, so you’re going to be forced to plan on around $2,000 per year for the rest of your life. All of a sudden, the hair transplant doesn’t sound so pricey.
