Hair transplant suggestions and clinics in Toronto

[n58]

Hello Everyone, 

I have been following threads in here and while they are helpful, I thought to start my own thread and share my HT journey with you guys. 

Background : I am 30 years old. I do have family history of hair loss from my father side - particularly on front - but not on crown and middle/ top scalp. My hair colour is blonde, check my hair pics below.

Research : I have learned about FUT and FUE on the internet and interactions with HT patients. Aside from price and surgical method, the primary difference between FUE and FUT seems to be - there is higher rate of follice survival with FUT, since hair is harvested from donor zone where most of the hair is permanent. The other reason I tend to lean towards FUT is that I keep long hairs, therefore, don't have any issue with scar ( even though based on research and pics of successful FUT transplant, the scar is not visible). Having said that, I would like to have your opinions and suggestions as to go with FUE or FUT? In addition, if there are other methods that have generated successful results please let me know so that I could check it as well.

Clinics Contacted in Toronto : I have so far consulted the following doctors / clinics 

        - Seager / Dr. Aditya K. Gupta : I had in person consultation with him, and he recommended two FUT procedure. The first session is for front / hairline  and middle scalp and the second is for crown area. The price I am quoted for the first session is CAD $ 7300 including HST, while the price seems fair but I am hesitant to move forward as I didn't feel confident communicating with Dr.Gupta - he did not provide clear plan on how he will approach my case and the amount of grafts required - I also want to research more clinics in my area before deciding on one. While I have allocated budget for my HT, I also want to work with clinics / doctors that have high success rate and tends to care for patients.

      - Dr.Ashlin Alexander: He seems to be new in Toronto. I have shared pics with his clinic and they have recommended 2750 Grafts (5500 hairs) FUT for hairline, frontal and mid scalp. I am still researching regarding their clinic and experience. Has anyone done HT with him? if so how was the experience?

     - Hasson and Wong : Their consultant has recommended 4500 Grafts for frontal hairline and add density to the frontal 2/3 of the scalp (excluding the crown area) and the price seems to be almost double of Dr.Ashlin quote. Frankly, I am confused on the amount of grafts they have suggested - I think the maximum amount of graft that I require cannot be more than 3000 grafts for my hair line, front and mid scalp. But could you guys based on your experience check my pics and see how much grafts I require?

     - Dr. Cory Torgerson / Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic : They have recommended 2200 FUE for frontal hairline plus range of treatments i.e. PRP, laser and Theradome laser helmet and does not conduct FUT procedure. I am in touch with them regarding my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. The price is also high compared to others in the area. Has anyone worked with them in the past?

I have appointments coming up with 

      - Dr. Paul Cotterill

      - Dr. Mulholland

      - Dr.Jonathan Huber 

Are there any other recommended doctors or HT clinics that have experience and high success rate in Toronto area?

Goals : I do not expect to have my full thick hairs back, but I would like to add density to my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. My head structure, particularly forehead is large and narrow on the front. Therefore, I am not worried about my forehead sides and were empty from young age.

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by n58

[deeznuts]

So I'm from Toronto as well and I've consulted with their rep here in Toronto as well as one of the Drs on your list. I was a bit perplexed by that as well. My quote from H&W was almost double the other doctor but it's important to keep in mind what each doctor has in mind when they quote you on the graft count. H & W may be going for more density or more coverage and therefore quote a slightly higher count. That or their sales guys just quote slightly higher numbers lol. The other doctor just told me that he wasn't going for significant density and that his goal was the appearance of thinning. Kinda funny though, I got a quote for like 3k grafts from H&W and I'm probably a norwood 2-3 at 30. I don't think I'm diffuse thinning or anything either

Also, if they're doing skype consultations vs in person consultations, they might be able to notice a different hair quality than what they see on Skype. If your hair looks thin on skype but in person it's super thick and dense, then they might give you a lower graft count in person due to having better quality donor hair.

[Suzuki sz]

2 hours ago, n58 said:

Hello Everyone, 

I have been following threads in here and while they are helpful, I thought to start my own thread and share my HT journey with you guys. 

Background : I am 30 years old. I do have family history of hair loss from my father side - particularly on front - but not on crown and middle/ top scalp. My hair colour is blonde, check my hair pics below.

