Yes, they are performing hair transplant surgeries nowadays to help people who have thinning hair or are balding. The problem is that plenty of people are finding that they can’t afford to have the procedure done. You can admire the full hairlines of celebs, 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 amount of work that needs to be done, it’s no wonder that only the rich and famous are being able to afford to have them.
So are there any methods to cut the price of having a hair transplant done that will make it cheaper 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 exactly how many grafts will be necessary before you can guesstimate the cost of having the grafts done. If you only need a few , the cost will be relatively little. However, you may end up being stunned at only how many grafts you will need.
By going to 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 baldness on the top of your head, you could need as much as 2,000 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 reduction rate, it’s still going to cost you big bucks to have the whole job done. Of course, 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 consider what other sorts of hair restoration would cost you. For example, you can purchase a hair system for approximately $1,200 which seems much cheaper. This system will have 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 roughly a year’s time, even if you do have the pricey maintenance work done, so you’re going to have 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.