What Does a Hair Transplant Actually Include?

Written by the Fix My Hair Editorial Team · Clinician-reviewed by Dr Hisham Band · GMC No. 7550130 · Last reviewed 2 May 2026

You’ve found a clinic quoting £3,200 for your procedure. Another quotes £4,500. Before you book the cheaper one, read this — because the difference might be smaller than you think.

The items clinics charge extra for

The same three things come up again and again: the blood test, PRP and aftercare. A low headline price often excludes all three.

Blood test (£150–300 separately)

A proper pre-procedure panel costs £150–£300 on its own. We include it — because treating without testing is guessing.

PRP (£300–500 separately)

Platelet-rich plasma supports healing and growth. Clinics often add it at £300–£500. We include it as standard.

Aftercare: 3–6 months vs 2 years

Three to six months of aftercare is common. Two full years — what we include — is a very different level of support.

Follow-up appointments

Often charged per visit elsewhere. Always included with us.

Top-up sessions

"Free if needed" only means something if it is in writing. Ours is.

The real comparison

A £3,200 quote plus blood test, PRP and aftercare can total more than a £4,500 all-inclusive price. Always compare the full list.

How to ask the right questions

Before booking, ask for a complete written inclusions list. Ours is published in full on the pricing page.

What a genuinely all-inclusive price covers

When we say “from £3,500, everything included,” here’s what that means in practice:

• Pre-procedure blood testing to confirm you’re treating the right cause
• The Sapphire FUE procedure itself, performed by a GMC-registered surgeon
• A full course of PRP to support healing and graft survival
• Two years of structured aftercare and review appointments
• Free top-up sessions if they’re ever needed — stated in writing
• Medication guidance and a long-term plan to protect your existing hair

The point isn’t that extras are wrong to charge for — it’s that you can only compare two clinics fairly once you know the full list for each.

Why “per graft” pricing can be a trap

Some clinics quote per graft, which sounds transparent but quietly removes the ceiling on your bill — the final figure depends on how many grafts they decide to use on the day. A fixed price aligns the clinic’s incentive with your result rather than the graft count. We quote a fixed price for the plan, not a meter that runs while you’re in the chair.

What isn’t included anywhere — and that’s normal

A transplant restores hair you’ve lost; it doesn’t switch off the process that caused the loss. So ongoing medication such as finasteride or minoxidil, to protect your non-transplanted hair, is a separate ongoing cost at any clinic. A good clinic tells you this upfront rather than letting you find out later.

Common questions

Is the consultation free? Yes — assessment, a diagnosis discussion and a written plan cost nothing and carry no obligation.

Are there finance options? Yes. 0% finance is available, so the cost can be spread rather than paid all at once.

Red flags in a cheap quote

A low headline price isn’t automatically bad — but a few things should make you read the small print carefully. Be wary if the quote is per graft rather than fixed, if “aftercare” is mentioned without saying how long, if PRP and blood tests are listed as optional add-ons, or if no one has assessed your suitability before quoting. Vague promises (“free top-ups if needed”) mean nothing unless they’re written into what you sign.

The simplest protection is to ask every clinic for the same thing: a single written list of exactly what’s included and what is billed separately. Lay two of those side by side and the genuinely cheaper option usually reveals itself — and it’s often not the one with the lowest headline number. We publish ours in full on the pricing page precisely so it can be compared line by line.

A like-for-like comparison, worked through

Imagine two quotes for the same 2,500-graft procedure. Clinic A advertises £3,200; Clinic B advertises £4,500 — so A looks £1,300 cheaper. But A charges separately: blood tests (£200), PRP (£400), and only three months of aftercare with follow-ups billed per visit. Add a realistic £300 of follow-ups and a top-up that isn’t actually free, and A creeps past £4,100 — for less support. Clinic B’s £4,500 included all of it plus two years of aftercare. Suddenly the “expensive” option is roughly the same price with far more behind it. This is why the headline figure is the least useful number in the conversation.

What two years of aftercare actually buys

Aftercare is the most commonly trimmed inclusion and the one that most affects your result. A transplant isn’t finished when you leave — grafts settle over two weeks, shed over two months, and only show their final outcome at a year. Proper aftercare means scheduled reviews, PRP to support growth, guidance through the shedding phase, and a clinician to call when something looks off. Three months of support ends right as the most uncertain period begins; two years carries you through to the final result.

Spreading the cost

An all-inclusive price is easier to plan around: with no surprise add-ons, the figure you’re quoted is the figure you pay — and with 0% finance available, it can be spread into manageable monthly payments rather than paid upfront. A transparent fixed price is what makes that kind of planning possible.

Why we publish ours in full

We list exactly what’s included — and what is never charged extra — on the pricing page, precisely so it can be compared line by line against anyone else. Transparency only costs a clinic something if it has something to hide.

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