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What To Look For In A Clinic
As a leading hair loss treatment centre in Australia, we feel it to be our responsibility to inform you of some vital information about hair transplants. We recommend that you please read the information contained within this section! It will save you plenty of time, money and potential frustration.
If you have made the decision to undergo hair loss solutions, have a hair transplant, or try hair restoration products, please make it your responsibility to engage in some important and essential hair loss replacement research before choosing the clinic that will perform your hair restoration procedure.
What to look for in a hair restoration clinic?
If you are someone who knows very little about hair transplantation and hair restoration, you are probably wondering what to look for in a competent hair loss solutions clinic and what questions to ask them. Before a person buys a car or their first home, they spend a lot of time educating themselves before outlaying any money and completing the purchase. Doing research first saves them a lot of time, money and frustration. This exact same attitude towards researching first, also applies to people having cosmetic surgery such as hair transplantation.
Undergoing a hair loss treatment is a decision that needs to be thought about and consider the options and information before committing to a clinic. The information listed below will provide you with all the facts on what you need to know in order to choose the right hair loss replacement clinic to perform your hair restoration procedure. It can be used to compare different clinics and will give you peace of mind once you have finally made your decision.
Before calling or having a consultation with any hair transplantation clinic, read the 8 points listed below:
- Follicular Unit Grafting (FUG) method is offered
- Every graft is dissected under microscope
- Maximum quote of 6000 grafts!
- Experience
- Guarantee
- Ability to meet previous patients
- Follicular Unit Extraction (non-strip method) is also available
- Price
Look at our before and after photos to understand what the National Hair Institute could possibly do for you! Not all of our after photos are of the final hair transplant result (which is after 15-18 months). Photos of new patients are added on a monthly basis and we encourage you to keep visiting the NHI website to view more results. We recommend that you pay particular attention to any patient that had a similar level of hair loss to you prior to having the transplant.
For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733.
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We have seen hair loss remedies including, hair transplantation, hair loss replacement and hair restoration change and evolve over the past thirty years. When hair transplantation was first used, the grafts that were cut out of the donor area before being transplanted into the thinning regions of the scalp, used to be 4mm in size and contain as many as 15-20 hairs per graft. Larger grafts require larger gaps in between each of the recipient holes that severely would limit the amount of density that could be acquired out of a procedure. These “plugs” gave the patient an unnatural look that created such terms as, “rows of corn” or “doll's hair.” Smaller and more improved hair loss treatment methods have been incorporated into hair loss solutions, such as mini grafts and micro grafts. The micro graft transplantation method was considered as the best available hair transplant procedure for many years until follicular unit grafting (also known as follicular unit transplantation or FUT) was developed.
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Follicular Units are clearly superior to micro grafts. Do not believe anybody that claims otherwise.The key question to ask is, “What hair transplant method do you specialise in?”
Why choose NHI?
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Follicular Unit grafting is our specialty and has been since the mid 1990s! No Clinic in Australia has performed more FUG procedures than NHI!
For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733.
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To obtain regrowth of 95 – 100% the binocular stereoscopic microscope MUST be used. These high growth levels are impossible without it! Just to reiterate our point. Regrowth levels within transplanted hair of 95-100%, is impossible unless the binocular stereoscopic microscope is used when dissecting hairs from the donor strip.
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You have your most amount of hair when you are a teenager, and no matter how much hair is taken out of the strip, there will never be enough to bring back the same density. For this reason, regrowth rates are extremely important to obtaining the best possible result with one hair restoration procedure.
Please know that there are hair transplant clinics in Australia and around the world that perform the dissection process without use of the binocular stereoscopic microscope. These clinics will average around 60-80% regrowth of the transplanted hairs which is a reasonable amount of growth, but very low in comparison with the levels achieved in follicular unit transplantation with use of the microscope.
The key question to ask is, “Does your clinic use a microscope when dissecting the hair from the donor strip?”
Why choose NHI?
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The Binocular Stereoscopic microscope is always used!
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The National Hair Institute uses the microscope to dissect every single follicular unit from the donor strip and has been since 1996. Using the binocular stereoscopic microscope ensures that the maximum possible regrowth levels are achieved.
For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733.
Depending on the hair loss solutions or hair restoration clinic, there is a maximum sized procedure that they are comfortable performing. Most hair loss treatment clinics have a maximum quote of around 2000 – 2500 grafts (4000 – 5000 total hairs). Some hair loss replacement clinics only quote up to 1500 grafts and some with very limited staff numbers will not transplant more than 800 grafts within a day.