Research : I have learned about FUT and FUE on the internet and interactions with HT patients. Aside from price and surgical method, the primary difference between FUE and FUT seems to be - there is higher rate of follice survival with FUT, since hair is harvested from donor zone where most of the hair is permanent. The other reason I tend to lean towards FUT is that I keep long hairs, therefore, don't have any issue with scar ( even though based on research and pics of successful FUT transplant, the scar is not visible). Having said that, I would like to have your opinions and suggestions as to go with FUE or FUT? In addition, if there are other methods that have generated successful results please let me know so that I could check it as well.

Clinics Contacted in Toronto : I have so far consulted the following doctors / clinics 

        - Seager / Dr. Aditya K. Gupta : I had in person consultation with him, and he recommended two FUT procedure. The first session is for front / hairline  and middle scalp and the second is for crown area. The price I am quoted for the first session is CAD $ 7300 including HST, while the price seems fair but I am hesitant to move forward as I didn't feel confident communicating with Dr.Gupta - he did not provide clear plan on how he will approach my case and the amount of grafts required - I also want to research more clinics in my area before deciding on one. While I have allocated budget for my HT, I also want to work with clinics / doctors that have high success rate and tends to care for patients.

      - Dr.Ashlin Alexander: He seems to be new in Toronto. I have shared pics with his clinic and they have recommended 2750 Grafts (5500 hairs) FUT for hairline, frontal and mid scalp. I am still researching regarding their clinic and experience. Has anyone done HT with him? if so how was the experience?

     - Hasson and Wong : Their consultant has recommended 4500 Grafts for frontal hairline and add density to the frontal 2/3 of the scalp (excluding the crown area) and the price seems to be almost double of Dr.Ashlin quote. Frankly, I am confused on the amount of grafts they have suggested - I think the maximum amount of graft that I require cannot be more than 3000 grafts for my hair line, front and mid scalp. But could you guys based on your experience check my pics and see how much grafts I require?

     - Dr. Cory Torgerson / Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic : They have recommended 2200 FUE for frontal hairline plus range of treatments i.e. PRP, laser and Theradome laser helmet and does not conduct FUT procedure. I am in touch with them regarding my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. The price is also high compared to others in the area. Has anyone worked with them in the past?

I have appointments coming up with 

      - Dr. Paul Cotterill

      - Dr. Mulholland

      - Dr.Jonathan Huber 

Are there any other recommended doctors or HT clinics that have experience and high success rate in Toronto area?

Goals : I do not expect to have my full thick hairs back, but I would like to add density to my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. My head structure, particularly forehead is large and narrow on the front. Therefore, I am not worried about my forehead sides and were empty from young age.

 

 

 

 

Are You now using any medications to prevent hair loss?

 

 

[n58]

7 hours ago, deeznuts said:

So I'm from Toronto as well and I've consulted with their rep here in Toronto as well as one of the Drs on your list. I was a bit perplexed by that as well. My quote from H&W was almost double the other doctor but it's important to keep in mind what each doctor has in mind when they quote you on the graft count. H & W may be going for more density or more coverage and therefore quote a slightly higher count. That or their sales guys just quote slightly higher numbers lol. The other doctor just told me that he wasn't going for significant density and that his goal was the appearance of thinning. Kinda funny though, I got a quote for like 3k grafts from H&W and I'm probably a norwood 2-3 at 30. I don't think I'm diffuse thinning or anything either

Also, if they're doing skype consultations vs in person consultations, they might be able to notice a different hair quality than what they see on Skype. If your hair looks thin on skype but in person it's super thick and dense, then they might give you a lower graft count in person due to having better quality donor hair.

thanks for sharing your experience. Are you still consulting with other doctors or have completed your search? 

[kramer79]

Was H&W suggesting FUT or FUE ? (Did they give you an explanation on whichever method was recommended?)

Was it Hasson or Wong who gave you their recommendation?

[deeznuts]

6 hours ago, n58 said:

thanks for sharing your experience. Are you still consulting with other doctors or have completed your search? 

I'm mostly done.

My situation is that I'm a Norwood 2 at age 30. My hairline would actually be a lot better if this year wasn't so stressful for me. WFH really messed with my sleep schedule and brought out the worst of the procrastination + catch up habits I have lol. I don't have a ton of hair loss though my hairline is maybe a bit higher than I would like, my temples are fairly recessed and I wanted to try nice hairstyles that expose my hair line. 

