Who is the best hair transplant surgeon in Lahore Pakistan? Hair transplantation is a kind of surgery in which hair is moved from one part of the body to another. This process has been performed in the US from the 1950s and mostly it is used in case of male pattern baldness. These transplants are very effective for increasing hair thickness or density. These can be costly regarding treatment and recovery. In this article, the cost of transplantation and its outcomes will be outlined. There are various factors that determine the cost of transplant. Generally, it varies in the range of $4000 to $15000. Cost affecting factors Various factors that influence the cost of surgery include; amount of moved hair (cost is more for increasing hair on the whole scalp as compared to few small area), type of transplant process (there are two basic methods i.e., follicular unit strip surgery FUSS and follicular unit extraction FUE and cost is dependent on chosen procedure), surgeon (more experienced surgeon costs more resulting in better results although higher costs does not mean good results in all cases), location (highly cost areas may have expensive surgeons as well as few surgeons at a specific area may also cost more) and cost of travel for surgery. Hair transplantation types There are two types of transplantation 1. Follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS) In this process, the strip of hair is removed from the hairy area, usually the head's back. Then it is closed by hiding it with surrounding hair. Removed scalp is divided into small sections known as grafts having only 1 or few hairs. These are then transplanted on the recipient areas. Costs depend on numbers on relocated grafts. 2. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) In this, the back of the head is shaved and individual hair follicles are removed rather than taking the strip. Grafts are prepared by a surgeon and then placed onto the recipient site. It takes about four to eight hours which depends on the size of transplantation. Site is healed quickly as small dots are noted which are covered by hair of surrounding areas. This process is more costly as compared to FUSS. But there are fewer complications in it. It does not affect the thickness of the donor site.