A point our hair restoration patients must be aware of is that no matter how much hair is placed in your scalp, it will never be as dense as it once was. This is simply because there is not enough source in your donor region to meet the demand of your scalp. The maximum amount of grafts that can be obtained from one single strip extraction for some people is 2200 grafts. For others it is 3000 grafts and in some gifted individuals it can be as much as 6000 grafts (about 12,000 total hairs) and over!
The problem with some hair treatment clinics is that they will only take out up to a certain number of grafts. Your donor region may have the density and flexibility to obtain over 4000 grafts but the clinic will only harvest a little over 2500 grafts. The reason they can’t transplant 4000 grafts in one hair restoration procedure is because they may lack the staff numbers and skill that is required to accomplish this task within a reasonable time frame. So basically it is impossible for many clinics to even consider such a large hair loss remedies and procedures!
Always remember this fact about hair transplantation:
The more grafts, the more hair! 2000 grafts will always look fuller than 1500 grafts would. 3000 will look better than 2000 and 5000 grafts will look much better than 3500 grafts! More hair is always better than less! The more that is transplanted, the thicker, fuller and more natural the end result will be and the happier you will become.
The questions to ask any hair restoration clinic regarding hair loss solutions are, “What is the maximum graft number you can quote a Client during a consultation? What is the highest number of grafts you have ever obtained from a patient within a single procedure?”
Why choose NHI for your hair loss treatment?
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Clients that see NHI can be quoted up to 6000 grafts!
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In many cases our aim on the day of the hair restoration procedure is to extract and transplant as many grafts as we can in the one day.
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NHI will ensure that the density and coverage achieved from the one hair loss replacement procedure is the maximum that could possibly be obtained.
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Due to our large team of theatre room staff and their skills and high level of experience, the National Hair Institute can transplant a maximum of 6000 grafts within a single hair replacement session. For this reason 6000 grafts is the maximum quote that a Client can be provided during a consultation.
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Our record for most grafts extracted and transplanted from a patient within a single day is 6013 (totalling 12,800 hairs)! This is an Australian Record!
For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733.
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Hair loss treatment experience is comprised of two things:
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It is imperative that you ask questions about your hair loss remedies and make sure that the Doctor and the transplant team of assistants have years of experience at performing follicular unit grafting and hair loss remedies. Just as important is that hair restoration procedures are a full time job at the hair loss solutions clinic and not something that is simply done on the side a couple of times per month.
Apart from hair loss treatment experience it is also important to confirm that the clinic’s hair transplant surgeon is experienced and fully accredited in this field. This can be confirmed by asking if they are a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).
Many clinics offer hair loss remedies, hair loss treatment and hair loss restoration and various hair loss solutions but will encourage you into their hair regrowth treatment program (a combination of tablets, lotions and low level laser therapy) or a wig (which may be called any one of the following: a hair graft; a hairpiece or a unit) as these have the lowest overhead costs and the largest profit margins for the company. Because they may not specialise in hair transplantation, the consultant will only offer this option if all other options are declined.
The key questions to ask are, “How experienced is your hair loss replacement team at performing this procedure? How many hair restoration procedures does your clinic regularly perform? What hair restoration products are used? Is your Doctor a member of the ISHRS?”
Why choose NHI for your hair loss solutions?
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National Hair Institute is Australia’s most experienced hair loss replacement clinic at Follicular Unit Transplantation!
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The National Hair Institute was the first hair loss solutions clinic to bring follicular unit grafting to Australia (in 1994).
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NHI previously used micro grafts until Dr Barry White saw the results and regrowth rates of follicular unit transplantation whilst in the United States.
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Seeing that the results were clearly more superior and more natural looking than that from micro grafts, he then made the decision to learn and bring Follicular Unit Transplantation to Australia and was trained by the very best at it.
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The average amount of experience of our hair loss treatment staff at performing follicular unit transplantation is 7 years!
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Our two hair transplant surgeons Dr Rhett Bosnich and Dr Barry White are both fully accredited members of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).
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NHI performs 300 to 400 hair transplants and hair loss remedies per year and has performed thousands of successful FUG procedures since bringing this method to Australia in 1994.
For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733.
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A professional hair loss solutions clinic that is confident and consistently successful in hair loss treatment and their services will always guarantee a given outcome. If you do some research and compare different hair loss replacement clinics you will notice that many will not offer a written guarantee when enquiring about hair restoration. If they do not offer one or are not willing to provide their promise to you in writing, then that tells you they are not confident about the success rate of their hair transplant and hair loss treatment. It may also indicate that they are not being 100% honest with you during your hair loss treatment consultation. Also important is to be aware of misleading guarantees. A perfect example of this is when they promise to replace any transplanted hairs which fail to grow after your first procedure, free of charge when you have your second procedure. So basically, if you are not willing to pay for a second procedure, you are stuck with the poor result from the first one! It’s not exactly free of charge is it? Look for a guaranteed minimum regrowth rate of 90% with follicular unit grafting. This means that if less than 90% of the transplanted hairs have grown out after 12-18 months have passed since the procedure, that a second transplant to add more hair in is provided at no cost. The key questions to ask are, “Do you offer a guarantee? Can you please provide me with this guarantee in writing?” Why choose NHI to guarantee your hair loss solutions?