I didn't really look at too many docs because I knew I was looking for top tier results so I'm willing to pay a premium for it. That narrowed down my search a fair bit because I'm only looking for the best guys. Right off the bat I narrowed it down to a handful of guys. It was really just H & W and Rahal for me. Since I'm a Norwood 2 mostly looking for hairline and temple work I was kind of thinking about going for Rahal (also due to proximity to me) but his sales reps were annoying as hell and would harass the hell out of me which pushed me a bit more to H & W who's rep was professional and answered my questions without harassing me to buy something. Though I guess if you worked at H & W... The customer probably comes to you lol

Looking at the pictures though, Rahals hairlines are insane and it's definitely the stuff that us lower Norwoods have fantasies about. However, H & W has the reputation on their side and I really feel like H & W would be more of a guarantee than Rahal. Pricing I think is pretty much the same if not almost the same. So that's kind of where I'm at right now. Those Rahal hairlines though are pretty insane. Actually I want to note that I'm thinking Dr. Hasson over Dr. Wong more because Dr. H seems to do more FUE and more hairline stuff (?)

Travel isn't that bad of an issue for me because I can work remotely

Edited January 21, 2021 by deeznuts

[deitel130]

A lot of the surgeons you have listed in Canada do not exclusively perform hair transplants with the exception of Dr. Gupta, Dr Coterill, Dr. Huber and H&W in Vancouver. That is not to say the others are not good. There is a member who recently posted having excellent results with Dr. Gupta. Hasson and Wong are recommended on this site and you will see a lot of results on the forums from other patients. You will see the same on the European forums (pages and pages of results from H&W patients). The other doctor recommended in Canada is Dr. Rahal but he only performs FUE and if you are leaning towards FUE he should definitely be given consideration. H&W and Dr Rahal prices may seem slightly higher than others in Canada but when compared to the US it still much lower. Within Canada there are limited options.

Do your research, make sure you are comfortable with the plan which includes a long term plan before making a selection.

Edited January 21, 2021 by deitel130

[n58]

18 hours ago, Suzuki sz said:

 

Are You now using any medications to prevent hair loss?

 

 

@Suzuki szI have used Rogaine but stopped it because of irritation on my scalp and didn't see any notice in improvements (no consultation with any doctor) 

Having said that H & W did recommend to consult with my family doctor regarding medication or topical finasteride. But I am not sure if that is necessary as hair surgeons are at best position to recommend any medication if required, isn't it?  

[deitel130]

1 minute ago, n58 said:

@Suzuki szI have used Rogaine but stopped it because of irritation on my scalp and didn't see any notice in improvements (no consultation with any doctor) 

Having said that H & W did recommend to consult with my family doctor regarding medication or topical finasteride. But I am not sure if that is necessary as hair surgeons are at best position to recommend any medication if required, isn't it?  

When I started Finasteride it was my family doctor who prescribed it. Any ethical surgeon will also discuss meds with you or at least have the discussion that without meds you will continue to lose you natives. If you get on meds you can recover some of the miniturized hairs because based on your pattern you may lose the remaining hair mid scalp. I myself also had very aggressive lose and the meds helped stabilize the loss and I feel my crown and mid scalp has held up ok. For some reason I still thinned in the front.

[n58]

6 hours ago, deitel130 said:

A lot of the surgeons you have listed in Canada do not exclusively perform hair transplants with the exception of Dr. Gupta, Dr Coterill, Dr. Huber and H&W in Vancouver. That is not to say the others are not good. There is a member who recently posted having excellent results with Dr. Gupta. Hasson and Wong are recommended on this site and you will see a lot of results on the forums from other patients. You will see the same on the European forums (pages and pages of results from H&W patients). The other doctor recommended in Canada is Dr. Rahal but he only performs FUE and if you are leaning towards FUE he should definitely be given consideration. H&W and Dr Rahal prices may seem slightly higher than others in Canada but when compared to the US it still much lower. Within Canada there are limited options.

Do your research, make sure you are comfortable with the plan which includes a long term plan before making a selection.

Thank you for the info, I have reached out to Dr.Rahal and will seek his recommendation as well. 

I also learned from a forum member about Dr.Cortez (https://haircentermexico.com/) in Mexico, he seems to have good experience with international patients. Have you heard of him / what are your thoughts of HT in Mexico?

[n58]

9 minutes ago, deitel130 said:

When I started Finasteride it was my family doctor who prescribed it. Any ethical surgeon will also discuss meds with you or at least have the discussion that without meds you will continue to lose you natives. If you get on meds you can recover some of the miniturized hairs because based on your pattern you may lose the remaining hair mid scalp. I myself also had very aggressive lose and the meds helped stabilize the loss and I feel my crown and mid scalp has held up ok. For some reason I still thinned in the front.

