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Prices vary as they do in any major city. They are higher in North America but like most things in life, you get what you pay for!&nbsp;At the most established and well known hair transplant clinic in the city,&nbsp;I charge anywhere from $4000 to $13000. In Calgary, clinics with&nbsp;robotic surgery&nbsp;will cost more for less grafts. Beware of black market surgeries, even in Calgary! There is one such clinic in the NW without an actual physician that claims to perform hair transplants. Always make sure you meet with a board certified medical doctor, preferably one active with the ISHRS, before you trust anyone to permanently operate on your scalp.&nbsp;

For someone living in Calgary, what is the price of hair transplant?

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Unfortunately this is not a viable option. There actually was an experiment done years ago and sure enough the patient's immune system rejected the transplanted grafts taken from another person. There was also an accident at a major hair transplant chain where the grafts between two different patients were mixed up and sure enough both patients bodies rejected the grafts. These experiences underline the power of the immune system to reject anything foreign. Taking anti-rejection drugs could mitigate this as it does with organ transplantation however the side effects can be severe and is not worth the risk for a cosmetic surgery such as hair transplantation.&nbsp;

or can get hair from somewhere else other than my scalp? This is for my sideburns and not sure I want my hair&#39;s scalp as sideburns! thanks.

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You want to make sure a hair transplant is worth your while. This depends on a number of factors but certainly if you were an appropriate surgical candidate (based on age, family history, detailed examination of the scalp, etc.) and had realistic expectations then doing a small surgery of 600-1000 grafts may be appropriate. Smaller sessions will only give you a very subtle improvement.&nbsp;My major caution would be that most men who have just a little recession are actually not good surgical candidates. Hairlines should not be too low, meaning that you should not plan on keeping the hairline you had as a teenager. Balding is progressive and if you are bound to loose a lot of hair in the future, you don't want to be stuck with a fringe of transplanted&nbsp;hair in the front and then bald behind. This would look very silly and unnatural and is a mark of poor surgical planning but is unfortunately all too common worldwide. Remember that your hairline must look good for the rest of your life and often what one thinks looks good in one's 20's does not look so good in one's 50's and beyond.&nbsp;

My Hairlline Has Started to Go Back and Would Like a Small Hair Transplant, is There a Minimum Amount They Do?if So How Much?

Hairline Has Started to Recede and Would Like a Small Hair Transplant. Is There Minimun Amount Done? How Much?

Great question! You should visit a hair restoration physician to go over your situation in more detail. Useful questions to answer would be, have you noticed your hairline move or has it always been where it is? Some people have naturally high hairlines, many start to recede in their 2nd and 3rd decade. Balding can be diagnosed by looking closely at the hair itself for signs of miniaturization which is why its important you have an in person consultation.&nbsp;

Okay, so I recently cut off my long hair and lately I have been paying a lot of attention to my hairline. I've always had a big forehead since I was a kid and very thin hair. But I'm not sure if what I'm seeing is balding or just a hairline that some men have. Hopefully the smart doctors here can fill me in

Balding or Big Forehead? (photo)

After surgery the transplanted hair goes into a resting phase. This lasts between 3 and 4 months. So at 3 months its possible that some of those follicles are just starting to produce new hair. It would be hard for you to appreciate the growth this early on.&nbsp;

How Much Hair is Growing in by 3 Months After a Hair Transplant?

Very good question. Certainly you would have to have an in person consultation with a qualified hair restoration physician to determine if you are a good candidate. Important factors to consider are:
1. Family History - no one has a crystal ball but looking at one's family members can help gauge how bald one could become.&nbsp;
2. Type of alopecia - male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) may be treated with transplant surgery. Some hair loss can be caused by different disorders and would not respond well to transplants.
3. Donor quality and availability&nbsp;- remember that the transplants have to come from somewhere. The quality and amount of donor hair makes a big impact on surgical planning.
4. Age - the younger you are the more risky a surgery is. Always remember that balding is progressive
5. Willing to take medication - there are very effective medications to stabilize the balding process and would be highly recommended by those getting a transplant
6. Expectations - this is critical. If you have very extensive baldness and want thick hair like when you were a teenager then you will be sorely disappointed. If you want your hairline too low I&nbsp;would not consider you an appropriate candidate. Compromises always have to be made.&nbsp;
I hope this helps. For you I would explore non surgical options for a few years before seriously considering surgery.&nbsp;

I am 21 years old, and I began losing hair when i was 19. The area around my hair line is very thin now. I was wondering, is <a href='http://www.realself.com/reviews/hair-transplant-surgery'>hair transplant</a> is an option for me right now? Who should ideally consider having hair transplant done?

