A hair transplant procedure is a highly specialized type of facial plastic surgery used to treat scalp hair loss, generally caused by androgenic alopecia, commonly known as male pattern baldness.

The hair transplant surgeon reconstructs the hairline and fills the balding area of the scalp. Each hair follicle must be implanted with precision into the scalp to produce very congruent angulation while simultaneously ensuring each FUE graft of transplanted hair is handled with extreme care so that each newly transplanted hair graft will grow and produce completely natural-looking healthy hair growth on the thinning or bald area of the scalp.

Also, it is essential to note that the term hair implants and also the term hair cloning is often conflated with a hair transplant procedure; please note that they are not the same procedure or even a part of the procedure, and we do not currently advise anyone undertake either of these procedures.

Approximately $3,500 for a facial hair transplant, and depending on the type of medical hair restoration procedure you choose, the price can range as high as $15,000 for an extensive FUE hair transplant procedure. However, FUT procedures are generally 10% – 20% less expensive because they are not as manually intensive.

However, the average cost for a patient needing 2500 – 3000 grafts for the correction of a Norwood scale 2,3,4 male pattern baldness is approximately $9000.00. Surehair provides you with the best hair transplant Toronto has to offer at the best cost available.

For most candidates, hair transplant surgery is an elective procedure and not part of reconstructive surgery, which means the costs must be covered by the patient and not by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

Most private health insurance plans also do not cover the costs for any elective cosmetic surgery such as hair implants, hair plugs, Neograft hair restoration, or most other forms of cosmetic surgery. When the procedure is elective, the patients must cover the costs.

The only exception is when the procedure is part of reconstructive surgery from an accidental injury or disfigurement that could potentially qualify for coverage by OHIP or other private medical insurance plans.

The hair transplant surgeon will anaesthetize the entire scalp and begin by removing donor hair grafts from the back of the head, either as a strip of hair or as individual hair follicle grafts. Each graft will be carefully dissected and implanted in the bald area of the scalp.

Each graft is implanted with very specific angulation and density consistent with the patient’s own naturally growing hair.

Each graft of transplanted hair is handled with extreme care so that each new hair graft will produce completely natural-looking healthy hair growth on the bald area of the scalp skin once the patient heals from the surgery and the new grafts begin growing, which is generally three months post-op.

There are two main types of hair transplant surgery, follicular unit extraction, commonly referred to as FUE hair transplants, and Follicular unit transplantation commonly referred to as a FUT or strip hair transplant. Others, such as the Neograft hair transplant and the ARTAS robotic hair transplant, are variations of the FUE hair transplant, simply using branded names to differentiate the procedures along with branded medical equipment.

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) works by extracting a singular follicular unit from the back of the scalp one at a time and transplanting it to the area of hair loss.

Follicular unit transplantation (FUT) works by surgically removing a strip of hair-bearing scalp skin from the back of the head, dissecting it into individual follicular units using a stereoscopic microscope and transplanting the dissected grafts to the area of hair loss.

At Surehair, we offer both FUT and FUE hair transplant procedures.

Approximately 98 per cent of the time, hair transplants work very well. As with any surgical procedure, there is always a risk of failure. However, as reported by hair transplant surgeons, data collected indicates the success rate is approximately 98 per cent, so they have an excellent probability of success.

Further, a 2016 study indicates that even in hair transplant candidates who typically get a sub-optimal to poor hair transplant regrowth rate, intra-operative plasma therapy helps 75% or more of the transplanted grafts grow fully mature hairs.

This is just one of the reasons why at Sure Hair International, we always include intra-operative plasma therapy as an integral part of every hair transplant surgery we perform.

Our hair transplant doctors are experts in the field and are outstanding members of the most highly respected hair transplantation associations, such as the ISHRS and the ABHRS.