The cost of your hair transplant surgery will only be

established after the consultation. The surgeon will first

ask for the health history and then perform physical

assessment. It is after this assessment where an

estimate of the cost is drafted. Since each patient is

different, the cost of the procedure to treat the

problem would also vary.

During the consultation the surgeon will come with the

pricing based on the current loss, the donor region,

donor flexibility, length of donor grafts, and follicular

units. This will sum up the work that needs to be done

which will be outlined in a surgical plan.

Afterwards, the surgeon will discuss about the cost of

the hair transplant and payment options that can help

the patient afford the surgery based on their budget.

But when it comes to determining the price, the type of

surgical hair restoration procedure should first be

determined. The techniques used and length of time to

finish an FUE, FUT or revision surgery would significantly

affect the total cost.

How Much Does Hair

Transplant Cost in

Australia?

Hair transplant surgery is considered to be a last resort

because aside from it being invasive, it is also very costly.

But a lot of patients affected with male pattern baldness

are more confident in the success of the procedure

nowadays due to the marked improvement in the

techniques and the equipment’s used. In fact, many

Australian cricketers undergo hair transplant including

Greg Mathews, Graham Yallop, Doug Bollinger, Ricky

Ponting and recently Shane Warne after laser therapy

failed.

SYDNEY: Level 10, Suite 1003/135 Macquarie Street. Sydney. NSW 2000

MELBOURNE: Suite 636/1 Queens Rd, St Kilda Road Towers, Melbourne VIC 3004

Tel: 1300 733 092; Fax: (02)9281 0999 Website: www.aihr.com.au

Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)

Follicular Unit Transplantation or FUT is the traditional approach in hair

transplant surgery. It got its moniker as the strip method because the

procedure requires the removal of a piece of the scalp from back of the

head which contains the donor hair grafts.

This procedure is cheaper and this is counted by individual hair grafts.

FUT would cost approximately $6-$8 per graft.

However the prices also vary on how many grafts you are going to use

for your procedure. Therefore you can see general prices for hair grafts

to be within $5-$14 apiece.

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)

Follicular Unit Extraction requires a more tedious process. This is the

individual removal of hair grafts directly from the scalp. That is why this

technique is more expensive with a price range of $8-$10 per graft. This

would also depend on the number of grafts you would need for full

coverage.

Hair Transplant Revision

In surgical hair restoration the most expensive procedure

is the revision hair transplant. It takes more work to

correct a poor outcome than starting a primary

procedure. That is why hair surgeons charge more for

this, and the rate would also depend on the amount of

remedy that needs to be done.

There is no regular price for hair transplant revisions

because this will be set during the consultation. That is

why it pays to invest on a good surgeon at the beginning

in order to avoid corrective procedures later on.

In some cases where the same surgeon may deem it

necessary to make corrective work, sometimes they do

this free of charge. Also, for patients who may need

additional work done, appropriate charges will also apply,

but this would be relatively cheaper than the first

procedure.

On top of these hair transplant cost in Australia, other

factors concerning the price that has to be considered

includes the theater fee, anesthetic fee, and post-

operative medications. This usually goes for $1,250 or

more depending on the clinic and the region where it is

located.

SYDNEY: Level 10, Suite 1003/135 Macquarie Street. Sydney. NSW 2000 MELBOURNE: Suite 636/1 Queens Rd, St Kilda Road Towers, Melbourne VIC 3004

Tel: 1300 733 092; Fax: (02)9281 0999 Website: www.aihr.com.au

SYDNEY: Level 10, Suite 1003/135 Macquarie Street. Sydney. NSW 2000

MELBOURNE: Suite 636/1 Queens Rd, St Kilda Road Towers, Melbourne VIC 3004

Tel: 1300 733 092; Fax: (02)9281 0999 Website: www.aihr.com.au

Dr. Andrew Kim specializes in surgical hair

restoration and is committed in providing his

clients the most satisfactory results. He is the

founder of Australian Institute of Hair Restoration

which operates in Melbourne and Sydney in

Australia.

For free hair transplant consultation in Sydney

and Melbourne, give us a call at 1300 733 092 or

avail their patient financing today.

Website: www.aihr.com.au

Sydney: Level 10, Suite 1003/135 Macquarie

Street. Sydney. NSW 2000

Melbourne: Suite 636/1 Queens Rd, St Kilda

Road Towers, Melbourne VIC 3004

Australian Institute

of Hair Restoration