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As this is a cosmetic procedure,I am not aware of any insurance companies that will cover the costs of the procedure. We have tried at our clinic and have had no luck with the insurance companies.
Hair transplant surgery is a cosmetic procedure. FUE is just a way of harvesting the hairs for a hair transplant procedure. A cosmetic procedure is not covered by health insurance.
Generally the answer is no. The consider it a cosmetic procedure and not a medical necessity.If you have hair loss due to a medical condition or scarring you may be able to get reimbursed by some insurances. You need to get pre-qualification from your insurance before doing the procedure. We have had it. It is challenging but doable.
In my entire career of over 15,000 surgeries, I have had insurance cover less than a dozen patients. A few had scars from an accident and it was covered as part of the reconstruction and people who had injuries from car accidents often can claim insurance if there was disgnificant damage require cosmetic surgery.
Thanks for the question. There is no specific age for a hair transplantation. But people under the age group of 18 years to 80 years usually options for hair transplantation as the symptoms of balding and spot balding occur within this span of life. I wish you all the best.
Thank you for your question. In experienced hands, the craft success rate is 95%, Make sure you find an experienced surgeon. Best wishes.
I don't have my patients apply anything to the scalp after their FUE procedure. I have them wash 2x a day with baby shampoo. Light exercise is ok after about a week. I recommend patients not to smoke as it interrupts wound healing and lowers oxygenation in the tissue to grafts that already h...
Usually patients feel completely normal within 1-2 days. They look normal after 1-2 weeks depending on their haircut and hair style and how long they wear their hair. You should start seeing hair growth within the first 6 months and the results will continue to improve out to 1 year.
Thanks for the question. After the Hair Transplant procedure, the wounds on the scalp are mostly heal by day 3-4 after surgery. One week after surgery, hair has grown back enough to cover the places we took the hair from. The scabs over the grafts will be the last reminder of the surgery. T...
Thanks for the question. Results of Hair Transplant surgery is permanent because the hair taken from the back of the scalp are genetically prone to DHT Hormones. In male pattern hair loss, the back of the scalp mostly never loses hair. On the other hand, the hair transplant surgery will not ...
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