When you’re considering a hair transplant, it’s important to know what you can expect your results to look like. Different graft quantities create different results depending on hair colour, density, and texture. Therefore, prospective patients should be aware of what coverage they can expect from their hair restoration procedure.
In this article, you’ll learn what a 1500 grafts hair transplant looks like (with real patient examples), as well as the hair transplant cost and surgery duration time for this type of procedure.
Hair grafts consist of healthy hair follicles that are taken from one part of the head (usually the back and sides) and then transplanted to areas of thinning or balding. This hair is what is referred to as donor hair and can only come from the hair transplant patient.
When the follicles are extracted, they are then transplanted through a hair graft, which is the standard term for a strip of skin or tissue that contains individual hair follicles. In FUT hair transplants, grafts are taken in strips whereas hair transplants using the FUE technique harvest grafts as individual units.
The number of grafts that will be required to restore your hair will depend on the amount of hair you’ve lost. Sectioning the scalp into zones illustrates how many grafts are needed to fill each section of the scalp. If you’ve lost all the hair in zones 1 and 2, you may be looking at 1,500 to 2,000 grafts:
Hair transplant clinics measure male pattern baldness using the Norwood Scale. A 1500-graft hair transplant is usually needed when hair loss approaches stages 3-4 of the scale:
Stage 3 is where hair loss patients start to see significant hair loss across the temples. Early crown hair loss characterises stage 3 vertex. It’s estimated that Jimmy Carr’s hair transplant consists of around 1500 grafts, as he was at roughly stage 3 of the Norwood scale when he underwent his FUE hair transplant procedure.
By Norwood stage 4, both the temples and crown are affected. If you’re approaching advanced stage 4 hair loss, you may need more than 1500 grafts to restore your hair.
Based on the average cost of a hair transplant on Harley Street, a 1500-graft hair transplant costs approximately £5,692. You may pay more for a hair transplant at a reputable clinic. This is because you’re paying for the team’s skill, knowledge, and experience, as well as the upkeep of the facilities, which ultimately makes the procedure safer and more successful.
At the Wimpole Clinic, we pride ourselves on working with the UK’s most experienced hair transplant surgeons. Our hair transplant prices start at £3,499, but the exact cost will depend on the type of surgery you choose (we offer FUT hair transplants and FUE hair transplants), the number of grafts you need, and any additional individual requirements you may have. Find out more about our hair transplant pricing or book a free consultation with one of our friendly patient advisors.
So although you can find cheap hair transplants abroad (and some within the UK), you’re more likely to see results and avoid complications with a reputable clinic.
See what results are achievable with a 1500-graft hair transplant:
Facial hair can also be transformed with a 1500 graft beard transplant. Here are some of the results our beard transplant patients have seen following FUE beard transplantation:
Most patients who have around 1500 grafts are in surgery for approximately 5 hours. In addition to surgical time, hair transplant patients will also need to arrive earlier to prepare for surgery and stay for a while after their procedure so clinic staff can monitor their immediate recovery.
Therefore, you should plan to be at the hair transplant clinic all day. Learn more about how long hair transplant surgery takes.
1500 grafts are lower than the average number of grafts needed, at least for an initial procedure [1]. Individuals with more extensive hair loss will of course be recommended higher graft numbers to restore lost hair.
Take a look at other popular graft quantities ranging from the minimal amount of 500 all the way up to 5,000:
When you’re looking for the right hair transplant surgeon to perform your hair transplantation surgery, it’s important to speak to a few different clinics. This helps you get a feel for the clinic, meet the surgical team, and get the answers to the questions you really want to ask about hair transplants before you make this important decision.
At the Wimpole Clinic, we’ll give you as much free, impartial guidance as you need to make your choice. After examining your scalp and hair loss, we’ll give you a free hair graft quote.
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