Regular Member Falconny Posted July 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 Hello all, Is a price per graft just an estimate as to the final payment? Before surgery the Dr. May say they are planning on taken say 4000 grafts, so you would know the price prior to the surgery. If after surgery the Dr. was able to take more grafts than originally predicted, (Awesome for me) are you going to have to pay for the extra grafts. I imagine this may work the other way if less grafts are taken? Do I have to work on the assumption that the numbers of grafts are unpredictable so therefore so will be the costs? After surgery I may have to explain to my wife that it is actually 8 years and not 6 until she can have another holiday!! Cheers for any comments........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Falconny Posted July 6, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 Hello all, Is a price per graft just an estimate as to the final payment? Before surgery the Dr. May say they are planning on taken say 4000 grafts, so you would know the price prior to the surgery. If after surgery the Dr. was able to take more grafts than originally predicted, (Awesome for me) are you going to have to pay for the extra grafts. I imagine this may work the other way if less grafts are taken? Do I have to work on the assumption that the numbers of grafts are unpredictable so therefore so will be the costs? After surgery I may have to explain to my wife that it is actually 8 years and not 6 until she can have another holiday!! Cheers for any comments........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Clive McQuire Posted July 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 Billonny I think you will find that this will vary from Dr to Dr! I went to Dr Feller, and he prices his sessions in categories (See his website for prices) i initially paid for 3000 grafts, but due to a sparser than anticpated donor strip, fell down a bracket, so was refunded $1000. I have seen posts on here where people have paid for a set number, and have actually got free grafts if their Doc was able to harvest more. So do your research, and when you make your choice, i'm sure your doc will price them up front. All the best. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted July 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 Clive is right, it varies. I've seen some docs who only charge 1/2 price for any extra grafts and some give them for free. It seems most clinics charge by the graft, but there are some who go by 'small', 'medium', etc. Personally, I understood the per graft quotes better so that's what I went for. By the way, I got 250 extra grafts above my initial session and they were put in for free. I imagine there is a clinic or two who would throw them away, which would be a shame in my opinion. Ask them, and you'll find a doc on here that you can trust completely. 100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.) 2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Current regimen: 1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then AndroGel - once daily Lipitor - 5 mg every other day Weightlifting - 2x per week Jogging - 3x per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nm315 Posted July 6, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 "I imagine there is a clinic or two who would throw them away, which would be a shame in my opinion. Ask them, and you'll find a doc on here that you can trust completely." Dewayne, name the clinics who throws away donor hair.. thats not just shameful.. its a crime!!! http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Falconny Posted July 6, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks for the help. Clive - intrested to know why you did not have your HT with Farjo Medical Centre in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Clive McQuire Posted July 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 7, 2008 Billonny As you will no doubt hear on this site again and again, do your research and make your own choice of the surgeon YOU feel is right for you. I had a consult with Dr Farjo, and he was very helpfull and skillfull, and as you can see from his posted work on here, (Via Mick ) his results are excellent. However my choice was Dr Feller, and i feel that was a good choice for me. Consult with at least 6 surgeons before you decide, and don't let distance put you off. All the best. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Smoothy Posted July 11, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted July 11, 2008 Always get price per graft and number of grafts prior to surgery during consultation. DO NOT get price per hair as this inflates the overall price. SMOOTHY HT-Shapiro Propecia/Rogaine MSM/Saw Palmetto Nioxin Zrii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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