The 10 Best Hair Transplant Clinics in Sydney

Hair Doctors suits patients who want to choose between a lower-cost nurse-performed FUE transplant and one carried out by a doctor, both under the same roof. Its two doctors, Dr Ateka Khan and Dr Ossman Ashraf, are general practitioners with hair restoration qualifications from the London Hair Restoration Academy. Grafts are extracted by FUE and placed with implanter pens. Packages cover up to 3,500 grafts and include anaesthetic, facility fees and aftercare.

Gro Clinics appeals to patients who want doctors, not technicians, to handle every stage of the transplant. At its Woolloomooloo clinic, AHPRA-registered doctors carry out both extraction and implantation using an FUE method the group calls Precise Follicle Placement. Medical director Dr Adam Cho leads the Sydney team. A wide non-surgical range includes prescription haircare, PRF, low-level light therapy and the Fotona HAIRestart laser, and payment plans are available for transplants.

Elite Hair Clinic is a sensible starting point for men weighing a beard, eyebrow or hairline transplant alongside medication. The CBD clinic performs FUE transplants and is run by Dr Will Jarvis, a doctor trained at the University of Nottingham who learned micro FUE at the clinic and with the London Hair Restoration Training Academy. Non-surgical options include PRF and compounded oral and topical hair loss medication. The first consultation is free.

Hair Restoration Doctors suits patients who want the same doctor to assess them, design the hairline and operate. Principal Dr Assem is a fellow of the RACGP, a qualified trichologist and a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Surgery combines micro-FUE extraction with DHI implanters and is performed by a doctor with a surgical team. The clinics are in Five Dock and Winston Hills, convenient for the inner west and the Hills District.

Hair and Skin Science suits people who want to start with non-surgical treatment and keep a transplant as a later option. The group's doctors and nurses offer PRP, PRF and exosome treatments for thinning hair, and FUE transplants are performed by Australian-registered doctors. In Sydney it has clinics on George Street in the CBD, in Parramatta and in Burwood. A free consultation assesses the cause of hair loss, and transplant quotes include theatre and aftercare fees.

Follicle is a small, doctor-owned clinic in Bondi for patients who want one doctor to carry out the whole procedure. Every transplant is performed from start to finish by the doctor, using FUE and DHI techniques. Free consultations with Dr Hamish can be held at the Bondi Road clinic or by video, which saves a trip for a first opinion. The clinic opens on weekdays only.

The Crown Clinic is a practical choice for patients who want a fixed package price and the option to spread the cost. It performs FUE transplants, including a sapphire blade variant, in surgical rooms on Macquarie Street, with further clinics in Campbelltown and Melbourne. Packages run from surgery through aftercare with no extra fees, and interest-free instalment plans are available. Growth factor therapy, exosome treatment and scalp micropigmentation are offered as well.

The Knudsen Clinic suits patients who need a revision of an earlier transplant or prefer a long-established practice. Dr Russell Knudsen founded the clinic in 1984, and its Double Bay team treats hair loss in both men and women. Beyond first-time transplant surgery, it performs revision surgery and offers LaserCap therapy, microinjections, medication and hair cloning and banking. Dr Knudsen and Dr Vikram Jayaprakash explain treatment options on the clinic's YouTube channel.

The Woods Technique is worth considering for people with limited scalp donor hair or old scars to repair. Dr Ray Woods, a 1982 Sydney Medical School graduate who began developing FUE in 1989, performs every extraction by hand, without technicians or machines. Beyond scalp transplants, the Dulwich Hill clinic uses chest and beard hair as donor sources and repairs scars and old hair plugs. Consultations can also be held by phone or online.

The Australasian Hair Transplant Institute suits North Shore patients who want a single doctor to see them and do all the work. Dr Johnathan Chan, a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, performs every transplant himself, without assistants or robots. The Chatswood clinic uses an UltraFine FUE technique for the scalp, hairline and eyebrows. Medication, PRP and laser therapy are available for patients not ready for surgery.