Selecting a qualified hair restoratoin physician is one of the most important decisions balding men and women considering hair transplant surgery have to make. Unfortunately, not every hair transplant surgeon is of equal ability and skill so hair loss sufferers must do their due diligent research and make an informed decision.

The key to quality hair transplant doctor selection is research and education. Make educated and informed decisions based on knowledge and experience rather than gut and emotion.

Below are a few important tips on how to select a quality hair transplant surgeon.

1. Learn all about the benefits, risks, limitations, and hair replacement surgical procedure itself. Know what you are getting yourself into.
2. Talk to real hair transplant patients of a particular surgeon: Use our hair restoration forum to connect with real hair transplant patients and hear their experiences. If information is not available online, contact the hair transplant clinic and obtain a list of their patients you can contact.
3. Look for consistency in hair transplant results: View a number of patient posted hair transplant photos and look for consistency in the impressiveness of the results. This can be done online or offline.
4. Narrow your selection down to 3 quality hair transplant surgeons and consult with each of them to see how well you connect with them. It is important that you develop a relationship of trust with your hair transplant doctor
5. Meet with real hair transplant patients of these physicians in person if possible. Hair transplant pictures are great, but there is nothing like viewing the result in person.

At the Hair Transplant Network, we have done some of the work for you by prescreening hair transplant surgeons based on a high level of membership standards. To see a list of who we recommend, click here. An elite group of hair transplant physicians who perform larger dense packed sessions of ultra refined follicular unit hair transplantation when appropriate for the patient are elligible to become members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.

As stated above, you are encouraged to research all hair replacement surgeons you are considering. Make an informed decision by developing reasonable expectations with the help of an elite hair transplant surgeon.