How Many Hair do I need?

The first step to finding out the correct number of hair that you, as an individual, will need for a hair transplant with the correct density and 100% natural results, is to have a consultation with a hair loss expert. During your consultation, your scalp and hair will be assessed. Those with thicker hair may require fewer grafts to achieve the desired result. The extent of your hair loss will be measured, your medical history will be considered and a proper diagnosis for your hair loss will be made. To classify the extent of hair loss, the Norwood Scale (image below) is used.

Some of the factors that must be considered before designing a natural hairline or crown are:

1. Extent of the thinning
2. Age of the patient
3. Medication the patient is taking
4. Quality of the donor hair
5. Further genetic thinning
6. Density required to achieve a natural look
7. Patient expectations.

With all of this information, a correct calculation for the number of hair needed to achieve your desired result will be done. BUT, this number will be different for every clinic you visit. WHY? Because survival rates vary greatly between clinics and those with poor survival rates will increase the number of grafts needed to make up for it. Would you want to pay for 5000+ grafts when 50% of them don’t survive?

The DHI Difference

The DHI Medical Group has the largest and most experienced team in hair restoration, 49 years in the industry and 75 clinics globally. The DHI expertise, processes and techniques achieve industry-leading survival rates.

DHI consistently achieve over 95% survival rate vs industry rates that fluctuate between 50-90%. This high survival rate leads to fewer grafts being needed. The DHI high survival rate is achieved by:

Minimum handing of follicles

Patented technique – the most delicate hair transplant method, referred to as microsurgery

The use of Bio tissue preservation – DHI are one of only a few hair transplant clinics in the world that use Bio Tissue preservation in our hair transplant which sustains the survival rate of the hair up to 90%.

All procedures completed from start to finish by a DHI Certified Doctor, not technicians.

What is the DHI Hair Transplant Procedure?

 DIRECT HAIR IMPLANTATION (DHI^TM) – DHI^TM is a unique hair transplant procedure which can only be performed by:

1. DHI^TM Technique
2. DHI^TM certified doctors
3. DHI^TM protocols
4. DHI’s patented instruments
5. At DHI^TM authorized clinics

No pain, no scars, no downtime. Perfect natural result every single time.

Why choose a hair transplant treatment at the DHI clinic? 

DHI^TM technique and its benefits are propriety to DHI Medical Group. Some clinics and doctors try to copy this and claim to use the DHI^TM technique, which is misleading. The following features are only available at DHI^TM-authorised clinics.

1) We are proud to be ranked #1 on customer satisfaction in a hair transplant industry survey by IMRB. Our customer satisfaction rate is more than 99%. Also, they received the Customer Excellence Award from Quantic and numerous other awards & accreditations from medical bodies worldwide.

2) Our results are not just good; they are fantastic! Click LINK to see our results and LINK for our customer feedback.

3) We provide hair restoration services for men and women with all stages of hair loss. This includes high growth factor PRP/GFC therapies and Activa Regenera treatment for early-stage alopecia, hair transplants for all stages of alopecia, and the highest-quality natural human hair cosmetic patches for very advanced stages of alopecia. Our hair loss treatment products and nutraceuticals have the highest-grade active ingredients, and you can shop for them here.

4) All procedures are performed from start to finish by DHI^TM doctors trained and certified by the London Hair Restoration Academy. The surgeons are focused on hair restoration procedures only. Every procedure undergoes strict quality control.

5) All procedures are performed per strict standard operating protocols accredited with the UK Care Quality Commission and ISO standards.

6) The world’s safest hair transplant procedure is performed in a sterile environment according to comprehensive safety protocols. All procedures are performed only after proper diagnosis and medical tests.

7) Our patented implanter allows Perfect control over angle, depth, and direction. Only the highest-quality imported instruments are used and discarded after every procedure.

8) One-step implantation to ensure minimal graft handling. The highest graft survival rate is over 90%, compared to 50-90% in other clinics.

9) There are no stitches, pain, scarring, or downtime. You can return to work the next day. It is just a short procedure to regrow your hair naturally and permanently. Daily Mail UK titled DHI the “Lunch Hour Transplant”.

