Hair transplant price in India

Hair transplant in India is quite tough decision to take as there are more than 2000 hair clinics in India. hair transplant prices are variable from Rs 10 – Rs 200 per graft. Based on these factors Hair transplant cost in India varies from clinic to clinic . More than 80 % clinics have cost less than Rs 30 per graft. More than 95 % clinics have cost less than Rs 60 per graft for FUE . More than 99 % clinics have cost Less than Rs 80 per graft in India. So many patients wonder why so much cost difference ? So we are highlighting here the factor which determine cost of hair transplant in India

  1. Qualification of doctor – Although Medical council of India recognizes hair transplant as domain of plastic surgeons but for FUE technique dermatologists are also authorized do hair transplant . Before you understand that you have to understand medical qualifications in Medical field in India. After high school (10 +2 ) the student who want to become doctor have to do MBBS ( 5.5 Years ) as undergraduate degree . After that there is post graduation ( MD or MS ) 3 years course which can be done in dermatology or eye or pediatrics or medicine  or surgery. Dermatologist doctor do MD in Dermatology. To become plastic Surgeon doctor has to do Post graduation in General Surgery  ( 3 years MS general Surgery) . After that Doctor has to do 3 years course more which is M.Ch. in Plastic Surgery to become plastic surgeon . Those who want to become dentist do BDS (5 years ) which is undergraduate degree. After that MDS is 3 year postgraduate degree in Dentistry. So doctor other than MD in Dermatology or M.Ch. in Plastic Surgery can do it . Those using fellowship in Cosmetic surgery or Aesthetic medicine ( FAM ) etc are 15 days courses and cannot be equated to M.Ch. in plastic surgery or MD in dermatology which are proper degrees. Some doctors are using FAM or MISHRS ( Short form for Member of International Society of Hair Restoration surgeons ) as degree ( There are writing Dr ______ , MBBS , MISHRS ) . Don’t confuse it with degree , its a membership of hair society not a degree obtained by Medical College) . So you can now understand by qualifications.
  2. Second Factor is Which hair transplant steps are performed by Surgeon – After you have checked the Factor No 1 you should check the steps done by surgeon. In ISHRS protocol all incision steps are duty of surgeon . So in hair transplant Anesthesia , Extraction of grafts and Slitting process are duty of doctor. Counting of grafts , insertion of graft into slits is duty of assistant. If your graft extraction is done by assistant then cost becomes half . If the slitting process is also done by assistant then cost becomes 25 % . The cost decrease is due to possibility of 5 -6 cases per day in these type of clinics.
  3. Third Factor is Previous results of Surgeon – They determine the cost but don’t get fooled by clinics when they show you results operated by some surgeon and when your turn comes then a unknown assistant or in experienced doctor operates you instead of that particular doctor.
  4. Fourth Factor is City – Metro cities have more rent expense , more salary expense so they are costly in comparsion of hair transplant in small cities. But at same time the doctors in small cities have very limited experience. And number of cases in metro cities are very high.
  5. Factor no 5  is Celebrity or cricketer Endorsement – Every celebrity charges clinic some fees to speak influential about clinic or to use his photographs or videos. So clinic increases his fees to recover this cost
  6. Franchise of Foreign clinic chains – There are certain business who have taken franchise of foreign hair clinics in India . These cost you higher even if their doctor is less qualified .
  7. Technique of Hair Transplant – Depending on technique the price like FUE is expensive than FUT . DHT,  MAGP etc are expensive than FUE  hair transplant.