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The most effective way to see hair restoration results is to see patients, the outcome of their hair loss treatment and decide whether or not it is for you. Every clinic shows before and after photos or hair replacement procedures. These are great reference points but they can’t replace seeing hair restoration results in the flesh. Remember that the photos limit what you can see. Some patients look great from front on, but from the top may have very little density which will not show in the photos selected for viewing in the company's literature or website. If the clinic does produce a great end result with their patients who have had hair loss remedies, then they will be more than happy to arrange for you to meet them. This is usually done in the form of a seminar. If the final result of their patients who have undergone hair loss solutions is not very appealing in person, then it is recommended that you not have a hair loss treatment done with that clinic. We always arrange for our patients to meet our previous clients, so should you hear the hair loss clinic say that meeting with patients is not an option or not part of company policy, just walk out. We can assure you that if they have satisfied patients who have had hair loss remedies, they will always be able to find someone willing to help out the same clinic that helped them regain their hair and improve their life through hair loss replacement and hair restoration products. The key question to ask is, “Is it possible for me to meet any of your previous hair transplant patients?” Why choose NHI for your hair loss treatment?
Refer to the SEMINARS for more information. For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733. |
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Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is the hair restoration process which removes grafts out of the donor region individually as opposed to removing a strip of skin. The primary advantage of this hair loss treatment method is that it does not leave a permanent linear scar at the back of the patient’s scalp which makes FUE very appealing to those who prefer to wear their hair very short. FUE gives previous hair replacement patients who are unable to have another FUG procedure due to a lack of scalp laxity, the chance to transplant more hair. The FUE method is also a gift to those who have scar on their scalp which they would like to be camouflaged by transplanting hair into it without creating another linear scar in the process. It is common for balding sufferers to think of hair loss solutions and visit a clinic that specialises in only FUG or FUE. This can be a problem as the hair restoration clinic is likely to be biased when asked whether FUG or FUE would be better option for their particular state of hair loss remedies or hair restoration products. The FUG and FUE methods both have advantages and disadvantages over each other for hair loss solutions. The only way to gain an honest opinion on which is better for your hair loss treatment is to consult with a clinic that does offer both. The question worth asking is, “Do you offer FUE?” Why Choose NHI for your procedure?
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The cost of the hair restoration procedure is important but it should not be the main point that determines your decision. One hair loss solutions clinic may be cheaper than the other but it does not mean that they can produce the same quality and end result. There is the well known saying that says, “You get what you pay for!” Do not sacrifice quality for the sake of saving money. Remember that you will be wearing the end result of the hair loss treatment for the rest of your life. It is a once in a life time investment. Do it right the first time around! A number of patients that come to see respected hair loss replacement specialists do so after having an unsatisfactory hair transplant from another clinic. The patient may admit that they were drawn to the other clinic because of their cheaper cost. As a result they have to pay for a second transplant to fix up the first one. The end cost is thousands of dollars more than if they went for the better hair loss remedies the first time around. A person having hair loss treatment wants the highest possible number of grafts to be taken in the one day, which will be transplanted with the highest possible amount of regrowth. The end hair restoration result should produce the most natural looking and thickest head of hair possible from hair loss solutions. Also be aware of hidden extra costs such as Doctor's time, theatre room, anaesthetic, hair restoration products and post operation checkups. Some will quote you the price of their hair loss replacement procedure during the consultation and later ask you to pay as much as $1500 – 2000 on top of the original hair loss treatment cost for the extras. A clinic should show the total hair restoration cost and you must ensure that there is nothing additional that needs to be paid on top. On a final note, know that it will always cost you much less to have 4000 grafts transplanted in one hair loss replacement procedure than it would be to settle for two, 2000 graft procedures. This is because the price per follicular unit graft decreases as the size of the procedure increases. Often it is better to wait longer for that one big procedure than it is to have a small one now and another small one later. The key question to ask is, “Does this price include all costs associated with the hair loss treatment procedure such as the anaesthetic, Doctor's time and check ups?” Why Choose NHI for your procedure?
Are you ready to take that next step? For a confidential discussion to see whether you are a candidate for hair loss treatment or for all general queries, call us on 03 9699 7733. |