Who is a Good Candidate for Hair Transplant?

Yes its very possible that grafts can be pulled out. By 11 days much of the healing has already taken place but with enough effort grafts can still be pulled. If its true that you actually had 6000 grafts then the resulting trauma to the scalp would be immense which may delay healing causing those grafts to be more fragile. Its possible that you may have had two grafts placed into one site or perhaps for other reasons the graft didn't take. Also know that often scabs will fall off with hairs in them but this does not mean that the follicle was removed, just that the hair shaft shed.&nbsp;

I 'd a hair transplant of 6000 grafts 11 days ago .Tonight,I washed my head gently rubbed donor area with fingers and direct touches with shampoo to the recipient area as per doctor's advise.What scared me is that I could pull out some scabs from my the transplanted area they looked like grafts and had hair in it. what I already know is that hairs grown from the transplanted grafts fall (3rd- 4th week) and regrow after 2 months .But grafts themselves fall ?? is that normal ? what's left?

Can Grafts Be Pulled out 10 Days After a Hair Transplant? (photo)

Balding is progressive and without medication this process will be much more accelerated. In young men this becomes a very important consideration. A hair transplant will not be a permanent solution for you as you will continue to bald and will need future surgery to replace what will be&nbsp;lost. Eventually there comes a point where you don't have enough donor to catch up and this can leave you with a very unnatural and poor overall result if not planned right. In light of this, and your reluctance to start medication, I would hold off on surgery for a few years.&nbsp;

Age : 24 Hais loss : since 18 years old. Hair color : blonde and fine My father isnt bald.One of my 3 brothers is half bald. (keeps all hair in back) Heavy thinnig happened on temples and top areas of my scalp.My hairloss %70 %80 stopped except for right temple.I didnt use any medicines and dont want to use because I want permanent solution to my problem. How many grafts do I need to cover bald areas? I want dense packing if I have enough donor hair.Please help me. Thanks in advance.

I'm 24 yrs old, How Many Grafts Do I Need to Cover Bald Areas? (photo)

If discretion is your priority then I&nbsp;would recommend a good 10 days of recovery. There will be scabs on the scalp for 7 days and some redness for a few days after that. For FUT, sutures usually come out at around the 10 day mark. After that things look pretty good. The transplanted hairs usually fall out in the first few weeks and so at that point you will look almost identical to where you did before the surgery until the new hair starts to grow in at 3 months. For FUE you may have to shave your head so discretion is out the window for a month or more. In the recipient area, if you already have some hair there, this will help to camouflage things.&nbsp;

Obviously anyone considering a hair transplant procedure is hoping to improve their outward appearance, but for those of us hoping to do so with discretion without calling attention I&#39;m wondering how soon thereafter can one go out in public without concealing surgery (i.e. wearing a hat) or without visible traces?

How Long After Hair Transplant Surgery Can One Comfortably Go out in Public?

Let me point out a few factors to consider.&nbsp;
1. FUT surgery will take from the safest donor area, an area that is unlikely to bald in your lifetime. This would be considered a virtually permanent transplant. Remember that transplanted hair grows more or less the same on the recipient area as it would have in its original donor area so harvesting from this safe donor area is essential because if the hair was harvested from an area that eventually balds then you will lose your transplant.&nbsp;
2. FUE harvests from a much wider area and may not be permanent, especially if your doctor is recommending 4000 grafts in one session. This would be a very large megasession and inevitably will take hair from well outside of the safe donor area. I would not advise this!
3. Hair loss is progressive. If you are young you will likely need more surgery in the future as you will continue losing your natural hair. The balding process can be slowed down, often very effectively, if you are willing to take Finasteride. This would be my strong recommendation.&nbsp;
Overall hair transplantation is a very effective solution to hair loss and is much more permanent than any other hair restoration alternative.&nbsp;

I'm considering a <a href='/reviews/hair-transplant-surgery'>hair transplant</a> and I have male pattern baldness. Is surgery just a temporary solution? How would I be able to achieve full head of hair if Male Pattern Baldness is progressive? The doctor recommended i get 4000 grafts. If I can get it done in one surgery OK, but I don't want to be going in and out of surgery every few years. Am I just delaying the inevitable?

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