DHI India
3 min readMar 15, 2016

Know the Cost of Hair Transplantation in Chennai

The most effective treatment to cure hair loss permanently is Hair transplantation. Because of its efficacy in treating baldness condition, this treatment method is the most preferred one all over India. Trichologists in Chennai are using hair transplantation method to cure bald people in Chennai. The transplanted hair grows permanently, thereby improving your appearance. Hair transplant is the most successful, reliable and permanent treatment for baldness.

Hair Transplant - Procedure

Simply put, Hair transplant is a surgical process that involves the implantation of hair follicles with its surrounding tissues. These hair follicles are extracted from the donor site and are transplanted to the bald region of the affected individual.

FUT or Strip method and Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUE) are the two most commonly used hair transplantation techniques used for harvesting of hair follicles. Genetically resistant hair follicles are primarily transplanted to the bald region of the scalp and cause the new growth of hair that last for longer time period. This method can be used for both men and women. Along with hair re-growth, beard, eyebrow, and mustache can also be restored using FUE hair transplant technique.

Painless and Safe

This treatment method is most effective procedure because it causes no pain and no potential side-effects. It is said that while undergoing the procedure, you can read, watch TV or chat with your friends on a cell phone.

Cost of Hair Transplantation

The cost has always been a concern while availing the treatment. It is believed that going for the surgical treatment is a little bit expensive than any other treatment. Therefore before availing the treatment, it is very much important to know that how much the treatment will cost. Similar is the case of hair transplantation, it is necessary to know the cost of the treatment as it varies from place to place depending upon the expert or Trichologist you are consulting. The cost of hair transplant in Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata differ widely.

The cost of hair transplantation depends on the number of hair roots or grafts or Follicular Unit to be transplanted. The more hair you get transplanted, the lower will be the final cost per graft. For example, 1,200 grafts will not cost twice as much as 600 grafts. But to get the accurate cost of hair transplant procedure, you need to have scalp and hair analysis. This will determine the size of the procedure needed to achieve the hair restoration goals.

The Strip method (FUT) costs Rs.35 per graft and for FUE, stitch less method, it costs about Rs.75 per graft. One Follicular Unit or Grafts can grow from 1 to 4 hairs. The above surgical cost, there is another cost also that includes surgeon’s fee, operation theater charges, assistant’s fee, operation theater aesthetic medicine and disposables. Apart from it, blood tests and other post-operative care kit costs Rs.2500 extra.