Thank you deitel, I'll see what my family doctor will prescribe

[TorontoMan]

23 hours ago, n58 said:

Hello Everyone, 

I have been following threads in here and while they are helpful, I thought to start my own thread and share my HT journey with you guys. 

Background : I am 30 years old. I do have family history of hair loss from my father side - particularly on front - but not on crown and middle/ top scalp. My hair colour is blonde, check my hair pics below.

Research : I have learned about FUT and FUE on the internet and interactions with HT patients. Aside from price and surgical method, the primary difference between FUE and FUT seems to be - there is higher rate of follice survival with FUT, since hair is harvested from donor zone where most of the hair is permanent. The other reason I tend to lean towards FUT is that I keep long hairs, therefore, don't have any issue with scar ( even though based on research and pics of successful FUT transplant, the scar is not visible). Having said that, I would like to have your opinions and suggestions as to go with FUE or FUT? In addition, if there are other methods that have generated successful results please let me know so that I could check it as well.

Clinics Contacted in Toronto : I have so far consulted the following doctors / clinics 

        - Seager / Dr. Aditya K. Gupta : I had in person consultation with him, and he recommended two FUT procedure. The first session is for front / hairline  and middle scalp and the second is for crown area. The price I am quoted for the first session is CAD $ 7300 including HST, while the price seems fair but I am hesitant to move forward as I didn't feel confident communicating with Dr.Gupta - he did not provide clear plan on how he will approach my case and the amount of grafts required - I also want to research more clinics in my area before deciding on one. While I have allocated budget for my HT, I also want to work with clinics / doctors that have high success rate and tends to care for patients.

      - Dr.Ashlin Alexander: He seems to be new in Toronto. I have shared pics with his clinic and they have recommended 2750 Grafts (5500 hairs) FUT for hairline, frontal and mid scalp. I am still researching regarding their clinic and experience. Has anyone done HT with him? if so how was the experience?

     - Hasson and Wong : Their consultant has recommended 4500 Grafts for frontal hairline and add density to the frontal 2/3 of the scalp (excluding the crown area) and the price seems to be almost double of Dr.Ashlin quote. Frankly, I am confused on the amount of grafts they have suggested - I think the maximum amount of graft that I require cannot be more than 3000 grafts for my hair line, front and mid scalp. But could you guys based on your experience check my pics and see how much grafts I require?

     - Dr. Cory Torgerson / Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic : They have recommended 2200 FUE for frontal hairline plus range of treatments i.e. PRP, laser and Theradome laser helmet and does not conduct FUT procedure. I am in touch with them regarding my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. The price is also high compared to others in the area. Has anyone worked with them in the past?

I have appointments coming up with 

      - Dr. Paul Cotterill

      - Dr. Mulholland

      - Dr.Jonathan Huber 

Are there any other recommended doctors or HT clinics that have experience and high success rate in Toronto area?

Goals : I do not expect to have my full thick hairs back, but I would like to add density to my frontal, mid scalp and crown area. My head structure, particularly forehead is large and narrow on the front. Therefore, I am not worried about my forehead sides and were empty from young age.

 

 

 

Hey crazy to see number of Torontonians popping up on here all of a sudden. If you listen to anything I say, then please make sure you run from dr. Cory Torgerson. He is NOT a hair transplant doctor. He is a general cosmetic surgeon, who invested in an artaras robot and decided to add HTs in his offerings. From a thread I followed he doesn’t perform any of the surgery, he has two techs do the entire thing, and beyond that he doesnt have any real results to show for it. 
 

I am not even entirely familiar with the other names you mentioned either. I’ve heard of seager and I’ve seen some decent work. But imo, you should only be looking at Hasson, Wong or rahal If you’re staying in Canada. You made it this far in your research don’t cut corners trying to cut costs. There is another surgeon in the west coast, I believe an asian guy who’s name I forgot but maybe Melvin could mention who seems good too.. but few clinics in the world anywya have the experience both rahal and H&w do. Both clinics have strictly been doing hair transplants for nearly 30 years, and been at the top of the game 

Edited January 22, 2021 by TorontoMan

[deitel130]

24 minutes ago, n58 said:

Thank you for the info, I have reached out to Dr.Rahal and will seek his recommendation as well. 

I also learned from a forum member about Dr.Cortez (https://haircentermexico.com/) in Mexico, he seems to have good experience with international patients. Have you heard of him / what are your thoughts of HT in Mexico?

I've never heard of Dr. Cortez. Personally I just feel more comfortable with doctors recommended on this site and a few others which have good reviews by patients on YouTube. Our donors are limited so just gotta make sure you do your due diligence.

