To uncover the true cost of a hair transplant in the UK, we sent 104 UK clinics the same photographs with the same desired result. In this exclusive, we reveal the state of hair restoration treatment across the country: from the price you should be paying for your hair transplant, to the red flags you need to look for when finding your hair transplant surgeon and team.
Wimpole Clinic’s comprehensive 2025 analysis provides a detailed look at UK hair transplant costs, uncovering significant pricing disparities and notable industry insights.
Key Findings:
We caught up with Dr May from the Wimpole Clinic and consulted a panel of global experts to gain their candid insights on hair transplant costs. The result was a compelling blend of scientific explanation, clinical experience, and practical guidance—emphasising the need for transparent graft estimates, reputable clinics, and a clear understanding that higher prices don’t necessarily guarantee better results.
In the end, making an informed decision is crucial—patients must weigh cost against quality to ensure they choose the right provider.
Losing your hair is difficult, which is why hair transplant surgery is so transformative. Hair loss is a natural part of ageing, and it affects millions of people around the world. In fact, two-thirds of men — and around a third of women — will be affected by hair loss at some point in their lives.
But that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with when it happens to you.
Hair loss often leads to low confidence, loss of identity, and even anxiety and depression. It can put a serious dent in your joie de vivre, causing problems when it comes to socialising, dating, and even progressing at work.
Hair transplants have been increasing in popularity for many years now as more people turn to cosmetic surgery to restore their confidence. But the UK has seen a recent rise in the number of shady hair transplant clinics in operation. These clinics are inexperienced at best and unlicensed at worst. They take advantage of the low confidence and high anxiety that stem from losing your hair, promising huge results at extortionately high or suspiciously low prices.
This study is intended as a general guide. We acknowledge that there are gaps in the study, particularly created where clinics were not forthcoming in their responses or gave no response.
We surveyed each of the UK-based clinics and affiliate lead generation websites we could find online. Each clinic was given the opportunity to respond to our survey. As a result, while we acknowledge gaps in our data, we believe this is an accurate reflection of current operations and costs of hair transplants in the UK.Please also note:
Wimpole Clinic Services:
Hair Transplants, Beard Transplants & Eyebrow Transplants.
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Dr. Barry Abdelrahimsai (GMC Number 7604040) is an expert in FUE Hair Transplant surgery in London, with a full registration to practice under the GMC. He qualified as a Medical Doctor in 2017 and has been working in a variety of surgical fields until he started specialising in FUE Hair Transplant surgery in 2021 after a number of years in the fields of injectable cosmetic and aesthetic medicine.
