Regular Member Alex94gasp Posted December 31, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) Hi Guys. Hope you're all having an amazing days. What's your advise regarding the temples with Bruno Pinto? I didn't find any temples work. Otherwise I know that BF is really good doing that type of work. I was looking for him or Bruno Ferreira. But the last one increase the price to 4€/hair When I had my appointment with BF, he told me he want to do it on my situation. But with the price of 4€ is out of my budget. Wish you all an amazing end of year Edited December 31, 2022 by Alex94gasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member WhereIsMyMind Posted January 1, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 1, 2023 I think he would do a good job with temple area, the most complex part of it is selecting good natural blending grafts, if he takes from your nape/neck weaker hairs I think it will look good. The implanting part itself most doctors would make a good job. For less than 4eur there are a few top doctors available tho! Like de Freitas I think is at 3.5eur/graft atm and few other spanish ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 2, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 2, 2023 I think Dr. Pinto is one of the best in the business. He should honestly be charging around 5€ for his level of skill and expertise. 2 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted January 2, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2023 €4 a graft for temple work is an amazing price - they’re the hardest area to get right in hair Transplantantion, so you can’t afford to not choose one of the best surgeons who specialise in this. For perspective , surgeons in America of a similar level to BF would likely charge upto $25 a graft for a small surgery such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tiger2050 Posted January 2, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Curious25 said: €4 a graft for temple work is an amazing price - they’re the hardest area to get right in hair Transplantantion, so you can’t afford to not choose one of the best surgeons who specialise in this. For perspective , surgeons in America of a similar level to BF would likely charge upto $25 a graft for a small surgery such as this. This is no American doctor recommended on this forum charging $25/graft or anything close to it for temples or any other type of restoration Edited January 2, 2023 by Tiger2050 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 2, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 2, 2023 $25 is an exaggeration. 99% of the doctors in the US charge $8-10 per graft for FUE. One notable exception that charges per case, not per graft. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shadowcast Posted January 2, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 2, 2023 I got my temple done by Bruno Pinto, but it wasn't full reconstruction work, just a little touch up on my weaker side. It came out great, and yes specific grafts are selected for the temples. Although I believe it was the nurses who selected the temple grafts during sorting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted January 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said: $25 is an exaggeration. 99% of the doctors in the US charge $8-10 per graft for FUE. One notable exception that charges per case, not per graft. No it’s not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 3, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Curious25 said: No it’s not I only know of one doctor that has ever charged remotely close to $25 per graft. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted January 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said: I only know of one doctor that has ever charged remotely close to $25 per graft. Probably the same doctor then. Im not saying this is the norm, or is it his rate for larger cases. But I have interacted with two prospective patients in the last 6 months who’s surgery quotes have equated to $25 per graft. Edit: I have just read my original post on here and understand how my wording of ‘likely’ can be misleading. Better put - ‘could be up to $25 per graft’ I still maintain €4 a graft for a top level surgeon is a very good price point. Edited January 3, 2023 by Curious25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tiger2050 Posted January 3, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Curious25 said: Probably the same doctor then. Im not saying this is the norm, or is it his rate for larger cases. But I have interacted with two prospective patients in the last 6 months who’s surgery quotes have equated to $25 per graft. Edit: I have just read my original post on here and understand how my wording of ‘likely’ can be misleading. Better put - ‘could be up to $25 per graft’ I still maintain €4 a graft for a top level surgeon is a very good price point. If we’re all referring to the same doctor based in Chicago, I’ve recently had surgery with him which involved temple reconstruction and he did not charge anywhere close to $25/graft. I had a relatively small procedure and I know the doctor charges less per graft if you do more grafts. Unless it was a super complicated repair, I doubt he is charging $25/graft. I think he has a minimum 1000 graft limit and will charge a much higher fee if you want to do a small touch up and are a first time patient. Most doctors won’t even take on small cases that are sub 500 grafts unless you are a repeat patient needing a touch up. Regardless, one exception is not the same as most American doctors. A lot of the top European doctors like Bisanga (and likely BF) will also adjust their fees based on the complexity of the case, especially for repairs. Edited January 3, 2023 by Tiger2050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted January 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 21 hours ago, Curious25 said: For perspective , surgeons in America of a similar level to BF would likely charge upto $25 a graft for a small surgery such as this. I agree this is possible but its important to stress its for the smaller/smallest procedures. There's a tipping point where clinics charging by the graft will switch to charging by the case. To cover the basic clinic/staff operating costs and a minimum worthwhile profit margin. And if you divided that by the # grafts, say less than 300, it wouldn't surprise me to see the cost ratio come out to be something in the $20s or even $30s. But I would see this as a pretty rare scenario, like someone already had their larger procedure(s) done and now wants to go back and do their temple points, but can't or doesn't want to go back to the original surgeon for some reason. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted January 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, ciaus said: To cover the basic clinic/staff operating costs and a minimum worthwhile profit margin. And if you divided that by the # grafts, say less than 300, it wouldn't surprise me to see the cost ratio come out to be something in the $20s or even $30s. Exactly this. RE the original post, I was under the assumption OP was specifically requesting a temple only work procedure going off the title - potentially not though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member botchedguy95 Posted January 5, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2023 Look at the Spanish forums OP, there are probably 50+ bruno pinto results posted by patients and almost all are extremely well documented with pictures both from the patients and the clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Alex94gasp Posted January 5, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just hopping that Bruno Pinto doesn't raise the price as much as BF. Because the raise is inevitable! I'm waiting already 6 months. And no news... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted January 5, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2023 Pinto would be my #1 choice in Europe. Fantastic surgeon with a passion for the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairy Henderson Posted February 21, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 2:47 PM, shadowcast said: I got my temple done by Bruno Pinto, but it wasn't full reconstruction work, just a little touch up on my weaker side. It came out great, and yes specific grafts are selected for the temples. Although I believe it was the nurses who selected the temple grafts during sorting. Can you link your case? Also, he doesn’t select the grafts? He leaves that up to the nurses/techs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairy Henderson Posted March 2, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 3:49 PM, 5BetaReductase said: Pinto would be my #1 choice in Europe. Fantastic surgeon with a passion for the field. Impossible to get a consult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Alex94gasp Posted March 2, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Calihome1 said: Impossible to get a consult How do you know? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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