[TorontoMan]

In fact, looking at your photos, your advanced loss is best suited for Dr. Wong. Also, it’s not uncommon for clinics to overestimate the number of grafts you will require whole consulting with you virtually. The number is likely overstated, and the reasons for that are because they could only determine the amount of grafts you will really need once they analyze your hair characteristics in your donor which is very important. The thickness and the size of your donor will be a great determining factor, so if they overquote you and it turns out you need less grafts, it is easier to have you expect the most financially and refund you the difference if it’s necessary. 
 

Happened to me as well wirh Dr rahal, as they determined I needed less grafts on the day of surgery, and refunded me the difference 

[24needmore]

I am from GTA as well but I drove to Chicago and went with Nadimi. H&W was a close 2nd but maybe the distance to Vancouver scared me off a bit. Rahal was considered but as I did a little more research into him, I found his results to be a little too inconsistent for my liking and the fact that he would juggle 2 patients in one day turned me off. If it's a long-term investment, you want to the highest quality result and lowest possible risk and that will come with a higher price tag. Whatever you choose, I strongly consider not making a choice based on finances and look towards reputation and consistency. Good luck!

Also, avoid Robert Jones in Oakville. Guy is a fraud. 

[deitel130]

I agree with @TorontoMan. You should definitely go FUT as you will need a large number of grafts. Hasson and Wong are best suited for this and have very consistent results. If you go full coverage on the frontal third I would say 3000 - 3500 grafts and maybe another 1000 - 1500 in the mid scalp since you have some hair there which can thicken up further with meds. I would leave the crown for now.

Edited January 22, 2021 by deitel130

[TorontoMan]

This is the most Canadian thread ever.  
 

Toronto is not home to great hair transplant doctors unfortunately. Aside from Dr. Rahal, who is based out of Ottawa but does travel to Toronto as well, all the other doctors you mentioned are sub par. 

[kramer79]

1 hour ago, 24needmore said:

Also, avoid Robert Jones in Oakville. Guy is a fraud. 

I read something somewhere about him and i think that was the consensus. Did you get a consultation with him?

[Suzuki sz]

5 hours ago, n58 said:

@Suzuki szI have used Rogaine but stopped it because of irritation on my scalp and didn't see any notice in improvements (no consultation with any doctor) 

Having said that H & W did recommend to consult with my family doctor regarding medication or topical finasteride. But I am not sure if that is necessary as hair surgeons are at best position to recommend any medication if required, isn't it?  

I think you should try to start using oral finasterid as soon is possible.

[spazy]

Bump. Who are the most budget friendly surgeons in Toronto? A mix of affordability and quality. I cannot afford the top tier surgeons, and I would travel to another country to get work done but travel is almost impossible these days.

[kramer79]

I don't think anyone will truly feel comfortable recommending a 'budget friendly' surgeon in Toronto simply because there seems to be no one who does consistently good work that we know of. I think you will only hear about HW and Rahal if we are talking Canada, period.

The only person i can think of was a user who posted going to Dr. Aditya Gupta (Seager clinic) and seemed to get a pretty decent result. I remember the scar in his pictures looking really impressive. Again this is 1 result so take that into consideration. The doctor also seems to have a pretty questionable demeanor if you research him.

Is saving some money and going to a better clinic or waiting to travel somewhere else an option? I think you will thank yourself if you are patient. 

[Westview]

On 1/21/2021 at 8:13 PM, 24needmore said:

Also, avoid Robert Jones in Oakville. Guy is a fraud. 

I have no idea why so many guys on this forum are down on him. 

I got a transplant from him back in October and so far its growing pretty good.

He also gets good reviews on RateMDs: 

And Realself as well: 

 

 

[RandoBrando517]

Why not Rahal or Nakatsui?

[Melvin- Admin]

18 minutes ago, Westview said:

I have no idea why so many guys on this forum are down on him. 

I got a transplant from him back in October and so far its growing pretty good.

He also gets good reviews on RateMDs: 

And Realself as well: 

 

 

Rate MDs is not a credible source. It’s like Yelp or google reviews anyone can write a good review. The only reviews that matter are the ones that are from start to finish. Realself has a few, but to be “certified” all you have to do is pay, it’s not based on quality. 

[Melvin- Admin]

OP take a look at our recommendations, we have quite a few good clinics in Canada. It’s good you’re consulting with many, don’t limit yourself to Toronto.

 

https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/hair-transplant-surgeons.asp?sr=HRN-MOB