How to find a good clinic for Hair Transplant Surgery

Finding a clinic that offers the best service can often be a daunting task.  It’s even more confusing if you know what you want fixed, but are unsure of the treatment options available to you. More importantly, what makes one clinic different from others? and how can you be sure that you will receive the best advice and results?

Hair Transplant Procedures are the only permanent solution for thinning hair, balding and hair loss for men and women, but only a few surgeons specialise in the most minimally invasive techniques of FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) and can deliver life-changing results. So what should you consider before booking an appointment with a clinic?

• Do a fair bit of research: Let’s face it, booking an appointment or consultation without doing a bit of research beforehand is a very bad idea. You’ll need to know exactly what the hair issue is – thinning, alopecia (hair loss) or baldness – and set some realistic expectations in terms of results of the procedure. It would also be good to get a feel of people’s stories and their experiences with clinics and surgeons – this will give you an accurate account of someone who’s been through exactly what you’re researching.
• “Dodgy deals”: So you’ve collected a handful of clinics to consider for Hair Transplant Surgery. Now here’s the tricky part – how do you separate the experts from the amateurs, those who deliver results from those who only claim to? Well to help narrow your search, simply avoid the daily deals and massively discounted procedures. Seeing an offer of the sort should immediately raise questions about how busy a clinic really is (to need to make an offer like this) and how experienced their doctors are. You should make contact with the clinic and ask about potential consultation and procedure dates – a longer waiting time is sometimes a good thing and tells you how busy the clinic is. Find out more about Hair Transplant Costs here.
• Specialist clinics: Clinics that specialise in FUE and U-FUE transplants are far and few between, and these procedures are the only proven minimally invasive methods for restoring hair to the balding areas. Hair Transplant surgery can be a slightly trickier procedure for people with textured hair types (particularly Afro-Caribbean hair) and very few surgeons in the UK are trained in using FUE and U-FUE treatments in this way.
• Question and question some more: If you’re not ready to see one of our hair transplant surgeons, we offer consultations with our expert Patient Advisers who’d be able to answer any of your questions and give you some insight as to what to expect moving forward. You should always ask questions about the costs involved, procedure details, aftercare, your suitability and the availability of surgeons – this information is usually featured on websites, but you might want to double check over the phone. During your consultation, whether with an adviser or doctor, make sure you cover all the information you require – always make sure you feel comfortable with the surgeon who will carry out your procedure, and never feel pressured into accepting treatment until you feel confident and reassured that surgeon and clinic is the best choice for you. As the saying goes, an informed patient is the best patient.

Hair Transplants at The Private Clinic

• We’ve been treating our patients for over 40 years and have an excellent reputation for patient satisfaction, safety and outstanding care offering all of our patients transparent and honest advice.
• We’re proud to have the highest TrustPilot rating in the industry.
• You will be treated by highly experienced Doctors who are highly skilled in FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) and treat hundreds of patients every year.
• FUE is a minimally invasive treatment (meaning there is no cutting of a strip), and carried out under local anaesthetic – many patients either watch TV, or even fall asleep during the procedure.
• You won’t require any stitches after your treatment. This means that the recovery time is also reduced when compared to the Strip surgery (FUT).
• We use the finest instruments, resulting in as minimal trauma to your scalp as possible.
• Thanks to our advanced skills and techniques, our team ensure that the donor looks intact after the hair transplant procedure and you can keep your hair really short if you prefer without any obvious scarring.
• Following treatment, there will be no linear scarring across the back of your head as seen with the strip method (FUT) – you’ll be free to wear your hair long or short.
• We choose the best follicular unit (a group of hairs), this ensures that only the strongest, healthiest grafts are used for your hair transplant procedure.
• our results will look natural, with denser packing – the hair is implanted in the direction that matches your hair growth.
• We are one of the very few clinics able to offer the Unshaven Hair Transplant (U-FUE) (the long-hair hair transplant), to those who prefer not to shave beforehand. At your consultation, we will be able to advise you on whether an unshaven procedure is suitable for you.
• Scars resulting from injuries or previous surgeries can also be corrected. In fact 30% of all patients that come to us have been somewhere before and need further work to improve on a disappointing result. This could be a previous bad hair transplant or we can cover linear scars caused from FUT hair transplants. Find out more here.
• We treat Afro-Caribbean hair loss, as well as eyebrows, beard/facial hair.
• You will be provided as many post-treatment appointments as you require, and will be provided comprehensive patient information at every stage. Find out more about our aftercare here.
• View our gallery of FUE Hair Transplant before and after results.
• Hear from previous hair transplant patients by reading their stories.
• Read our extensive hair transplant FAQs
• Find our more information in our hair transplant blogs
• We are able to offer finance solutions with manageable payments to suit a variety of budgets.
• We have Hair Transplant clinics nationwide in London Harley Street, Birmingham and Northampton.

We have some of Europe’s most experienced Hair Transplant Surgeons at The Private Clinic. They have many years of combined experience in FUE Hair Transplant Surgery and specialise in offering the finest FUE procedures for discrete, undetectable results.

• Mr Michael Mouzakis, MD, MSc. GMC Number: 7237640
• Dr Ismail Ughratdar, MB ChB. GMC Number: 6103427
• Dr Luca de Fazio, MD, BSc, Msc. GMC Number: 7095123

For more information on our Hair Restoration Treatments or, if you would like to arrange a hair transplant consultation please call 0333 920 2471 or use our online hair transplant contact form.