10) Achieve strong density in a session compared to other low-density techniques such as FUE and FUT.

11) Natural Results Guaranteed – The DHI^TM technique gives you a perfectly natural result; others will only know you had a transplant if you tell them.

12) DHI^TM is the world’s largest hair restoration medical group from Greece. For more than 50 years, we have focused on research, innovation, and education in hair restoration. We have 75 clinics in 45 countries serving more than 5,00,000 satisfied customers. Top celebrities from the entertainment, sports, business, and politics only trust DHI^TM for their hair restoration.

7 Key questions you should ask before choosing your hair loss solution

1. Who will perform the procedure?

In most clinics, procedures are performed by technicians only. The clinic owners are plastic surgeons and dermatologists who are mainly involved in sales and marketing. Their involvement in the actual procedure is very limited. You should go to a clinic where a doctor performs the entire procedure himself/herself, not through a technician.   

It is also important to check if the clinic/doctor specializes in hair transplants or offers other aesthetic treatments, such as Botox. A better choice would be to go for a super specialist doctor. 

2. Is your doctor suitably trained and certified? Do they follow standard and accredited protocols?

In most cases, doctors learn hair transplants from other doctors without any evaluation or certification process. This can take years for them to learn the intricacies of hair transplants. Further, most doctors do not follow any written protocols and perform procedures based on personal preferences, leading to sub-optimal results.

Please check if the doctor performing the procedure has training and accreditation from a reputed institute. Very importantly, personally verify if the clinic has written protocols for all stages of the hair transplant procedure, including detailed safety protocols.

3. What is the experience of the clinic/doctor you are going to?

Hair transplant is a relatively new area of practice, which has lured many doctors to leave their practice in the field of their expertise and move towards hair transplants only in last 3-5 years.  Many clinics may not have the experience, or protocols or the necessary expertise to handle hair transplant cases.  Please ensure that the clinic has been established for many years and has a verifiable reputation.  Do not just rely on what they claim.

4. How does the clinic ensure the quality of your result?

Research shows that on an average only half of the implanted hair may grow in certain clinics without proper experience. This is because the clinic may not have access to latest techniques, instruments, tools, protocols etc.  Please stay away from freelancers who work in many clinics on case-by-case basis.  They are most likely to spoil your case as they may care least for the patient.  Sometimes the doctor may be very qualified or experienced but past his prime to be able to give good results.

Do check if the work done by the doctor is supervised by someone.  Does the doctor follow any certification, assessment, and quality monitoring process.  It is not advised to go to a clinic where there is only one doctor whose work goes unsupervised.   

Good results can only come with right technique, instruments, tools, protocols, training, assessment, and quality control.  

5. How do you ensure your safety during and after the hair transplant procedure?

Generally, hair transplant is a safe process and cannot lead to severe risks.  However, sometimes there could be scalp infections or even more severe conditions if the correct safety protocols are not followed.  This risk is very high when procedure is performed by technicians or inexperienced doctors. 

You are advised to ask relevant questions, and see the written safety protocols at the clinic. 

Please see the procedure room and ask yourself if you feel confident of the safety protocols. 

6. Would you go for a hair transplant without a proper evaluation of your alopecia?

The answer is obviously No.  There are 10 kinds of alopecia. Unless a proper diagnosis is carried out, the correct treatment cannot be recommended. Many clinics recommend hair transplants without doing a proper diagnosis. They also may not conduct a mathematical count of the donor and recipient areas to give a correct assessment of the hair transplant requirement and feasibility.  Please invest time and effort during your diagnosis and evaluate the doctor on proper diagnosis of dermatological examination, precise hair count of donor and recipient area and computerized alopecia test. This results in a comprehensive lifetime treatment plan and best results for your hair loss problem.

7. Should price play a role in your decision to choose a hair transplant clinic or doctor?

Yes of course, price is indeed a very important criterion.  But you should not choose a clinic or doctor purely on the cost.  Many doctors are able to reduce their costs significantly, by reusing the instruments, compromising on safety standards, using technicians to do the procedures, etc.  Quality and Safety come at a price. This is your investment in your safety and great-looking results for life. So, choose wisely.